Marans Thread - breed discussion & pictures are welcome!

[Debbi]

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Did you call the breeder? If I paid 4X the price for anything, and it didn't end up as advertised, I'd be a callin'! Also, the breed name is MARANS, always with the "S" on the end, even if it's one chicken or 100.

 

[SanctusPullus]

"Even though both parents may have feathered shanks, there is still no guarantee that the chicks will, but you have a much better chance." - if that's the case it's probably just buyer beware then right? Not considering returning her but will mention it to the lady at the feed store where I got her. And thanks for the correction

 

[gilavina]

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Just a quick question....does the chick have a spot on the top of its head? I can't quite tell from the photo...i agree with what everyone else posted about the leg feathering. I'm seeing some indicators that remind me what a silver laced wyandotte chick looks like. Especially the chipmunk type pattern on the head. I think that's what makes me curious about the spotting on the head. Did they have any other breeds of chicks in the brooder?

 

[Debbi]

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Yes, but if they are advertising them as feather legged, they at least ought to know what and when to look for it! Obviously, they are guessing that two feathered parents are going to guarantee feather legged chicks, and that is not the case. You may want to tell them that, and if the chicks don't have any feathering when they are born, they cannot sell them as feather legged, and quadruple the price! As for the correction, you're welcome. It's a pet peeve with me

 

[SanctusPullus]

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Just a quick question....does the chick have a spot on the top of its head? I can't quite tell from the photo...i agree with what everyone else posted about the leg feathering. I'm seeing some indicators that remind me what a silver laced wyandotte chick looks like. Especially the chipmunk type pattern on the head. I think that's what makes me curious about the spotting on the head. Did they have any other breeds of chicks in the brooder?

Oh nooo... lol

This is why this is the best board on the web.

Did I confuse the Silver Laced Wyandotte with the Cuckoo Marans? Yes, it appears I may have... what an idiot... LOLOL!

Tell me please, in the pic below, the white one is not the Feather Legged Cuckoo Marans:

And yes, the standard Cuckoo Marans does have a nice little skullcap riding high on her head.

 

[gilavina]

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Just a quick question....does the chick have a spot on the top of its head? I can't quite tell from the photo...i agree with what everyone else posted about the leg feathering. I'm seeing some indicators that remind me what a silver laced wyandotte chick looks like. Especially the chipmunk type pattern on the head. I think that's what makes me curious about the spotting on the head. Did they have any other breeds of chicks in the brooder?

Oh nooo... lol

This is why this is the best board on the web.

Did I confuse the Silver Laced Wyandotte with the Cuckoo Marans? Yes, it appears I may have... what an idiot... LOLOL!

Tell me please, in the pic below, the white one is not the Feather Legged Cuckoo Marans:

https://www.backyardchickens.com/fo...d_frodo_black_star_and_sil_lace_wyandotte.jpg

The white one looks to be a splash Marans....do you have a pic of just that chick so we can get a clearer look?

 

[SanctusPullus]

Ok, here's one with three suspects:

I assumed the Feather-Legged Cuckoo Marans would look very similar (black) to the standard Cuckoo Marans (except for the spot on her head), I should have paid more attention but was so thrilled at having the birds there I wanted, I said let me have that that and that...

So the one on the left is actually the Silver Laced Wyandotte and the White one is the Cuckoo Marans (which already DOES have feathered legs)?

I did the same with the previous batch and confused the Black Australorp with the Plymouth Barred Rock. None of it really matters in the end, just that we (me, wife and two daughters) each pick one as "ours" and give it a name.

Oh, and they only had the two Cuckoo types there, no Splash as far as anyone knew.

 

[gilavina]

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hmmm....what were all the breeds they had for sale?

 

[math ace]

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Personally, I would seriously limit their free range time until a few are laying.
It is a "monkey see, monkey do" kind of thing. Once you get a few trained to where you want them to lay,
most of the others will follow suit.

The roo can tell them to lay their eggs in a SPECIAL spot if he finds one in the free range area that he likes better than the laying boxes.

 

[flgardengirl]

I put a few nest boxes up on the covered side patio for my freerangers to lay in. Now some of the girls and my muscovy hen will come up and lay thier eggs out there and all I have to do is walk out the door and pick up my fresh eggs. Now that's great customer service!! Some still like to lay in thier nest boxes in the coop. I have a few who even though they were trained to lay in thier coop, they now want to lay eggs between the flower pots that have big vines hanging over them. One wants to jump into my son's vw bus that he's been working on LOL! If he dares leave that window open, that girl will hop right in and lay an egg in the passenger seat every time. She never does it in any of the other vehicles. She's a hippy chic!

Good advice on keeping them cooped until they lay for a few weeks and know where the nest boxes are. You can put some cheap plastic easter eggs or a golf ball or something in there till they get the idea.