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

[lildinkem]

DROM: I do notice a tinge of cream color in Bruno's current feathers. But, I seriously attribute it to the feed. When the boys were younger, they got DUMOR 24%. And I never noticed any of the creamy coloring or yellowish color. My friend raises White Orps, she has that as an issue for her birds. She has to feed a different feed to the birds she shows. DUMOR has pork as the source of some of the proteins. Now I use Flock Raiser and Layena mixed together. I never noticed till that question. But, I think the feed night have something to do with the Birchens looking Silver then a smutty off cream.

 

[pinkchick]

Here are those same eggs outside in daylight just a few minutes ago with no flash. I think these photos are the best representation of their true color.

 

[Chicky Tocks]

Oh yay! Thank you for the hope! I know that these are both Ray Valentine and Bev Davis? they're a mixture of those two lines and I got my eggs locally from a reputable source. I'm not really in it for the breeding, I have beautiful dark laying cuckoo's for that, I just enjoy the sweetness of the BCM and a big plus are those dark, dark eggies! I thought maybe I would hatch a few to keep a flock going for myself and to share in a swap locally perhaps...but if they're not going to lay me some darkies, I won't be hatching any of these eggs.

ETA: Pinkchick those are gawjus!

 

[Resolution]

gorgeous- fantastic strides forward-=Progress

 

[pinkchick]

Thank you!

 

[keithallen1965]

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Chicky Tocks and others here is an example of light to darker over a period of 7 days. The egg to the left was laid by my Wheaten Hen 7 days ago and the egg to the right was laid this AM, I add an egg from my BC pullett just for size example as I am getting a double yolker from this hen every other day. She just started laying after taking about two months off. These eggs are huge.

 

[Chicky Tocks]

Thank you keithallen

Yep, that first one pretty much looks like what I've got. I have 3 of them actually. My last one might be almost as dark as the second from the left. I guess I'll just have to wait and see. Worst case scenario, they go in with my buffs and I continue to enjoy their sweet personalities while eating their eggs.

 

[berkeleysprings]

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[americana-chick]

I cant wait until mine start to lay and once they do i am going to seperate this pair: (sorry not a very good picture)

What would you "rate" my roo FBCM? He is about 5-6 months old and he doesnt have quite that big of chest the picture is kinda funny.

 

[onthespot]

His hackles are too light, and he has a squirrel tail, but he has nice feet!