Marans Thread - breed discussion & pictures are welcome!

[gilavina]

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SOOOO EXCITING! I can't wait to hear how it all turns out and to see pics of the wee fuzzies!

 

[Chinchilla2]

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Not to my knowledge. Can you either post the link or send it to me in PM? While I really never plan on showing my Marans, I do want to do my best to keep the breed looking good and maintain the standards on them.

 

[Chinchilla2]

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Okay, nuthin in the chick pen looks anything like that. Everything as a chick has a nice straight row without any lumpy bumpy base like that one seems to be. I am definitely lassoing the kiddo to take some comb shots tomorrow. Everything I take a picture of looks like Speedy Gonzales on meth, doesn't matter if it's a chicken, a horse, or a fruit salad

 

[Chinchilla2]

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Okay, now I'm starting to get the idea of what a stupid comb is. This is a great help, folks!!!

Let's see, combs, feathered shanks, feathered outer toe, not too much copper, not too little copper, not any copper if it shouldn't have copper.

but I'm getting it!

 

[Debbi]

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Okay, now I'm starting to get the idea of what a stupid comb is. This is a great help, folks!!!

Let's see, combs, feathered shanks, feathered outer toe, not too much copper, not too little copper, not any copper if it shouldn't have copper.

but I'm getting it!

Just keep in mind this comb will show up in pullets too, but at a MUCH later date! Because the pullet combs don't develop nearly as fast as the cockerels, some pullets won't show definate signs of it until they are almost ready to lay!!! Things to watch for in pullets: Feather shafting in the feathers, especially breast area, and flopped combs. You need to pick up the girls and literally run your hands and eyes over their combs to make sure you have NO sprigs, and at the back end of the comb (blade), NO little crown shaped points imergeing. Had I known this in the beginning, I would've never hatched the first F1s, as one of the original pullets HAD a carnation comb, that was hidden due to it being flopped over! From this point on, I WILL NOT BREED a pullet or hen with a flopped comb! This seems to be a telling factor of them carrying one of the genes, or hiding an actual Carnation! Please read; "Stupid Comb", translates to CARNATION COMB!!! Whether you are breeding for show, SOP, or just because down the line you would like to sell nice eggs and chicks, this is important to realize if the breed is to be improved and/or maintained. Too many people are selling willy nilly, and this is the result. Pretty soon, unless you have a "closed flock" and have never had this problem; believe me, you will!

 

[gilavina]

Hey Debbi! Haven't talked with ya in a couple days! hows things going down your way?

 

[Debbi]

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Hmm, interesting and disgusting!

 

[gilavina]

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Hmm, interesting and disgusting!

ummmm.....uh... are you ok? heehee

 

[pinkchick]

 

[gilavina]

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AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! That might literally be one of the cutest pics I've ever seen in all my life!! There's some attitude in that look too!