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

[PrettyPoultry]

Hello, here are my new Black Copper Marans I bought from bayhorsebonne. What do you all think? These are my first Marans. One Rooster, three Hens.

 

[Illia]

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If you're referring to the previous photos of the wheaten chicks, no. One is a Wheaten cockerel, the other a Wheaten pullet. Blue Wheaten cockerels start out and stick out like a sore thumb, and blue wheaten pullets are pretty light. I doubt the breeder had blue Wheatens.

 

[PrettyPoultry]

And here is their first egg:

 

[gamebirdsonly]

Now I know how my birds will look like. I got some eggs from her last week nice and dark

 

[marquisella]

Nice looking birds and egg!

sue

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[PrettyPoultry]

Thanks, I am new to this and I am trying to learn the standards. One of the hens has far less copper coloring and I am not sure if that is good or not good?? I think my one egg is a nice color - I have ordered the BCM egg color chart to help me.

 

[Bravo]

Thanks littledel and geebs!

Geebs--they are pretty cute I'll do you one better... Meet my 2 newest babies hatched 4/16 from jbyrds flock

Chick #1

Chick #2

I just love the little babies

 

[Bravo]

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Yeah, I am not sure about the white flecking on the breasts either. I have a couple that have this and it's interesting.

Can 2 BCM's produce a Cuckoo? I saw the breed stock first hand and there were only BCM's. The breeder I got them from bought her stock directly from Wade Jeane...

 

[marquisella]

I'm no genetic whiz so don't know but is weird.
sue

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Yeah, I am not sure about the white flecking on the breasts either. I have a couple that have this and it's interesting.

Can 2 BCM's produce a Cuckoo? I saw the breed stock first hand and there were only BCM's. The breeder I got them from bought her stock directly from Wade Jeane...

 

[PrettyPoultry]

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Oh my gosh -- those babies are ADORABLE!

Can't wait till our little Marans hatch - another couple of weeks.