Marans

[Blackberry18]

One of my favorite breeds, especially the French feather-legged strain. On that note, anyone know where I could buy some? I know Cackle carries them, but anywhere else?

Anyways, Marans were accepted by the APA in 2010, though apparently after that Standard of Perfection edition came out, since they are not listed. I was looking at the description for them, and it seems only White, Wheaten, and Black Copper varieties were recognized. Not even Black or Cuckoo. Anyone know info on that? Here's the link to the page: http://www.amerpoultryassn.com/PDF Forms/MARANS STANDARD dr.pdf

 

[sourland]

Type Marans in the search bar at the top of the page and do an on site search. Many GOOD threads will appear.

 

[3riverschick]

One of my favorite breeds, especially the French feather-legged strain. On that note, anyone know where I could buy some? I know Cackle carries them, but anywhere else?

Anyways, Marans were accepted by the APA in 2010, though apparently after that Standard of Perfection edition came out, since they are not listed. I was looking at the description for them, and it seems only White, Wheaten, and Black Copper varieties were recognized. Not even Black or Cuckoo. Anyone know info on that? Here's the link to the page: http://www.amerpoultryassn.com/PDF Forms/MARANS STANDARD dr.pdf

Hi,
Here's several places to start. the French strain http://www.copperhacklecoop.com/nonusa/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=2&Itemid=3 sells was imported many years before the Greenfire strain, http://rarebreedauctions.com/auction_details.php?auction_id=129335
the Northstar strain is here: http://www.northstarmarans.com/#!
Best Regards,
Karen
Former Director of Archives,
Marans Of America Club

 

[Blackberry18]

Thanks guys! I also wondered if both the feather-legged and cleaned-legged strains were accepted.

 

[3riverschick]

Thanks guys! I also wondered if both the feather-legged and cleaned-legged strains were accepted.

Hi,
The clean-legged birds are the English type. They are not accepted by APA. The feather-legged birds are French birds, they are accepted by APA. The reason for this difference is cultural. The French pasture their Marans so the feather legs aren't a problem. However the English "Yard' their birds in poultry yards. The yards can get muddy and with the feathers on the legs. The Clubs decided after a bunch of hoopla that they would honor the country of origin and so the French type was accepted by the APA. It s easy to add feather legs into one's gene pool. So if you find superior birds with lay real dark eggs ( Fugate is one English strain that does). Go ahead and get it and then spend a couple of generations adding in the feather legs. You just can't show the clean leg birds.
Best,
Karen

 

[Blackberry18]

Hi,
The clean-legged birds are the English type. They are not accepted by APA. The feather-legged birds are French birds, they are accepted by APA. The reason for this difference is cultural. The French pasture their Marans so the feather legs aren't a problem. However the English "Yard' their birds in poultry yards. The yards can get muddy and with the feathers on the legs. The Clubs decided after a bunch of hoopla that they would honor the country of origin and so the French type was accepted by the APA. It s easy to add feather legs into one's gene pool. So if you find superior birds with lay real dark eggs ( Fugate is one English strain that does). Go ahead and get it and then spend a couple of generations adding in the feather legs. You just can't show the clean leg birds.
Best,
Karen

Thanks a lot. I knew that the different feather-legged and clean-legged strains of Marans were of different origin, but didn't realize that affected which were accepted by the Standard. Interesting.

 

[3riverschick]

More than welcome.
They are a fascinating breed with a rich heritage.
Best,
Karen