Marans Thread - breed discussion & pictures are welcome!

[pinkchick]

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Ok....I'm going to be completely honest here, are you good with that?

I would not use any of these hens for breeding for Marans. They look as though they are possibly not pure Marans. I can't not comment on the cockerel as the photo is coming in a little blurry on my end.

Do you have photos of the offspring?


edited to say: I don't know where my manners are- Welcome to the Marans thread and please don't take me as being too harsh, not my intent. I seem to have lost my tact this morning. Sorry again.

 

[stoopid]

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Thanks for the positive feedback.
But I expect a little more effort from the yack meter queen.

I will cut you a little slack until after New Years, I know we are all busy.
It would be so much easier if they came with a pedigree, like dogs!

 

[stoopid]

Who here plans on going to the Poultry Congress show in Jan?

 

[Wynette]

I guess I DO tend to yack in the Random Ramblings section, but for me, the breed threads...I dunno. I'm a bit more serious in them for whatever reason.

 

[Wynette]

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I agree with Pink, but would like to offer a bit more detail. The hens are exhibiting shafting (where the shaft of the feather is lighter). This is a defect. Their combs all appear to be flopped over - some say this is due to Penedesenca (they say "Penne" for short) blood in the birds. Their lobes appear to be white - this would be a disqualification. The one to the far right - appears her eyes are too dark, but could be the picture. I do not see any feathering on the shanks of the females - this is a disqualification. Cock bird - appears he has white in his tail (this is something most of us have bred out by now). His shank feathering is far too sparse. Too many points on his comb (but that is minor), and appears to have the white underfeathering in his hackles, which would go along with the white in his tail. So.....these birds should most definitely not be used for breeding. Sorry to be so blunt!

 

[stoopid]

iT'S just I am afraid to more of an *ss of myself here. Sometimes it gets way too serious.

 

[Chickenpoor]

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Im not sure. Like I said at the time I didnt really know what to ask to be able to ask her those types of things, the breed was new to me and I just wanted dark eggs lol. I know the 2 in the front are BCM's as they have shank feathers, the one in the background doesnt have any shank feathers that I've noticed but Im sure she has to be a BCM. Isnt the one in the background colored with what most people call a mossy pattern???

 

[Chickenpoor]

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I agree with Pink, but would like to offer a bit more detail. The hens are exhibiting shafting (where the shaft of the feather is lighter). This is a defect. Their combs all appear to be flopped over - some say this is due to Penedesenca (they say "Penne" for short) blood in the birds. Their lobes appear to be white - this would be a disqualification. The one to the far right - appears her eyes are too dark, but could be the picture. I do not see any feathering on the shanks of the females - this is a disqualification. Cock bird - appears he has white in his tail (this is something most of us have bred out by now). His shank feathering is far too sparse. Too many points on his comb (but that is minor), and appears to have the white underfeathering in his hackles, which would go along with the white in his tail. So.....these birds should most definitely not be used for breeding. Sorry to be so blunt!

Do you think it would be possible for any of their offspring to be worth breeding?

 

[pinkchick]

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Im not sure. Like I said at the time I didnt really know what to ask to be able to ask her those types of things, the breed was new to me and I just wanted dark eggs lol. I know the 2 in the front are BCM's as they have shank feathers, the one in the background doesnt have any shank feathers that I've noticed but Im sure she has to be a BCM. Isnt the one in the background colored with what most people call a mossy pattern???

Though I cannot see her real clearly, she does not look mossy to me. I agree with Roberta about seeing sort of a Welsummer look in there, which is also very similar to a Penedesenca variety if I remember correctly.

 

[stoopid]

For egg color, but that's about it. If you go thru the thread post by post, you will see what we have against us as far as breed standards go. Your birds are prime examples of them.