Marans Thread - breed discussion & pictures are welcome!

[gilavina]

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Funny you should ask because I am working on making some photos smaller so that I can upload them. I have 2 cockerels and would like everyones opinions on. Looking for hard core evaluations of them, I need to be able to justify feeding them and if they aren't worth it, they too are gone. Then I would be down to 41.

I'm curious to see where these 2 boys are going to go, but curiousity has almost worn out its welcome and curiousity isn't enough to justify keeping them. I have watched them thus far and so far I am not in big likes with them. Not feeling 'em.

super! what are the other boys you are definitely going to keep? like breeds, colors etc...

 

[pinkchick]

Okay...please give me honest critiques about this bird. He needs to give me a very good reason to stick around any longer.

Blue Copper cockerel almost 6 mos. old.
Very dark and is starting to show some copper in the wing bow and the saddles. Long/er back. Is related to Bill, but has much more Davis blood in him then he does Bill.

 

[jeremy]

He looks wide in the chest and seems to be pretty full, too. He looks like he'll mature into a nice sized bird.

If he were mine I would want to see more color on him already though.

 

[pinkchick]

Thanks Jeremy.

Yah, I kinda would have liked to have seen more copper on him by now too. Just recently I spied a couple copper feathers in the wing bow and the saddles.

 

[jeremy]

I meant to say full in the chest, he doesn't have a cut away chest, it's important for me that my boys have big round chests.

 

[pinkchick]

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I knew what you meant.

 

[pinkchick]

The Marans have one of the best views on the property.

 

[RanchoDelPolloLoco]

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Pink, if I could have that view I would happily live with the chickens

 

[Redley]

Hello amazing Marans lovers.
I am in Golden, CO and went on my first Backyard Chicken Coop Tour.
I bit the chicken bug this year and am loving every minute of it.
I began to fall in love with the Marans (Wheaten Marans specifically) about a month ago. The dark eggs are amazing!
I am pretty sure it's too late in the season to find any chicks/pullets/roos; if anyone hears of any of these or are culling any 'non-prize birds' in Colorado/Wyoming, I'd love to meet up!
I respect all of you who do shows, that's more than I can handle now...maybe in the future.
Right now, just looking for Wheaten Marans to add to my backyard flock and enjoy those eggs!

 

[BarnGoddess01]

Welcome to the Marans thread!!

I LOVE your Ocar Wilde quote! My laugh for the morning!!!