Marans Thread - breed discussion & pictures are welcome!

[pinkchick]

Hi Everyone!!!!! Miss you all like crazy! Been very very busy around here....summer is always our busy season. When the sun finally decides to come out in the PNW, so do people and their home improvement projects. I am very grateful.

My 'bator went kaput (should have fired up the sportsman....but no.....put them in the little giant instead

) and I lost all those beautiful eggs I just set. I just couldn't see turning on the sportsman for so few eggs, but next time.....I don't care...I'm firing it up even if I only have 2 eggs to cook.

BRAVO~

Hi Jennifer! Good to see you!

 

[txmel]

Hi everyone thought i would post some followup pics of my only bcm chick that hatched with his "mommy"

so what do you think does that comb scream roo to anyone else

melanie

 

[jeremy]

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Yup, definitely a baby boy.

 

[sabella]

I've been gone from here for quite awhile. I've been busy being pregnant!!!

I'm back because two of my hens were lost to hawks. One BCM and one EE. I'm also selling the Hamburg pair and likely sending another EE to the freezer. So I'll be looking to buy 5 birds.

My Marans are all Wade line. They look like they would have great meat quality. They only lay a 4 on the egg scale. Sherman the roo is a hoss at 10 lbs and two feet tall. I'd like to keep the meat quality and improve the egg quality. I know Davis has the best egg color, but I've never seen Davis/Wade birds. What line would be the best cross? Is Jeane my only option?

I'm also going to be looking for EE's / Americaunas as I will only have one EE left.

I've got to get a new picture of Sherman. He's beautiful!!!! His shanks are rather sparsely feathered, but he is a stunner.

 

[AyeUpChuck]

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that's such a bummer. Im using an LG for lockdown and I have to babysit the bloody thing. Can't wait to replace it!

 

[AyeUpChuck]

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Congrats on being pregnant. It's pretty wonderful!!!! And can't wait to see Sherman!!

 

[sabella]

Thanks!! I'll try to get pics soon.

 

[desertmarcy]

I'm new to Marans and have a pair of Splash Marans that hatched from Blue Copper Marans eggs I bought. This is my first time posting pics, so I hope it works! I would like opinions on these birds. Are they worthy of keeping/breeding? They are about 5-6 months old now. Currently, I have the roo separated, the hen is in with my blue copper roo and hens. I'm trying to decide what to do with them, especially the roo. I don't have an extra pen right now to put just this pair together. Thanks for input, I think they are lovely birds, but I haven't seen any before, so have nothing to compare to!

 

[snowbird]

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The first splash is a pullet not a male.

 

[desertmarcy]

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The first splash is a pullet not a male.

Sorry, I guess my post was not clear, yes I know she is a pullet, she is the one currently in the pen with my blue coppers, and the second bird, the cockerel, is without any hens in a separate pen.