Marans Thread - breed discussion & pictures are welcome!

[Debbi]

I agree with the others, two roos, one pullet in the middle.

 

[pinkchick]

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So are the 2 on the left of the second photo both very light colored...like a silvery and very light blue? Also, the one on the far right of the first photo looks like it could be a Black Copper....is it Black?

Yes, Bill's chick and the other are lighter blue, but very distinctly blue. The one that appears to be black also has a lot of silver-like strands going through the feathering, so I'm thinking a darker blue? Couldn't believe the markings on Bill's chick, almost wild-like, in shades of blue, black, and cream. I think it's a pullet too!

The one on the far right, standing, in the second pic is the one that looks black in the first pic. What say you Grandma, black or blue??

Bill's chicks never cease to amaze me. He can throw some very light and kinda like you say wild type chicks, but they never grow up with any wild type characteristcs or traits. Poularde has a very light interesting one as well. Can't wait to see more of everyones chicks from Bill as they grow. I'm just as excited to the see the Gnarles kiddos grow up as well, just extra excited to see how the Bill chicks grow up from the particular crosses that have been made.

As far as the blue or black thing.......if there is any chance that any one of them is Bill's or has Bill blood in them then sometimes we are better waiting until we see the first feathers come in. I have a month old Bill boy that I would have thought at hatch would have ended up the lighter blue like Gnarles...........but I was WaaaaAAAYYYYY off now that he is almost fully feathered. He is very very dark blue like his dad.

and has feathered shanks

and has his dad's 5 point comb.

Have you fished out the shells that they hatched from to read them yet?

 

[Ivywoods]

Debbi-Oh, my gosh, those are so CUTE! envy, envy, envy! I was happy to hear your little chick with the hernia took care of itself.

Cute chick.

Now..... I have a bone to pick with you, Debbi. Did you really have to go and send all your snow up here? Couldn't you have just kept some of it?

Really... I had plans to plant trees and shrubs today.

I guess the only good thing about it is that it is melting FAST.

 

[Debbi]

I guess the fat lady ain't done singing!! I have more peeping coming from the bator!!!!!!!!

I think it may be the Bill x Splash egg too! I want a Splash, and it can be a roo too!!

Ivy, You didn't get MY snow, I don't have any!

Maybe you can blame gilvina?? They got 5+ " to the north of me.

Just cold and miserable rain here.

 

[Debbi]

Pink, I have set all the shells aside for now, but will read who all hatched. Only the one Bill egg I believe, most were from Gnarles, but I'll check.

 

[rsquared]

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If you want definitive pictures on Wheatens wing sexing, go to the Wheaten Marans thread and Nivtup posted great pics of both within the last week. Defintely worth the look.

Nivtup, thanks for posting the pics!

 

[pinkchick]

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Yep....2 boys and girl and the girl is in the middle.

Wheatens can be sexed by about 1 week to 10 days of age by the color that starts to come in on the wing. Males will be darker smokery black coloration on the wing and the females will color in with a light fawny taupyish coloration on the wing.

 

[pinkchick]

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[jlgoinggreen]

OK....Life got in the way and I have been so MIA from here. So now I have a lot of catching up to do....

Good news is we got some of the coop done.

I have 6 Marans out and I have one that has been in the "zipping" motions since early yesterday morning. I am scared to take the 6 that hatched Saturday out as it my cause the one zipping to shrink wrap. Should we just take everybody out including the one trying to zip and just help him/her out. The egg is rocking like crazy, but no progress.

Edited to state: We are on day 23 of hatch and still have a few eggs in there. Should I leave them in to see if they hatch or should they all be done by now???

 

[Debbi]

Pink ~ Checked the shells for the ones that hatched. Couldn't get all info off the last one as that was the one I had to peel off!

BillxBill's blue daughter/feathered (can't believe you got that all on one egg!

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Somebody cross Gnarles (I think that what it said?)

BCM x Gnarles 2-13, (speckled egg)

BCM x Gnarles 2-12 (ruby egg)

Bcm x Gnarles

Still peeping going on, may be more than one! Can't tell yet where it's coming from for sure. You need to spank those bad little eggies before you send them, and tell them to all hatch on the same day!