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

[tfpets]

I do get some pretty colors! There are pink tinted eggs in there, and to be honest - I cant tell who lays them?? They're so sneaky, and I have alot of hens! I think it's my silkie cochin mixes though. They are pretty prolific. There are large green/blue tinted eggs from an EE (she's the only adult EE I have) the huge white eggs are from White Leghorns, and yes, they are chicken eggs! I cant wait for some of my mixed pullets to lay! I have seen someones Delaware/Marans mixed hens lay eggs that are light/lime green with brown spots!
My eggs are very popular at work, and the more colorful the better! No one here has ever had a problem with the unique shell colors, they love my mixes, and I make sure theres some of everything in each dozen....I spread out the sizes so its fair, and it's not like I charge alot....I used to just give them away, now I charge $2.00 a dozen to supplement my huge feed bill. Some people only want the little banty eggs, I guess because they're so cute? I save those up for them. In the cooler weather, I sell alot of my duck eggs. My Khaki Campbell eggs are massive! The call duck eggs are like chicken eggs.

 

[Frogdogtimestwo]

MARANS BREEDERS, I want to learn about the proper proportions for Cuckoo Marans through pictures. I have looked up several of the links for the clubs, but I am a visual learner not paragraphs of what the standards should be. I attached a picture of my 11 week old roo, I am just curious about him. Honestly though I bought the breed for the gorgeous eggs.

 

[tfpets]

Standard of the Marans
Disqualifications

Yellow on shanks or toes. White ear lobes.

Standard Weights

Cock….…..8 lbs. Hen……7 lbs.
Cockerel….7 lbs. Pullet…..6 lbs.
Shape—Male

COMB: Single, moderately large, straight, upright, evenly serrated with five points.

BEAK: Long, stout and well curved.

FACE: Smooth, skin fine and soft in texture.

EYES: Large and prominent.

WATTLES: Medium in size, oval.

HEAD: Moderately large in size, slightly flattened on top.

NECK: Of medium length, broad and deep, well balanced. Hackle well developed, moderately flowing over shoulders.

TAIL: Full, rather short, moderately well spread, carried at an angle of 55 degrees above horizontal.

WINGS: Short, held close to the body, carriage nearly horizontal.

BREAST: Strong, broad, and full, well rounded when viewed from both the front and side.

BACK: Wide at the shoulders, long, flat, slightly tilted to the rear. Slightly more inclined that of the female.

BODY AND FLUFF: Body deep, long and broad, especially through the shoulders and carried high. Overall rectangular in shape. Fluff medium in length.

LEGS and TOES: Legs set well apart, straight when viewed from the front. Shanks-moderately long and smooth. Toes-four, well spread and straight and of medium length.

PLUMAGE: Moderately tight and smooth textured.

Shape—Female

COMB: Single, moderately large, straight, upright, evenly serrated with five points. When in production Marans females commonly exhibit a lopped comb which shall not be penalized on an otherwise good specimen.

BEAK: Long, stout and well curved.

FACE: Smooth, skin fine and soft in texture.

EYES: Large and prominent.

WATTLES: Medium in size, oval.

HEAD: Moderately large in size, slightly flattened on top.

NECK: Of medium length, broad and well balanced, moderately close feathered.

TAIL: Full, rather short, moderately spread, carried at an angle of 45 degrees above horizontal.

WINGS: Short, held close to the body, carriage nearly horizontal.

BREAST: Strong, broad, and full, well rounded when viewed from both the front and the side.

BACK: Wide at the shoulders, long, flat, slightly tilted to the rear. Slightly less inclined that of the male.

BODY AND FLUFF: Body deep, long and broad, especially through the shoulders and carried high. Overall rectangular in shape. Fluff medium in length.

LEGS and TOES: Legs set well apart, straight when viewed from the front. Shanks-moderately long and smooth. Toes-four, well spread and straight and of medium length.

PLUMAGE: Moderately tight and smooth textured.

Clean-Legged Marans

Disqualifications

Any feathers or stubs appearing on shanks or toes.
Feather-Legged Marans
Lightly feathered down outer sides of moderately long shanks. Outer toes lightly feathered to the end. The middle or inner toes, free from feathering.

Disqualifications:
Feathers on middle or inner toes.

In the Marans, this required silhouette must symbolize one of the
undeniable characteristics constituting the “signature” of the breed.

Without locking it up into a too-precise diagram, the silhouette of the Marans is simple but characteristic:
The back, slightly inclined, never short, takes part in the construction of the particular type of the Marans.
The body, when it fits into a rectangle, shows the minimum length desired for a good perception of the standard type.
The shanks in particular are always rather average in size, and the overall the whole of the animal fits into an almost perfect square.
The slope of the tail forms an angle of 45° to a maximum of 60° compared to a horizontal line.

 

[mbleily]

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OH new eggs are very exciting! Congratulations!

Thanks Drom. They really are. I got two more dark eggs today. one a lot smaller than the other on.

 

[karanleaf]

Wow tfpets You really know your chickens

Or at least where to find the info

Thanks

I really have something to reference to now. Noah plans to show a couple of the Cuckoo Marans next year for his young birds and Bubba our 4 year old frazzle as his older Rooster. Our Marans are almost 8 weeks now and we have be placing their cages next to the run so they and the larger chickens can get acustome to each other. hoping to put them in the coop in another couple of weeks...

 

[Frogdogtimestwo]

Thank you for the diagram, I really appreciate the information!

 

[tfpets]

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Dont forget the girls!

I just float around the sites and pick my favorite or most relevant stuff! Glad it helps. This is actually directly from the French Marans club de france.

 

[drom]

We are interrupting this thread to provide a special public service announcement:

Marans apparently do not like to eat cooked baby carrots. Not even when they are cut in to tiny wheels.

They do however enjoy playing keep-away with them.

This has been a special announcement. We are now returning you to the regular Marans picture thread.

 

[tfpets]

The first thread I got to read after a long, not so cool (106 degrees) day of travel to Redding, appts with two kids, half day of work, get the kids stuff ready for the first day of school tomorrow, and home late this evening, with time to tend the pets!
I needed that! Thank you!

PS - those are cuties!

 

[mbleily]

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LOL Non of my chickens will eat the carrots unless they are cooked then they gobble them!