Marans Thread - breed discussion & pictures are welcome!

[pinkchick]

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Since Don said he believed she is "getting" white ear lobes.. .. is it possible for the ear lobe color to change and then return to the normal red.

For example, could stressers such as molting and broodiness temporarily affect ear lobe color?

I believe that these stressers CAN effect it yes.

I have a Wellie girl whose earlobes turned white, completely white, when she was about 6 mos. old. They stayed that way for about 10 days...funny thing is when the earlobes were white, so was her egg. I watched her closely because I didn't want her to be sick, she ate and drank fine and acted fine. I never did find out what was wrong with her and her earlobes went back to normal and so did her egg, once her earlobes were red again. Some said it may have been a fungal issue. She has never had that issue again.

I have also noticed in the Marans pen that some of the girls will have pale earlobes that look kinda white when they are not laying...just like their combs and face pale when they are not in lay. When they pick up laying again their color comes back. I have 4 gals in the pen right now that are not laying due to molt and their earlobes are light.

 

[math ace]

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GROW OUT OF IT

My oldest roo crows MORE NOW than he did when he was younger.
He is ALPHA of all the young studs and wants EVERYONE TO HEAR ABOUT IT!

GROW OUT OF IT

 

[gilavina]

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hey Kim....finally back from work and had dinner...feels good to have another day done.

I'm not sure what to tell you on that boy....who did you say this boy was out of? and where did that Splash boy you thought might be a birchen a while back come from? I am indecisive about him....but it does make me curious if you had any other of his siblings...more specifically cockerels any time this season? How did their hackle color come in if you did?
Think I could come up with any more questions?

This boy is pure Davis.....suppose to be pure Davis anyway. He is out of Gnarles and one of the Black Copper hens from Greenfire Farms, that thus far is not throwing stupid combs. He had a 2 other hatchmates from a different GFF hen and both had comb issues, one was the young cockerel that I posted a couple pages back that I am holding in my hands (I have an updated photo of his comb too before he went to the big house..the freezer

will get that posted too) the other cockerel from that same breeding as the latter had a sprig near the front of his comb on the side. Both of the cockerels I was just talking about had good copper wouldn'tcha know it.

I also have 1 Black Copper pullet from Gnarles and another Black Copper hen from GFF that so far is not showing any signs of comb issues that I can see. She loves when I man handle her to look her over. Her comb is still very small and looks normal right now but we will know for sure in the next month or so when it gets lots bigger. She is just now showing a VERY small amount of copper near her ears.

I have some more photos of all of them but it will take me some time to get them reduced in size and posted.

That Splash boy, Dale, that may have been a Birchen came from Bill and one of Bill's 1st gen. dtrs that was produced from one of my original Davis hens. BTW......spoke with Zanna last night and might be getting that Birchen boy Wednesday night.

Zanna~ If you are out there reading this...and if you don't mind...I will take both of those boys from you. I don't mind watching them grow out. I downsized ALOT and am going to cull 2 more cockerels, so I will have the space for them both and the quaratine pen is all ready to go.

BTW: Sorry if I seemed a little out of it last night when you called Zanna....I was a sleep when I answered the phone. I know better than to do that to..because I get facts all messed up.

Yay!! I really hope you get photos up as soon as you get them back home!! I can't wait to see what you have!

The reason I asked about that second boy you showed is because every once and a while when I hatch out a birchen I'll get one that is not really a gold birchen or a silver birchen...it is like it is confused and is trying to both be a gold birchen and a copper at the same time. I doubt that is the case with him, but it did make me curious to see if he was from the same crossing that gave you the splash birchen boy. But, I'm thinkin he's probably just a misfit eh? haha

I think I will be getting my camera charger today or tomorrow. I have to run up and do chores while my uncle is out of town and have to go see how he wants me to do feedings and such after work. So, once my camera is charged I will be back in business with photos. I want to show some pics of my wee bantam girls. They are certainly sweet and chunky. They need some work and it will probably be a project for a few years, but I am most happy with the ones I held back! Their coppering keeps coming in more and more everyday. Makes me grateful I kept the smallest of all my BCM boys. I think I will try him out with them and only select the smallest and keep working the size down, but I'm within about 5 ounces of where I need to be with the girls. I still have yet to have a cockerel, but I'll be trying this next week!

Edited to say.... NEXT SPRING!!! not next week! I must be fighting the urge to hatch harder than I thought

 

[pinkchick]

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Woooooooooo.....you livin' on the edge, aren'tcha? I hope he doesn't ruin it for you too.

 

[BarnGoddess01]

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Mine crow all day and anytime during the middle of the night if they want to....I love the crowing. It's like music to my ears...unless I am on the phone while I am doing chores.

I love the crowing too. In fact, everytime I cull all the boys I regret it because I miss their music!! Even my neighbours complain when I'm roo-less. Gotta love my neighbourhood.

 

[pinkchick]

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This boy is pure Davis.....suppose to be pure Davis anyway. He is out of Gnarles and one of the Black Copper hens from Greenfire Farms, that thus far is not throwing stupid combs. He had a 2 other hatchmates from a different GFF hen and both had comb issues, one was the young cockerel that I posted a couple pages back that I am holding in my hands (I have an updated photo of his comb too before he went to the big house..the freezer

will get that posted too) the other cockerel from that same breeding as the latter had a sprig near the front of his comb on the side. Both of the cockerels I was just talking about had good copper wouldn'tcha know it.

I also have 1 Black Copper pullet from Gnarles and another Black Copper hen from GFF that so far is not showing any signs of comb issues that I can see. She loves when I man handle her to look her over. Her comb is still very small and looks normal right now but we will know for sure in the next month or so when it gets lots bigger. She is just now showing a VERY small amount of copper near her ears.

I have some more photos of all of them but it will take me some time to get them reduced in size and posted.

That Splash boy, Dale, that may have been a Birchen came from Bill and one of Bill's 1st gen. dtrs that was produced from one of my original Davis hens. BTW......spoke with Zanna last night and might be getting that Birchen boy Wednesday night.

Zanna~ If you are out there reading this...and if you don't mind...I will take both of those boys from you. I don't mind watching them grow out. I downsized ALOT and am going to cull 2 more cockerels, so I will have the space for them both and the quaratine pen is all ready to go.

BTW: Sorry if I seemed a little out of it last night when you called Zanna....I was a sleep when I answered the phone. I know better than to do that to..because I get facts all messed up.

Yay!! I really hope you get photos up as soon as you get them back home!! I can't wait to see what you have!

The reason I asked about that second boy you showed is because every once and a while when I hatch out a birchen I'll get one that is not really a gold birchen or a silver birchen...it is like it is confused and is trying to both be a gold birchen and a copper at the same time. I doubt that is the case with him, but it did make me curious to see if he was from the same crossing that gave you the splash birchen boy. But, I'm thinkin he's probably just a misfit eh? haha

I think I will be getting my camera charger today or tomorrow. I have to run up and do chores while my uncle is out of town and have to go see how he wants me to do feedings and such after work. So, once my camera is charged I will be back in business with photos. I want to show some pics of my wee bantam girls. They are certainly sweet and chunky. They need some work and it will probably be a project for a few years, but I am most happy with the ones I held back! Their coppering keeps coming in more and more everyday. Makes me grateful I kept the smallest of all my BCM boys. I think I will try him out with them and only select the smallest and keep working the size down, but I'm within about 5 ounces of where I need to be with the girls. I still have yet to have a cockerel, but I'll be trying this next week!

I am POSITIVE the misfit gene is in my birds.

When are your little ones due to start laying? Love the idea of bantams and can't wait until their egg color is the same as their bigger counter parts.

 

[Mountain Mel 22]

O.K., Pinkchick and Mathace I know what I'm going to do with the hen that has a slight variation in her comb. I am going to hang onto her and cross her with a Polish roo. Then I'll sell the off-spring as "Pink-Ace" Marans. Wadda ya' think of that!

 

[pinkchick]

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Aren't you funny!

 

[pinkchick]

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This I have to see! POST A PIC of Elwood

I saw the pic of Elwood.... Couldn't count the points.... BUT man that blue hen in the front does have the "stupidest" comb I have ever seen.

Pink - -

I understand now WHY you are trying so hard to get rid of the "stupid" comb genes!

That isn't a carnation com, or a split comb, or a twist, - - What is it? ? ? The SOP folks may have to take a pic of that comb and give it a name LOL

I AM JOKING folks - - so don't get mad at me - OK ?

You feelin' my pain now aren'tcha?


I am VERY tempted to get more Marans eggs and start over, but I just can't bring myself to not narrow it down. I think I would be tossing some nice birds that may not be guilty and finding the eggs I want to start over with will be near impossible, unless BEV is feeling generous and would let loose of some eggies, but I know that won't happen right now. It would be out of this world though! A girl can dream!

 

[sewandgrow]

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Good for you Pink. I wish I could find something to trade chickens for besides more chickens.....LOL