Marans Thread for Posting Pics of Your Eggs, Chicks and Chickens

[chickenbottom]

her legs are very pail white and have like a greyish black line down the front like a shadow on the front of her legs


edited for spelling

 

[4kidZ]

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Yellow or white legs that is the only question you need to answer. She will probably not lay a Marans colored egg because most hatchery or feedstore Marans are poor quality but still nice pet birds.

Ahhh, Ahhh, Ahhh Henry,
They could be someone's (like YOU) science project! Wheaten Cuckoo, Silver Cuckoo, Gold Cuckoo...I've seen them all and then there are MUTTS, or culls that should have never been called Marans.

I'm diggin up pics for her. I have some weird ones

~4kidZ

 

[chickenbottom]

lol im so confused right now you dont even know HA

 

[hcammack]

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since your bird has white legs she is most likely a cuckoo Marans but she may not lay dark eggs as she is from a hatchery.

 

[tazcat70]

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What Chickenbottom is saying that your hen could be a Marans, or a Marans mix, that has the looks of a Marans. Did your feed store get their chicks from individuals or from a hatchery?

They are also stating that technically by Marans standards any hen that does not lay an egg that is at least a 4 on the egg color chart it is not "supposed" to be called a Marans, (not sure what they call them...the chicken formally known as a Marans?)

The stock that most hatcheries sell do not lay very dark eggs.

The REALLY dark egg layers are highly sought out, and well the light.....

I have some Marans mutts that I think are just gorgeous, and their personalities are just wonderful! If they lay a dark egg...ok...if not...ok

You said that she is 10 mos old?

 

[chickenbottom]

they got them from a hatchery and yes she is 10 months old hasnt layed yet she has been on laying for almost 2 months will be in feb anyways

 

[drom]

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How fun, and what a wonderful person you are to offer up some of your beautiful eggs to the winner. I can't resist this contest, so I am going to try my luck. I am a little late so I didn't check to see if anyone else posted this combination:


Blue-Cockerel
Green-Pullet
Orange-Pullet
White-Cockerel
Red-Pullet
Yellow-this one is really hard, but I am going to say Cockerel

 

[tazcat70]

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I think we may need a picture. 10mos and not laying, in my very minimal knowledge have only heard of silkies taking that long.

I am going to google some pics...

I grabbed these from feathersite.com

 

[KYBOY]

How would you all rate these cuckoo eggs..They are beside a rhode Island red and and Buff orphington for comparison..These eggs are from one of my hatchery hens..

 

[drom]

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Hi there,

The official Marans Club of France chart is hard to read. It looks like it is scanned from a photograph. They really should update with a digital image or something. But anyway, here is a link to the official egg color chart so you can check it out:

http://marans-club.club.fr/echllang.htm#echelle