Marans Thread - breed discussion & pictures are welcome!

[Buckhunter76]

Pea Comb is what you are looking for to get blue/green eggs.

Cool, thanks, this is definitely a single comb, lol

 

[Buckhunter76]

There's a boat load to learn, but I'm going to hang on to my oars, lol

 

[DMRippy]

There's a boat load to learn, but I'm going to hang on to my oars, lol

Go lurk on the Olive Egger thead, lots of info to be learned there.

 

[Buckhunter76]

Now I need to take time and really observe all of the ones he sold me, lol. There is 4 "BLC" and supposedly 6 barnevelders

 

[Buckhunter76]

Go lurk on the Olive Egger thead, lots of info to be learned there.

Cool, Thanks

 

[Petvet12]

There are diagrams on the internet about breeding for egg color. You should look it up.

 

[Buckhunter76]

There are diagrams on the internet about breeding for egg color. You should look it up.

Thanks

 

[DMRippy]

Quote: Here is a link https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/131131/the-olive-egger-thread/3030#post_7212577

 

[Christie Rhae]

There's a boat load to learn, but I'm going to hang on to my oars, lol

Hold on and paddle with all yer might! lol.. Thats what I feel like sometimes... paddling up river as hard as I can.

 

[coolcanoechic]

I'm new to Marans, but fell in love with them last fall when I saw a flock of them at a breeders place, so I got some chicks this spring. They were straight run and I only ended up with 3 girls. One of them is quite beautiful even though she didn't turn out black. I'm going to keep her anyway, because she is such a sweetie pie. The other two are all black with a white spot on the tip of their wings. I wonder if the white will disappear as they get older. The white on their faces has been slowly disappearing as time goes by. There has been no copper showing up on the two black ones yet. I think they will end up being completely black.....except those white spots on their wing tips. Can anyone tell me about how the colors change as they grow? They are eight weeks old now.

Here are some pics.