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

[drom]

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Oh man

I knew I should have turned left at the last tree. I think Rome is gonna be long way off for me

 

[drom]

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No, we absolutely do not. It does appear to correlate, but so far as I know nobody has done any controlled studies about it.

Totally agree with geebs-Is there really only one method/protocol for meeting the SOP in your breeding program? What if I am focused/obsessed with producing really dark eggs and just want to see how far I can get with that goal (which incidentally is the case with me) . Am I naive to believe that people can try to lock in the good egg color and confirmation in their line and then work on the phenotype/genotype for feather color if they decide they want to show or sell stock? Maybe that is not the most efficient route, I don't know.

I think there will probably be people who breed primarily for egg color, and people who breed primarily for the visual standard. That's the way it usually works with most "show" animals, whether birds or horses or dogs -- some breed for appearance, some for function, and a few breed for both.

I think honesty is the biggest factor here for me. If you are using a roo as a flock sire that obviously doesn't meet the standard, admit it. If you are breeding primarily for egg color rather than the standard, admit it. Don't claim one thing and do another. That's the part that really bugs me. I'm all for people breeding for whatever is most important to THEM. Just be open and honest about what you're doing.​

Yes agree. Well, I think when people sell stock it's harder for them to be very open about the flaws with their animals. Not just for dishonest reasons but I think for a few justifiable reasons as well.
But one thing that did help me with regard to the French Standard is the amount of red they are referring to. David Hancox said that by "parsimonious" red spotting they mean about 10% of the breast area. That made it pretty clear.

 

[berkeleysprings]

im sure glad i have wheaten marans from what i hear about black coppers and there trouble. all wheaten marans ever hatched are perfect , thats my story and im sticking 2 it

 

[drom]

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Black Coppers aren't trouble.

except for this one. He's nothing but trouble. A complete stinker. If you look closely, you can see it in his eyes...

 

[cottagegarden]

Here here.

.I think honesty is the biggest factor here for me. If you are using a roo as a flock sire that obviously doesn't meet the standard, admit it. If you are breeding primarily for egg color rather than the standard, admit it. Don't claim one thing and do another. That's the part that really bugs me. I'm all for people breeding for whatever is most important to THEM. Just be open and honest about what you're doing.

To toss up another conformation/egg color breed, Ameraucanas were accepted by the APA in 1984.
The Standard calls for a blue or blue/green egg. Do you still get green eggs, almost three decades later...yes.
Does anyone new to the breed completely freak out when they get green eggs...yes.
Did that breeder put type over egg color?, probably. Surprise.
People are going to breed as to what they think is important, but people buying should know what they are getting into honestly.
Its not like they arent going to find out (get, hatch, wait to lay)...7-8 months down the road
Loving a breed, means you should have integrity about it, so that others will love it and nurture it, too.​

 

[Zgoatlady]

drom
I did look close he does have stink eye

 

[amazondoc]

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I'm with ya. I think wheatens are still my favorites.

<<<---------- Speaking of which, notice the avatar.

 

[Dread Pirate Roberts]

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Is it just me, or have too many people come to equate the "French Standard" with feathered shanks and nothing more than that?

The hatching egg auction sites are full of sellers boasting about how "I breed to the French Standard", yet showing pictures of awful looking roosters...red breasts, gold hackles, etc.

 

[amazondoc]

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It isn't just you!

 

[geebs]

This thread is for posting "Pics of your Eggs, Chicks and Chickens" of the marans type. I am afraid to post pictures here when I hear ppl being critical.