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

[geebs]

on that crossing with the barred from other lines...It is my understanding that it is several steps backward in the egg color breeding goal.

 

[pinkchick]

Day 20 and we have our first pip is a Marans egg!

 

[geebs]

Is there an HA like AA..... We seriously need one!!!

Congrats

 

[pinkchick]

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This is true....but this is where only hatching the darkest eggs comes into play, also the bird selection plays a very important roll here as well, as you already know. Selecting the darkest egg laying cuckoo hen and crossing her with a splash roo that you know came from a dark egg will greatly increase the odds of offspring that will lay a dark egg.

 

[pinkchick]

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*looks around* Someone has a hatching addiction????????? LOL! Who??? Definitely not anyone here!

 

[Countrywife]

I am picking up after work. I can't wait!!!!!

 

[kathyinmo]

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You mean like this? Ahhh, yes, group meetings on Wednesdays!

 

[Freckle Face Farm]

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You mean like this? Ahhh, yes, group meetings on Wednesdays!

https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/15239_hatchaholics.gif

Sign me up!!!

 

[Germaine_11.20]

My DH stuck his head in my office (he should know better) then in an amazed voice said "are all those incubators full?"

I decided to deal with it head on rather than

So I told the truth "yep and there's more coming!" I tried to look very brave!

I don't know if I would be as patient with me as he is LOL

 

[OSUman]

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I know someone with Cuckoo Marans that get eggs that are 5 or 6 on the darkness scale so that wouldnt really be a step backwards on the egg color goals plus they woundnt be a pure color anyway.