Marans Thread - breed discussion & pictures are welcome!

[AyeUpChuck]

Mornin y'all!

All this talk of neighbors just makes me smile! Could y'all imagine if we were all neighbors.

We'd have to live WAY out in the boonies as you'd be able to hear our birds for miles around! Would be some super fun parties, bonfires and bbqs though! I'll do the cookin!

 

[flgardengirl]

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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!

I don't blame you I love the coronations and the ones I saw at the Newnan show were huge monsters! If I had more room right now, I'd probably order some coronation eggs from somewhere. I really think I need a bigger place

My lavender Orp boy is huge and has the darker lavender color. He gets a little blonde running around in the sun but he looked good before summer. Man that boy is a good daddy. He adopts anything that looks like a baby: chicks, ducklings, turkeys, kittens he doesn't care, they are ALL HIS!

 

[Bravo]

Morning guys!

I have a silly question for you all and I hope some of you comb experts can help me out.

I am growing out a BCM cockerel from a different line. He comes from a gorgeous #7 egg and so far I am liking everything about him BUT...

yesterday I noticed a very little bump, maybe about 2mm on the side of his comb. I tried to take a picture of it but the camera would not focus on it.

I've attached a drawing and the area marked in red is where the bump is. I've researched side sprigs and I cant find an image that matches it.

Could this be a side sprig?

Thanks!

 

[gilavina]

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I would say its a strong possibility....I don't keep birds that have bumps like that as I've seen them produce regular sprigs in their offspring....if you can get a pic of it, I bet some others will pop in and be able to give a pretty good opinion on it.

 

[Bravo]

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Thanks! I was worried about that. So far that's not a problem I've had with my F1/F2 line so I am very apprehensive of bringing it in and opening pandoras box.

My silly camera wont focus on it nor will my phone. I'll try again later today under better lighting and see if that makes a difference

 

[gilavina]

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Thanks! I was worried about that. So far that's not a problem I've had with my F1/F2 line so I am very apprehensive of bringing it in and opening pandoras box.

My silly camera wont focus on it nor will my phone. I'll try again later today under better lighting and see if that makes a difference

ok...no problem...I totally don't blame you about not wanting to bring it into your line....I had some birds that started popping up with some and had to cull down pretty heavy....out of 12 birds I only kept a trio and so far no signs at all of sprigs in their offspring...lets hope it stays that way for both of us!

 

[pinkchick]

Okay..............ready.............set.................STUPID COMB of the Year!!!!!!!!

 

[gilavina]

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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!

I don't blame you I love the coronations and the ones I saw at the Newnan show were huge monsters! If I had more room right now, I'd probably order some coronation eggs from somewhere. I really think I need a bigger place

My lavender Orp boy is huge and has the darker lavender color. He gets a little blonde running around in the sun but he looked good before summer. Man that boy is a good daddy. He adopts anything that looks like a baby: chicks, ducklings, turkeys, kittens he doesn't care, they are ALL HIS!

yeah...they certainly are huge birds....I notice that with my lt sussex splits that they are not as big as the coronations that come out of them....one of my coro boys growing out right now is a hulk....I think he's gonna be monsterous as he is twice the size of some of his sussex hatchmates.

I hear ya on needing a bigger place! I am looking...eyeballing a couple, but one is not on the market yet...a family friend recently moved to town to one of those independent living places...so the house has been sitting empty...I would love that place....its a gorgeous old farm stead with the porches and outbuildings and all. You should just move back to Nebraska I say haha....you wouldn't have to deal with tree rats then....or any of those crazy snakes you've got goin....worst thing in this part of the state I deal with for snake is every once and a while you will see a big bull snake slithering out of a corn field, but as long as you have cats or dogs, they really don't get near the animals much...

that makes me happy that you have a darker lavender boy....its hard to describe the color unless you've seen it....its so rich but so light at the same time...that's as close as I can get. its really sweet he is such a gentle one too! that's a bit of a rare trait....

 

[Ivywoods]

Deb-

It hurts so bad to loose such a faithful, loving companion, and oh, how it hurts if you have to see them suffer.

Pink-That does it! I've got to go out and get some STUPID COMB pictures. The difficult part is getting someone around to hold them while I take the pic.

 

[gilavina]

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haha....I'm game! I love a good bonfire, bbq and chicken chat sessions! I had been looking into land out that way in oregon and washington area, but kind of gave up on it due to more immediate matters begging my attention. I do love it out there tho!