Marans Thread - breed discussion & pictures are welcome!

[gilavina]

I need more.... that was just a tease.....

haha I know....I just couldn't find any others of him. He's coming up to a year and a half old and still has a really nice comb....I'll add getting a photo of him to my to do list for when I'm out of work tomorrow

 

[Nsampsel]

OK...MARANS QUESTION...
This is probably here somewhere, but there's no way I can sort thru almost 35,000 posts to find it...lol

What are the standard weights/sizes of a Marans?

I have a Banty roo & hen who have what appears to be PERFECT BCM coloring (he even has the leg feathers), but she lays an almost perfectly white egg. Could these be OEG Banty & BCM mixes? Would they make a good project bird to try to develop a Banty version of the BCM...if I can add enuf of the LF version back in to get egg coloring back without losing Banty size?

 

[DMRippy]

OK...MARANS QUESTION...
This is probably here somewhere, but there's no way I can sort thru almost 35,000 posts to find it...lol

What are the standard weights/sizes of a Marans?

I have a Banty roo & hen who have what appears to be PERFECT BCM coloring (he even has the leg feathers), but she lays an almost perfectly white egg. Could these be OEG Banty & BCM mixes? Would they make a good project bird to try to develop a Banty version of the BCM...if I can add enuf of the LF version back in to get egg coloring back without losing Banty size?

https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/517113/marans-sop-discussion-thread#post_6577909 for LF not bantams.

 

[Christie Rhae]

alright...fuzzy faced fattie time. I have 3 splash, for sure 2 blacks, maybe 3 and for sure 12 blues, possibly 13, just depends on whether the one decides to be a black or blue.

Ok that is just disgustingly cute!!
Looks really similar to what I hatched of the last day and a half.
I hatched all blue and splash.. olive eggers, ameraucanas and ameraucana X blue andalusian chicks. The olive eggers (BCM momma) are just so huge fluffy and strong when they hatch. I love them! All of the olive eggers are blue with feathered legs and pea combs. They had a splash ameraucana daddy. So dang cute I cannot stand it. I will get some pics tomorrow. Some are still drying off.

 

[Debbi]

Vicki, those babies are awesome! Can't wait to see some eggs from them! How deep a blue were the eggs they hatched out of, got a pic??

 

[gilavina]

Vicki, those babies are awesome! Can't wait to see some eggs from them! How deep a blue were the eggs they hatched out of, got a pic??

morning Debbi! I way overslept, but am waiting for my eyedrops to work before I start getting ready for the day. After I get a shower I'll get a couple of shots of the hatched shells. They are a nice clear sky blue.
Shot an email off to you tho in the meantime

ok...here they are. I took the shot in natural daylight, so they are washed out a bit, but they are a nice blue with no green tint at all.

 

[laughingclown]

Just put all of my birds out into thier new home. Still have some work to do but they needed to get out of the house. Tad over 1 month old. I have a couple of Polish. 3 EEs and a bunch of Black and Blue Coppers.

 

[Debbi]

Just put all of my birds out into thier new home. Still have some work to do but they needed to get out of the house. Tad over 1 month old. I have a couple of Polish. 3 EEs and a bunch of Black and Blue Coppers.

Funny how when they are in the house they look so big. Get them into their outside home, and they look so small! To me anyway! Looks like they will be happy in their new home.

 

[laughingclown]

Thats not even all my Marans I think I have a total of 17. They just are not in the picture. I culled 2 do to no leg feathering. Im soooo roo strong it aint even funny. Probably a month or two I will cull again once I see some more roo development.

 

[DMRippy]

Thats not even all my Marans I think I have a total of 17. They just are not in the picture. I culled 2 do to no leg feathering. Im soooo roo strong it aint even funny. Probably a month or two I will cull again once I see some more roo development.

DON'T cull your roos till they are 4-6 months. You will only get a glimpse of what they will look like in a month or two from now. They change a lot!