Marans Thread - breed discussion & pictures are welcome!

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Kim, here are the first chicks out of the incubator, Notice one Welle. Don

 

[CANDLE98]

um i am going to your house and steeling your box of fluffies! ha! I love it!

 

[pinkchick]

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I loves them all Don! Thanks so much for posting them! Love the Wellie!

 

[berkeleysprings]

looks like ya got one in the back left corner to
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[pinkchick]

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Look at all the fuzziness going on in the Marans thread! Bring on the Marans babies! Very jealous that one ended up a Salmon Karen! You are so lucky!

 

[pinkchick]

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Hi Randy!

I thought that he had another one back there too but after I looked a little closer I saw that it is not. Wonder what other breeds that Mr. Don has tucked up his sleeve?

 

[snowbird]

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Randy , the brown one in the back is a wade jeane special, that one will be a cull eventually, Will wing band and take some pictures later to show what happens.

Just wanted to say to everyone these hatched on day 21 and have several more piping, I have two more Sportsman for the next two weeks and then will start single mating. When I take the balance out tomorrow will try and put another picture up , Thanks, Don

 

[The Point]

Don..I need to come cockerel shopping when those chicks get a little older!!

 

[math ace]

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THAT is way too CUTE

 

[Rainwolf]

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Sometimes they have quite a lot of melanizatioin (sp?) and the copper feathers take a long time to come out. I'd wait until he is at least 6 months old. Its very rare for a truly black male to hatch out of black coppers. People are trying to get pure black all the time, and its very difficult and a long process.

Sue

I agree Sue. And aren't pure Black, Blue and Splash based on the Silver gene and created from Cuckoo's and not the Coppers ER Birchen gene? So creating a pure Black, Blue and Splash variety from Coppers would be virtually impossible and would be ER birds that are WAY over melanized?

Thanks for the info. I will keep a eye on him, but he is already starting to crow or practice at least.
And these birds are from BBS Maran's not BCM's. Though I have to say I like the looks of the Blue Coppers.

If for some quirk he is a pure black at 6 months what should I do? I can't keep him but would he be something maran breeders are looking for special? Thing is around here since I'm a urban chicken hatcher/breeder I can only have 1 rooster. I have my gentle giant Buff Orpington now until I find the Perfect Java rooster to keep and use as my breeder for black java's.
Since the city recently banned new roosters I normally end up culling roosters for freezer camp once they crow since so few people want a rooster. I would hate to cull a rare color bird that someone is working on though so I thought I'd ask you guys.

SO double checking that I'm understanding this (I'm sick on meds, it messes the head up

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1) If he develops copper he's a standard bird split with BBS genes right?
2) If he stays pure black this is rare and people are actively working on developing a pure black maran?

Please correct me if I'm wrong.