Marans Thread - breed discussion & pictures are welcome!

[BHep]

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now that I am beyond confused!

pics tomorrow

 

[wolftracks]

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Greyish=roo
Black=pullet
Wheaties the darker ones are roos the lighter are pullets.
I've had pullets hatch that were very light. Almost white, but they darkened as they grew and were a beautiful wheaten color. My roos have always been a little darker or yellow.

 

[BHep]

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Greyish=roo
Black=pullet
Wheaties the darker ones are roos the lighter are pullets.
I've had pullets hatch that were very light. Almost white, but they darkened as they grew and were a beautiful wheaten color. My roos have always been a little darker or yellow.

Thanks

 

[Hens and Roos]

Just set 16 Marans eggs from Pink- the 21st day is April 14th-my youngest DS's 6th birthday

Thank again Pink

 

[sewandgrow]

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Here's a picture of a white baby that is in my brooder right now

and another

 

[sewandgrow]

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It helps. .. it sounds like your girls lay the same color pretty consistently. Do you know which line your stock originated from?

Yes,.................My mutts are Davis/Presley/Jeanne. I got them 3 seasons ago so at this point am going with what I have but they have improved both in type & egg color so until I get better (thid year I hope) I will keep plugging along with what I've got.......LOL

 

[sewandgrow]

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Nice eggs Lisa........all of them & your's are jumbo!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[sewandgrow]

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He sure is purrrrty Denny....

 

[PHarris985]

Thank you for the pictures, your chicks are cute.
Patty from Oregon

 

[sewandgrow]

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Hi I like the white ones too. They seem to be one of the harder/more unusual to find colors in Marans that's why no one posts any photos of them I guess.

Harmony Oaks in Ca has them and I think Karen is hatching some for herself and I have one hen from Cuckoos that I hatched..she's smaller and even though she hatched out of a 7 egg she barely lays a 4. I think she's pretty but I don't know what to do with her maybe cross her with OE's I know her eggs so she just hangs out with the other BC's.

Denny is right Carrie of Harmony Oaks in Arnold California has whites & I have been hatching for her since her power problems with the stow storms. She took a bunch of whites home last week. I have a dozen in my incubator now & the one lone "rescued" chick I posted a picture of.
I think her website is Substainableyields.com
Karen