Marans Thread - breed discussion & pictures are welcome!

[pinkchick]

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I agree...I feel like I'm in no man's land most of the time when it comes to the Marans. sure would be nice to have other breeders close by!

I'm really thankful for this forum tho....its about the best substitute for having Marans breeding neighbors me thinks!

Agreed!

 

[gilavina]

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I agree...I feel like I'm in no man's land most of the time when it comes to the Marans. sure would be nice to have other breeders close by!

I'm really thankful for this forum tho....its about the best substitute for having Marans breeding neighbors me thinks!

Agreed!

here soon I think i'm going to have quite a few birds to sort through to see which ones i'll be keeping back...might have to post some pics for second opinions...that is after this stinky heat wave rolls through....don't like messing with the birds when its this hot out

 

[LynninOK]

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For a Black Copper? Even though he's not quite four months old, he such a good boy. I hope he remains so, and doesn't turn into a terror.

 

[flgardengirl]

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Speaking of attitudes, was thinking the other day, all my Marans roos with 'tudes' have been either blue or blue copper. None of the bcms, golden cuckoo, wheaten,etc have attitudes lol.
Hmmm I was wondering, maybe if it was because I held them more (because I favor them lol) than the bcms but then I hold my golden cuckoo males all the time and they are really sweet (excitable but sweet) and the wheaten males actually want me to hold them and they are over a year old. Sweetie Pie is a wheaten roo, and he is the one who goes after new or different shoes but he isn't mean to me or bite me just hates the new shoes. He enjoys being held too.
Does anyone have naughty BCM, Wheaten or cuckoo marans?

 

[flgardengirl]

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Agreed!

here soon I think i'm going to have quite a few birds to sort through to see which ones i'll be keeping back...might have to post some pics for second opinions...that is after this stinky heat wave rolls through....don't like messing with the birds when its this hot out

Ummm you can cull those lavender silver sussex over this a way lol. How are they filling out?

 

[BarnGoddess01]

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I'm very sorry to hear what you and your dog are going through. It is so very hard to say goodbye.

 

[Debbi]

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Speaking of attitudes, was thinking the other day, all my Marans roos with 'tudes' have been either blue or blue copper. None of the bcms, golden cuckoo, wheaten,etc have attitudes lol.
Hmmm I was wondering, maybe if it was because I held them more (because I favor them lol) than the bcms but then I hold my golden cuckoo males all the time and they are really sweet (excitable but sweet) and the wheaten males actually want me to hold them and they are over a year old. Sweetie Pie is a wheaten roo, and he is the one who goes after new or different shoes but he isn't mean to me or bite me just hates the new shoes. He enjoys being held too.
Does anyone have naughty BCM, Wheaten or cuckoo marans?

Pip is a BCM! He's the worst of the two. He was held and handled a lot because of his being a single hatch, and I had to save him from the others for so long! Blue Butt did not get handled much because I had heard of the excessive handling of roos = bad tudes! Roy & Clyde were both handled a lot. The weather was in an iffy stage when they were old enought to go outside, and they spent more time in the house because of it. I carted them in and out of the house to play for weeks! I don't think it matters either way, it's more of an individual personality thing in my opinion. Kind of like kids. Both raised the same, with waaaaaay different personalities and outcomes!

 

[gilavina]

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here soon I think i'm going to have quite a few birds to sort through to see which ones i'll be keeping back...might have to post some pics for second opinions...that is after this stinky heat wave rolls through....don't like messing with the birds when its this hot out

Ummm you can cull those lavender silver sussex over this a way lol. How are they filling out?

haha you are too funny.... I lost my favorite lavender cockerel to the heat the other day....i'm still not over it....I for sure have a gorgeous pullet, a darker lavender cockerel (the darkest lavender I've ever seen....striking tone really) and one I'm really not sure yet whether is a cockerel or a pullet...If I were pushed to bet I'd say cockerel...but it really stands in that blurry middle ground at the moment. I think its supposed to cool down in a couple of days so I think I'll be able to get some pics again...right now they hide under anything to stay cool and i don't want to mess with them or get them worked up...don't want to lose anymore....oh...the other two from that hatch are coronations that are chunkers...pretty sure i've got a cockerel and a pullet....they used those in their line with the lavenders...not complaining...love them too!

 

[Debbi]

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I'm very sorry to hear what you and your dog are going through. It is so very hard to say goodbye.

Thank you.

 

[Debbi]

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Figures!

Now I am going to hear that Mr. Rogers song in my head all day long!