Marans Thread - breed discussion & pictures are welcome!
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I will check for shafting tommaro I think its just the feather not the shaft , ya both came from dark eggs. I just love his color , and his comb and wattle seems fairly good . If there is no shafting then what would you try to mate him back too, to improve on the overly red? would you mate him back to a BC with very littel or no copper ? or a Darker Blue , or Darker Blue copper . Sorry about all the Questions
I will check for shafting tommaro I think its just the feather not the shaft , ya both came from dark eggs. I just love his color , and his comb and wattle seems fairly good . If there is no shafting then what would you try to mate him back too, to improve on the overly red? would you mate him back to a BC with very littel or no copper ? or a Darker Blue , or Darker Blue copper . Sorry about all the Questions
Will post pics later ....
YAY! Somebody's up early.....peep peep!
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So excited for you Barb! Come on babies keep it goin!!!
So excited for you Barb! Come on babies keep it goin!!!
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I will check for shafting tommaro I think its just the feather not the shaft , ya both came from dark eggs. I just love his color , and his comb and wattle seems fairly good . If there is no shafting then what would you try to mate him back too, to improve on the overly red? would you mate him back to a BC with very littel or no copper ? or a Darker Blue , or Darker Blue copper . Sorry about all the Questions
I have not had a bird that ever showed that much red to experiment with, but theory is that he could be used over a female that shows very little copper to none and that possibly some better colored offspring may result. I would be curious to know if mated over a dark females, if the males produced would have less red in the breast and if indeed he would improve color in the female offsprings hackles.
I will check for shafting tommaro I think its just the feather not the shaft , ya both came from dark eggs. I just love his color , and his comb and wattle seems fairly good . If there is no shafting then what would you try to mate him back too, to improve on the overly red? would you mate him back to a BC with very littel or no copper ? or a Darker Blue , or Darker Blue copper . Sorry about all the Questions
I have not had a bird that ever showed that much red to experiment with, but theory is that he could be used over a female that shows very little copper to none and that possibly some better colored offspring may result. I would be curious to know if mated over a dark females, if the males produced would have less red in the breast and if indeed he would improve color in the female offsprings hackles.
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Mornin Kim! how's the prep goin for your big ol' thanksmas party?
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Morning!
It's all good....I don't do anything for it until Thanksgiving day.
wait....I lied...I got the Christmas tree done the other day. It's all pretty and pink and frosted like a cupcake.
Morning!
It's all good....I don't do anything for it until Thanksgiving day.
wait....I lied...I got the Christmas tree done the other day. It's all pretty and pink and frosted like a cupcake.
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Morning!
It's all good....I don't do anything for it until Thanksgiving day.
wow...you are much braver than I am...how many people are you cooking for?
Morning!
It's all good....I don't do anything for it until Thanksgiving day.
wow...you are much braver than I am...how many people are you cooking for?
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