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

[drom]

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They should be amber or an orangey golden color. The hens eyes are often a little darker than the roosters and they all are darker when they are immature birds. Mine actually have a greenish color when they are very young and then they turn orangey when they mature.

 

[littledel]

These eggs come from the parent stock of my baby Black Coppers. If the babies grow up and do as good as the parents, I will be very pleased.

 

[kathyinmo]

geebs, and all ..... What about this guy? This is an old photo I ran across.

 

[blackdotte]

Black or Pearl eyes are a disqualification in all varieties of Marans. The correct colour is an orangey-red,
bay or brown eyes are a defect.
David

 

[geebs]

Kathyinmo... I can't see his eye color but I can say I believe it to be a light orange. This rooster is Very Very close to the color balance you are seeking. If it were not for the tail... (ack) or it could be the pic or he is in molt... I am hoping this is the case. He would be a suitable gent in the slightly, ever so slightly too red catagory and would be acceptable.... The tail just get me...If you have something like this with a more correct tail I would keep it over many other selections. He seems to have the proper balance just slightly tipped in the too red/copper direction... Definetly Something to work with here.

 

[Birch Run Farm]

My up and coming cuckoo chicks

 

[geebs]

I am coa=coa... for Cuckoo puffs!!!

 

[kathyinmo]

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He is the only rooster (Marans) that I kept, so that is good to know.

 

[stampntam]

Birch Run Farm, they are so cute, how old are they?

 

[Birch Run Farm]

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They are about 13 weeks old, still have a lot of growing to do yet.