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

[4kidZ]

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What Chickenbottom is saying that your hen could be a Marans, or a Marans mix, that has the looks of a Marans. Did your feed store get their chicks from individuals or from a hatchery?

They are also stating that technically by Marans standards any hen that does not lay an egg that is at least a 4 on the egg color chart it is not "supposed" to be called a Marans, (not sure what they call them...the chicken formally known as a Marans?)

The stock that most hatcheries sell do not lay very dark eggs.

The REALLY dark egg layers are highly sought out, and well the light.....

I have some Marans mutts that I think are just gorgeous, and their personalities are just wonderful! If they lay a dark egg...ok...if not...ok

You said that she is 10 mos old?

The hen is chickenbottom's!
And hatchery light egged marans are usually called sports marans.

I have a few pics for ya, Chickenbottoms. Will help you not feel so confused

good cuckoo egg color (these eggs were mine):


Cuckoo Chick (this chick is mine)


Cuckoo Chicks-3 boys, 4 girls (there are also 2 small frizzles in this picture! These chicks are mine)


young cuckoos (these are my birds)





Adult cuckoos (photos from feathersite)




And finally- a frizzle Cuckoo (from feathersite)


WOW! Looks like a Henry Experiment!! LOL



Does your bird look like any of these

~4kidZ

 

[4kidZ]

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COMPARE...
Your darkest is about a 3-4 and your 2 lightest don't qualify as marans eggs.

~4kidZ

 

[chickenbottom]

the pictures of young cuckoos (these are my birds) the 4thpicture down she looks like that but not feather footed and her comb and waddle are bigger and redder

 

[KYBOY]

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https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/15726_egg_color_chart_marans_club.jpg

COMPARE...
Your darkest is about a 3-4 and your 2 lightest don't qualify as marans eggs.

~4kidZ

Thats about what I was thinking..Some I get from other hens arnt even that dark

but thats expected from hatchery birds..I see a lot of ebay cuckoo eggs that wouldent come close to a 3..There is one seller that Ive seen whos cuckoo eggs look like solid 5's.

 

[tazcat70]

Sorry about the misname on who was saying what...

I suffer proudly from CRS.

Could your hen be a roo? 10 months is a long time to wait for a first egg.

 

[tfpets]

BC, my Black Copper Marans rooster looks pretty buff here, but he's actually being snuggled up to by two little Gold Laced Wyandotte Pullets. He's such a pushover, he'll let anybody use him as a warmer!

Tina/tfpets

 

[AngelzFyre]

What a sweetheart he is! That's a great picture!

 

[chickenbottom]

see i had also thought it was a roo but 10 months is also a long time for not crowing and not having spurs

 

[pbjmaker]

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Made me think of SNL...

"I am here to 'Pump You Up!"

 

[CHICKEN little 1]

tgcole wrote:
Okay, it's cold and rainy and everyone is wishing for spring.

How about a little contest?

Identify the Black Copper chicks as hen or roo. In a month or so, I'll post updated photos and hopefully we'll know! The chicks are a week old.

Whoever gets the most correct gets a dozen Marans hatching eggs.

In the event of a tie, earliest poster wins. Decision of the Judge is final. (I'm the judge!)

I'am new at Marans,but I'll give it a try. I think this is a great game. Something to take my mind off all this Winter weather were having. Thanks Greg!

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