Marans Thread - breed discussion & pictures are welcome!

[PHarris985]

I found someone on the internet that sells White Marans eggs or chicks. I'm going to order only a dozen eggs and try my hand at incubating for the first time. If it doesn't work I'll order chicks from him. His website is www.freewebs.com/norrusmarans/ He is in Ohio, the only person I've found so far with White Marans.
Patty from Oregon

 

[Lotsapaints]

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Mel always keep an extra..that's what you get for braggin on how well you've done raising up those chicks stuff happens good thing they were okay..I use 2 lights in my brooder and it has a switch for the lights so when it gets warm I can turn it off in the daytime and the other afternoon some bird turned it off so now I've bought a cover for it this weekend my DH is putting it on

 

[Keara]

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Lisa,
Glad the eggs made it safe. I liked the box/cooler combo, but was worried they might be a bit tight in there. Gee my eggs look soooo small next to yours. My hens are young, please tell me their eggs will get bigger?
-Keara

 

[BHep]

HI

I have a question for anyone that breeds/owns Cucko Marans....

I was "told" that you can auto sex chicks by their color. Greyish for roosters and black for females. Can anyone tell me if there is any truth in this?

Any info would be great and thanks

 

[flgardengirl]

I only have the golden cuckoos. The females are darker brown than the males in golden cuckoos.

 

[BHep]

These are supposed to be golden and silver cuckos

Some are greyish, some black, I think 1or 2 has a brownish head. 1 is a wheaten color and 1 is white ???? I'm confused.

Guess I'll let them grow out a bit.

Thanks

 

[flgardengirl]

Check out this thread...scroll down a little and there are some pics of baby cuckoo marans. Do any resemble yours?
https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=119871&p=5

 

[Lotsapaints]

I have Cuckoos (Silver and Golden) and it's pretty easy to sex even single gene ones the spot is very small on the girls larger or more of a smudge on the boys. Boys are supposed to be lighter but when you are trying to improve what you have by using another color like Silver Birchen or Black for Cuckoos then you can have a single copy male if he was exceptional you could still use him on barred hens 50/50 chance of getting a double copy rooster or an unbarred pullet. The hardest ones to tell is when they have Wheaten mixed in can't see the spot......the chick is yellow. To me there is so much "stuff" color wise in some lines you just never know where is Geebs? she has some with interesting genetics as she has Birchens and I even think she has a Salmon from some of hers. To me now the first thing you must have is egg color for what is a Marans if it doesn't lay a chocolate egg? Color is the icing.....I'm still working on building the barn but I want cake...

my husband says I want everything

 

[math ace]

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Your eggs are NORMAL size - - - I kid you not when I say my girls lay JUMBO eggs. LOVE them

. Yours are darker, so maybe with a little love connection I can get darker JUMBO eggs . . . That would be the BOMB !

Yours should get a little larger as they get older . .. .

 

[BHep]

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yes... I think I will get some pics in the am and post them. Thanks again.