Marans Thread for Posting Pics of Your Eggs, Chicks and Chickens
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Yup, you're right there! Plus I need to run to the feed store for dog food anyway. This is going to drive me nuts if I stay here. Just a bit ago, I thought I heard a very, tiny peep, and there looks to MAYBE be a small pip on one!! Of course, it is the egg in the middle, in the dark, and the pip is towards the bottom. I just don't remember seeing that white spot before, sooooo I'm hoping!!! Got my little led pointer out to look at it, and it looks new. Maybe if I buy another sack of pine shavings it will MAKE IT SO!
There you go - go run some errands - I swear, it works!
Here's my young Davis boy - he's only 19 weeks in this pic - he's super correct, except that darn comb. I swear, that's such a tough one to get right! He's a bit skittish...always looking for the alpha roo, which is why he's sort of go this head pulled down. And, his tail is all green - the camera put some discolored splotches on it, and this isn't a great pic, but you can at least get an idea of what I am working with this year - this boy has a bit too much coppering for my liking, the other one is just perfect in that regard:
However, I have a young Marans pullet that I really, really like - I'm working on improving hackle colors to be very dark, not straw colored. This girl is from the Fitzgerald line, crossed to a Davis roo. She's only 18 weeks in this pic, and has lots of maturing to do, but she's got the awesome beetle green sheen, and lots of space between her legs as she stands and I look at her from the front, so I believe she'll fill in nicely & be quite large when she's done. She's got very sparse hackle coloring, and it's that gorgeous mahogany that I'm after. I'm thinking I'll breed her back to my Davis roo, who has a tad much coppering, to bring out a bit more, and with the hopes that I'll retain the dark mahogany hackle coloring - I'd love anyone's feedback:
Debbi - I posted but it didn't "stick" earlier - yes, roo #1 that I posted will most likely be your baby daddy! The 2nd roo I posted is the beta roo.
Here's my young Davis boy - he's only 19 weeks in this pic - he's super correct, except that darn comb. I swear, that's such a tough one to get right! He's a bit skittish...always looking for the alpha roo, which is why he's sort of go this head pulled down. And, his tail is all green - the camera put some discolored splotches on it, and this isn't a great pic, but you can at least get an idea of what I am working with this year - this boy has a bit too much coppering for my liking, the other one is just perfect in that regard:
However, I have a young Marans pullet that I really, really like - I'm working on improving hackle colors to be very dark, not straw colored. This girl is from the Fitzgerald line, crossed to a Davis roo. She's only 18 weeks in this pic, and has lots of maturing to do, but she's got the awesome beetle green sheen, and lots of space between her legs as she stands and I look at her from the front, so I believe she'll fill in nicely & be quite large when she's done. She's got very sparse hackle coloring, and it's that gorgeous mahogany that I'm after. I'm thinking I'll breed her back to my Davis roo, who has a tad much coppering, to bring out a bit more, and with the hopes that I'll retain the dark mahogany hackle coloring - I'd love anyone's feedback:
Debbi - I posted but it didn't "stick" earlier - yes, roo #1 that I posted will most likely be your baby daddy! The 2nd roo I posted is the beta roo.
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Wynette, your roo is 19 weeks so he hasn't gone through his molt correct? Have you noticed if the Bev Davis lines hackles get darker or do they stay a bit brassy?
Am I remembering correctly (?) that the Roo passes on the dark egg gene but the hen passes on the form and color. I am getting confused...
Wynette, your roo is 19 weeks so he hasn't gone through his molt correct? Have you noticed if the Bev Davis lines hackles get darker or do they stay a bit brassy?
Am I remembering correctly (?) that the Roo passes on the dark egg gene but the hen passes on the form and color. I am getting confused...
Wynette, your roo is 19 weeks so he hasn't gone through his molt correct? Have you noticed if the Bev Davis lines hackles get darker or do they stay a bit brassy?
Am I remembering correctly (?) that the Roo passes on the dark egg gene but the hen passes on the form and color. I am getting confused...
No molt yet. Gosh to be honest, I've not noticed hackle color changing. My Davis boy's hackles aren't as brassy as they appear in this pic - it was dark in the pen, and the flash made them look quite orangey. But, still they're not as dark as I'd like to eventually see. And from what I have learned, you are correct on the dark egg gene and form/color and who passes on which.
Am I remembering correctly (?) that the Roo passes on the dark egg gene but the hen passes on the form and color. I am getting confused...
No molt yet. Gosh to be honest, I've not noticed hackle color changing. My Davis boy's hackles aren't as brassy as they appear in this pic - it was dark in the pen, and the flash made them look quite orangey. But, still they're not as dark as I'd like to eventually see. And from what I have learned, you are correct on the dark egg gene and form/color and who passes on which.
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No molt yet. Gosh to be honest, I've not noticed hackle color changing. My Davis boy's hackles aren't as brassy as they appear in this pic - it was dark in the pen, and the flash made them look quite orangey. But, still they're not as dark as I'd like to eventually see. And from what I have learned, you are correct on the dark egg gene and form/color and who passes on which.
Good to know Wynette, and thanks. I need to paste that somewhere because I always second guess myself on that one. I know what you mean about not being able to get the color right in the pics. Mine rarely show the correct color either, but I am finding that if I take them on a cloudy day the color is the closest. Not sure but I think the brightness of the sun does something with the camera lens to distort it.
No molt yet. Gosh to be honest, I've not noticed hackle color changing. My Davis boy's hackles aren't as brassy as they appear in this pic - it was dark in the pen, and the flash made them look quite orangey. But, still they're not as dark as I'd like to eventually see. And from what I have learned, you are correct on the dark egg gene and form/color and who passes on which.
Good to know Wynette, and thanks. I need to paste that somewhere because I always second guess myself on that one. I know what you mean about not being able to get the color right in the pics. Mine rarely show the correct color either, but I am finding that if I take them on a cloudy day the color is the closest. Not sure but I think the brightness of the sun does something with the camera lens to distort it.
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Pink......it just goes without askin' That is my all time favorite song.
Pink......it just goes without askin' That is my all time favorite song.
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Wynette, he is gorgeous!
I know you have worked hard on your stock, and I believe you have some of the best I have ever seen. Congratulations!
Wynette, he is gorgeous!
While I don't see much variation in any of my hens, I do see variation in my original roosters (of which I have several) and their male offspring. My breeding pens consist of my original flocks. The offspring I've kept are running around free ranging my farm. Here are several of the young roos I happend to get pics of just a moment ago - they are still young. But, you'll notice some have the 5 point comb, some don't. Some have more copper coloring some more mahogany. Some have red on breast some don't. I plan to keep them all and when and if this breed ever gets recognized by the APA, I'll have birds, somewhere in the mix, that have what they are looking for. But, as I understand it, the APA didn't approve this breed because there was such variety in the birds that the different breeders brought to the show and, as I understand it, the APA basically said to 1. give it a few years; 2. show consistency from bird to bird and one generation to the next, and 3. stop mixing blood lines. I know the actual letter is posted somewhere but I'm paraphrasing.
Some of my young, free ranging cockerels:
Keep in mind they are looking pretty ratty. They freerange with about 100 roosters (sparring now and then) and it's 110 degrees here so they are also molting and many of them wear the feathers off their legs/feet.
Some of my young, free ranging cockerels:
Keep in mind they are looking pretty ratty. They freerange with about 100 roosters (sparring now and then) and it's 110 degrees here so they are also molting and many of them wear the feathers off their legs/feet.
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