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

[flgardengirl]

Oh wow an 8? That's awesome. I just hope she keeps it up lol. I do know which hen she is because she has been one of my favorites because when she hatched, she had some trouble (my humidity in the bator made her get good and stuck so I helped) and I put her in by herself for a while and she was lonesome and made this cheepa cry so dh started calling her Cheepa and it stuck. She is not mossy at all but has always been a little smaller than the other girls. I have some pics of her from a few mos ago. She pretty much still looks the same but has filled out a little since then. I hope she fills out some more. None of the female chicks from that hatch came out mossy but 2 of the roos really did.

As far as what line she is from: It would have to be either from Wade Jean hens with a Presley roo or Wade Jean hens with a Bev Davis roo. I had eggs from two blk copper breeders in 2 different bators at the same time.... Most of the chicks I was able to keep track of but I forget which she was from. They were all nice dark eggs but some darker than others.

A problem with incubating eggs from my black coppers right now is that I still have them in with my blue coppers LOL! There is a blk copper roo and a blue copper roo in there.
Darn, I should of separated them! I would like to get some darker egg genes into my blue coppers though so I guess it would be okay either way since they breed out pure...(blue or black copper)


Anyhow, here is her pic.

 

[4boysmom]

Where can I get an egg color chart? I have Welsummers and plan for fbcm's down the road

 

[geebs]

That diffinetly looks like a Good looking Wade bird. I have two that could be her twins and they lay a nice dark egg like that a POL... They are holding 5 and 6 after 4 months of lay... Good deal...

 

[Wynette]

I like your girl, flgardengirl!

Pink - I only keep shell samples for shipping w/hatching eggs for my Marans. I also have "Olive Eggers" and hadn't even thought about savings some shells from them, but I may start to do that!

 

[pinkchick]

flgardengirl~

She is a very lovely girl! I love the tone of her copper!

 

[pinkchick]

I think that would be totally cool Wynette. I would love to have a sample with the olive egger eggs in the future.

 

[Wynette]

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[gvntofly05]

Still only 3 babies out.

1 is about halfway done zipping!!!!

AND ALL OF THE OTHER 8 ARE PIPPED!!!!!!!!!

 

[Wynette]

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WOOT!!! Come on, Babies! What are you waiting for???

 

[pinkchick]

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I ordered my shade cards through the Marans Chicken Club. I think the Marans of America Club also offers them. I don't know if there is anywhere else to get them or not. Hope someone else chimes in and can maybe assist you further.