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

[berkeleysprings]

Disqualifications:
Yellow on shanks or toes. White ear lobes. Feathers on middle or inner toes.
i think legs should be white but im just learning

 

[pbjmaker]

Are you talking about the chicks? or something else?

 

[SunshineSteedFarm]

Here are some pictures of my BCM Cockerel, Dewey. He was actually a birthday gift from a friend of mine. He was the only one hatched from a very nice pair of BCM. I was hoping that maybe your guys could critique him. If he is good quality, or so-so quality, either way he is a keeper. He is the sweetest rooster I have ever had. He is nice to his ladies and doesn't mind me messing with them. He loves to lay on his back in my arms, sleep on my shoulder, sit on the couch, he is potty-trained, he will come when called, he is just a great guy to have around

He is about 7 months old. He may look a bit squirrel-tailed in the pictures, but he isnt. The wind today was crazy so his tail looks a bit funny.

And one for fun, laying on his back...

ETA: Sorry for my terrible spelling.

 

[drom]

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I wanted to make a correction on this in case anyone is interested:
according to JMT Distributors the RCOM 20 standard does have full humidity control and they said it is a bit more automated than the Suro. Which would make sense because it is more expensive. The manufacturers information is a bit confusing because it makes it sound like in order to get full humidity control you have to buy the RCOM 20 pro, but this is apparently not so. You get the full humidity control and don't have to use evaporation pads with the RCOM 20 standard.

Oh, and RCOM is rolling out a new model that looks just like the RCOM 20 standard but holds 50 eggs:

http://www.pandtpoultry.co.uk/product/categoryid/4/productid/1616

 

[drom]

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OMG. How much do you want for him? Name your price....

Just yank that stray sickle feather out and you will have your unobstructed 45 degree angle-

 

[SunshineSteedFarm]

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OMG. How much do you want for him? Name your price....

Just yank that stray sickle feather out and you will have your unobstructed 45 degree angle-

He is stayin with me!

 

[cpartist]

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I'm a newbie at this, but I've been looking at lots of pictures and trying to learn myself, and he looks very nice to me.
His eye color is good, as well as his coloring, his comb is very proportional to his body...his body is nice and solid.
The red on his breast looks to be the "parsimonious" amount called for it the standard. The first example I've seen-
usually you see a very red breast or a solid black. I'm guessing that just this little bit of red will give pullet offspring
the right amount of color.

What I like best though, is his disposition. I think thats one of the best traits to have in a roo

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But I gotta ask...how the heck did you potty-train him?

 

[SunshineSteedFarm]

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I'm a newbie at this, but I've been looking at lots of pictures and trying to learn myself, and he looks very nice to me.
His eye color is good, as well as his coloring, his comb is very proportional to his body...his body is nice and solid.
The red on his breast looks to be the "parsimonious" amount called for it the standard. The first example I've seen-
usually you see a very red breast or a solid black. I'm guessing that just this little bit of red will give pullet offspring
the right amount of color.

What I like best though, is his disposition. I think thats one of the best traits to have in a roo

.

But I gotta ask...how the heck did you potty-train him?

Thank you for the critique

Hehe, he pretty much did it himself. When he was sitting on the couch with me watching TV, he hopped off the couch, went to his crate, did his business, and came back. I just kept rewarding him, so now when he needs to go potty, he will go in his crate. I bring him inside when I am feeling lonely, and he will snuggle up to me.

 

[drom]

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I'm a newbie at this, but I've been looking at lots of pictures and trying to learn myself, and he looks very nice to me.
His eye color is good, as well as his coloring, his comb is very proportional to his body...his body is nice and solid.
The red on his breast looks to be the "parsimonious" amount called for it the standard. The first example I've seen-
usually you see a very red breast or a solid black. I'm guessing that just this little bit of red will give pullet offspring
the right amount of color.

What I like best though, is his disposition. I think thats one of the best traits to have in a roo

agreed-this boy has it all. He's a little ruffled, but if you gave him a bath and gave him the spa treatment

, he'd probably be a great bird to take to shows.

However, if he were mine, I have to admit, I would probably keep him at home

 

[SunshineSteedFarm]

Once the weather warms up, I am hoping to give him a good bath and let him have a "day at the spa". Today we had unexpected rain and even though he had a warm house to go into, he choose to stay outside getting treats off the ground for his girls that were inside. He would pick up a piece of treat, run over to the hen house, drop off the treat, and go back for more, so his feather were a bit scraggly.