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

[lildinkem]

One thing you have to remember about buying into the lines thing. Once someone owns a given line for more then a couple of years, IS IT REALLY BEV"S LINE? Did this breeder call and ask Bev to come over and do his/her culling? Does Bev set up their breeding pens? That is why I am very leary of what someone says what lines they got. About 6 months ago a person was claiming to have a high end breeders line, she was selling her eggs on EBAY and claiming that the eggs came from this top quality line. Unfortunately the math did not add up. I called the top quality breeder and asked about this lady on EBAY. And the story made it impossible for a trio of hatched eggs to produce a dozen eggs a week, by 7 months old. So when I buy, I ask about lines, and then do a follow up with the breeder of those lines. I've done this with many birds and eggs I buy. Some cases the breeder of the top quality lines will tell me to not buy from that person, cause they screwed up her line. So buyer beware. Do you homework and do not fear calling the Bev's for a second opinion of that given breeder's quality.

 

[Germaine_11.20]

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Wow! She does look lavander. Very pretty! I have to laugh about you getting stuck in the coop. I have been there too! It is amazing the things we can come up with to get ourselves out. Because I could be gone for hours too!

 

[Dread Pirate Roberts]

I'm gonna get me some Wade Davis C4/C5 lines.

 

[geebs]

Bev Davis lineage: I really have no reason to doubt it. The egg color is excellent... I am not breeding and improving blues anyway... So this "gifted" bird that lays nice bright shiny dark eggs works well for me. I do not have her in a breeding program. I have hatched a few eggs from her here and there...Just because they are pretty. The breeder uses only blue Bev birds in her closed flock breeding program.. where she got the birds.. I have no idea...And it really doesn't matter to me.. I looked it up.... They are bev birds they use.. my friend hatched the eggs...They are credible... Good enough for me.

My focus is on the black coppers particularly the Wade Jeane line.

This is just nice eye candy. Is she really that aweful looking??? really??? I think she is very pretty and so does my little daughter who is showing her 4h this year.

Everyone else can like the spotted ones best.. that is fine with me.. Tdgill and I can keep our lavender splashes.. ha ha I am sure we are not the only ones out here with em.

 

[tdgill]

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oh yes, her eyes are orangey very pretty.

 

[lildinkem]

I am new to Marans. I intend to mix ALL my 5 Copper Black lines up. My ONLY concern in the short term is size and feathered shanks. I should be able to go indefinitely without introducing new blood, or till I croak. Provided I keep accurate notes on who bred whom. To better the egg color.
This is how I raise my other breeds of chickens & animals. Why change now.

 

[tdgill]

nice page lildinkem! great pictures and funny too! awesome dogs. all of them. fear the fluff!!!!
where's your splashes? lol.

go napa valley

Oh and I LOVE the wheaten marans!!!! show me a picture please anyone!

 

[TACEYPERKINS]

lildinkem- I was laughing so hard when I read your page. Awsome birds you have. You have alot of nice stock. Congrats! I saw that you have B/C Marans. Where did you get your stock from?

 

[lildinkem]

thanks tdgil.
I like my birds. I need to load up some more pics. The weather sux here, glad I have some swamp birds. They seem to be indifferent to the bog conditions.
I got that Wheaten from some eggs I hatched last spring. He and one of his Cuckoo mates were suppose to be Copper Blacks. No such luck. I used him for a few early breedings, but now only use my true Copper Black boys. So many different genes hidden in these birds. I have another who throws the Birchen color. It will take some years to work all these traits out.

TACEYPERKINS
I have some of Betty Jo Aldrich's old line, which would be the non feathered variety. Lays darker eggs, and I am working in feathered lines with them.
I have two nice Ray Valentine pullets. By far lay my best eggs, and one is huge. She is destined to make the rounds with ALL the boys.
I have 3 pullets and two cockerels from Amy Buboltz lines. A Wade Davis line I believe. Again all these are under a year old and are just laying for the first time except my Aldrich line. I have hatched out about 25 chicks since November.
I have 2 nice pullets and one nice cockerel from Thom Dean
and finally, I can not remember his last name, he is Rickey something on EBAY, and his line is Kevin Wade C-1 line. I have Reggie and two decent girls from his birds.
Right now I am discounting the color of the egg, and will then decide the fate of my boys after I see what their girls lay.
I appreciate all my 4 legged help. Since those pics, all the boys have grown up. I need to pupdate my pics.

 

[cook_kaka_ook]

I'm looking for a dozen fertile dark brown eggs to hatch. Preferably a BCM that will not break the bank. I can settle for half dozen for me that's affordable compared to a dozen. Can any of you marans breeder recommend someone in particular?
Thanks