Marans Thread - breed discussion & pictures are welcome!

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I believe my one hen is genetically a roo thrower
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Go figure . . . she is my ONLY Black copper marans. I have a few Blue Copper marans, but she is my ONLY Black Copper marans. . . So, I guess it is up to the Blues to produce some Black Copper Marans pullets for me. I started collecting their eggs a couple of days ago. I will throw them in the incubator in a few days and we will see if I FINALLY get some black copper marans pullets.

Sorry for my ignorance................... Are chickens not like humans where the Male determines the sex of the offspring??? I have so much to learn
 
Mel~ We have pips!!!!!! And I have my first Barnie pip!!!!!
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Karen~ ABSOLUTELY!!!!!! I love sharing my Bill and his kiddos. I wish everyone could have this rooster in their backyard. He truly is just a big sweet monster. If he was the ugliest bird in the world he would still have a home with me, simply because of his disposition and personality.
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haha...if a hatch like that ever happens to me again...I'll be shocked....I just kept waiting and waiting for them start developing the combs and etc, and nothing ever happened.

My last hatch that is only a few days old and I will eat my words in a couple weeks if I am wrong, but I don't think so........1 cockerel (brought back from the dead....long story, my stupidity
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The 2 that hatched the week before that, both pullets.
The hatch the week before that..................all pullets and one cockerel.
I had a pretty good month for females the month before too.
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Maybe it comes in yearly waves because the year before last...I was hatching cockerels all year long.
Rooster noodle soup and rooster and dumplings made here, all have a little French twist.... if you will.
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Just had rooster and dumplings for dinner the night before last......it was nummmy!

I REALLY have to get into this butchering thing myself................I keep giving away my culls & buying Foster Farms at Costco.....LOL
 
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Those are some awesome -pretty birds! Wow, I didn't even know this color pattern existed...I want some!

Mel,
You are like me.......You want everything you see.....LOL. I have had to discipline myself to deny my impulsive nature. I even turned down so free RIRs today...................LOL
 
Thank you for taking the time to look over the pictures.

cpartist and Kim: Thank you, VERY much for your feedback!
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gilavina: it is just the picture. Her tail is fine. Thank you!

Kim...These are the egg pictures I have downloaded on BYC. I have some darker ones in the incubator now. Thankfully, I've had the blue rooster in with the girls!
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Is that a little splash baby? Please excuse me if you have answered that, sometimes I have troubles keeping up with this thread and I can miss alot of posts. Every couple of days I find myself re-reading about the last 10 pages to try and keep everything straight and I always find something I missed the first 12 times I read it and I always manage to miss something else.
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Hi HenThymes! Good to see you again! Was wondering about your little chickies and how they were growing and yes you are right about needing new pictures. We need pictures of these birdies to help........
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Hey Pink! I can try and get some pics, they are in the barn now and a bunch of wild juvi's.
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DH is gone for a few days and with two young kids sometimes doing more than basic chores is a chore.
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Very exciting!! I hope your hatch goes well.
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I am dying to get some Barnevelders...but of course I am drawn to the silver ones that are not available here.

Thanks! I have a baby now, I think it was one of Bill's girls' eggs. Not sure can't see it clearly. Later when I'm not suppose to I will reach in and grab it and the shell to clarify for recording.

I hear ya about the Barnies.....but I'm going to mess around with Blue with them.
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Should have some BLRW eggs coming from some VERY BEAUTIFUL stock from cpartist, her stock came from Marquisella's BLRW I believe.......
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stunning I tell ya!!!!! Really hoping for a splash from them, going to go hog wild with blue and Barnies!
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cpartist (
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to her) is also sending some eggs from her most BEAUTIFUL Blue Copper hen that lays the superest ooberest darkest prettiest eggs I think I've ever seen from a Blue, aside from Marquisella's blue girls eggs and flgardens. WOW!!!! Talk about DROOLING!!!!!! If I get any girls from those eggs they are going to be crossed with Gnarles. I bet we get something very GNARLY COOL from that cross. I can hardly wait.
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