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

[ruth]

I'm getting more of the olive eggs. I noted something I find interesting and that is that the egg color is in the shell, like regular colored eggs, and not coated on the outside like the B.C. Marans egg color is. I wonder what happens to the "paint shute" in the mixed breeds? I also wonder what kind of chick/bird I will get once I set/hatch these eggs and what she will lay? I find this part of breeding fun....

 

[2txmedics]

WOW!!! Ok, I have to get into this post...im trying to find out what my girls are...I have been told Blue laced red, and Blue oprs....but Im still checking...and anyone help me?

here they are:

one on the right of course:

she has some red on her neck area

AND THIS ONE ALSO

has dark dark gray, almost black but not

Like I said, they guy told me he was selling me EE and marans and I dont knows...Im new to chickens...do I need to post better pictures?

thanks!!!! and this one hatched yesterday I was told its a maran

 

[Freckle Face Farm]

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I can't wait I have some in hoping for that pea comb...Day14

I think Olive eggers would be a great photo with an egg basket...

 

[onthespot]

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ruth, I have noticed with my green eggs that the inside of the eggs are pure blue. Only the outside gets the brown pigment that turns it varying shades of green.

 

[Hozer]

A question about blue copper...

Out of 6 Marans chicks, I have 4 cockerels....2 blue.

Both blues have a genetic defficiency with the outside, feathered toe.

One is almost normal with the nailed digit a little bit small and the other is missing several joints and has a stub.

My question is, has anyone noticed this outer toe problem to be linked to the blue coloring?

I have read that toe problems is linked to feather legs and in some breeds it is not a fault.

 

[amazondoc]

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It's not related to the color, just to the feathered legs. I don't know of any breed in which toe deformities are not considered a fault. Can you name a few for us?

 

[Hozer]

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It's not related to the color, just to the feathered legs. I don't know of any breed in which toe deformities are not considered a fault. Can you name a few for us?

No, I just read it somewhere here.

 

[card5640]

Ruth I appreciate all your efforts and big time work for the Copper Marans. I have 1 and surely love their eggs and hope to set eggs in the future, the darker the better my customers love the surprise in their box.

 

[texasbartrambaby]

I also have a dozen chicks that I ordered from Black Copper King right before he went out - truth be told I was NOT pleased with them when they first arrived compared to my other marans chicks. However, as they are growing out, they are becoming more and more what I what I would be considered ideal. Very sweet, very docile for the most part and just growing HUGE. Time will tell I am sure but I hope these babies will give me those gorgeous eggs Ruth has been getting!! I will keep you posted for sure, and I'll try to upload some pics of these guys.

 

[Bantymama]

I finally got some dark eggs. The one on the left she laid on saturday and the one on the right she laid on sunday. The one by itself is the one she laid on saturday. They are darker then the pics show.