Post Pics of Your Marans!

[Chickem707]

My little French BCM Nico

 

[Bonniebooboo]

So I found someone with some FBCM and bought some chicks. out of 11 chicks only 3 pullets. They are now about 9 weeks old. so here are a few pictures of them at 4 wks and 8-9 weeks. It is funny how they have those white down/feathers at hatch and pretty much all gone by 8 weeks old.

 

[Jules929]

White Marans ^

Blue Copper Marans^

Cuckoo Marans ^

 

[Bonniebooboo]

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White Marans ^

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Blue Copper Marans^

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Cuckoo Marans ^

Very nice close up pictures! cute little chicks.

 

[Jules929]

Very nice close up pictures! cute little chicks.

Thank you! I just received some hatching eggs today. One is a Birchen Marans, and one is a BCM! I sure hope they hatch successfully!

Edited for spelling.

 

[Bonniebooboo]

Thank you! I just received some hatching eggs today. One is a Bircher Marans, and one is a BCM! I sure hope they hatch successfully!

I am hoping they hatch and do good for you! I will have to study more. a Bircher Marans? just pretty or suppose to lay dark brown eggs?

 

[Jules929]

I am hoping they hatch and do good for you! I will have to study more. a Bircher Marans? just pretty or suppose to lay dark brown eggs?

Thank you! Either I misspelled it, or autocorrect did, lol. Birchen Marans are supposed to lay very dark eggs. This is what they look like:

 

[Bonniebooboo]

Thank you! Either I misspelled it, or autocorrect did, lol. Birchen Marans are supposed to lay very dark eggs. This is what they look like:
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Well, they are very pretty birds. I hope they lay nice dark eggs for you. Having chickens is a constant learning game. so what happens if you breed black/copper with birchen Marans? or do most keep the colors bred with the same colors to keep those colors? I only have handful of black/copper which I am raising. so no eggs yet. The cuckoo marans I have seen don't seem to lay dark brown eggs. and they remind me of barred rocks, so I just like to keep my barred rocks. no interest in the cuckoo's. I think I like the birchens though. I haven't seen any of those in person. I am hoping I will have a few black/copper eggs to hatch next spring for myself. and a nice rooster to use on the Easter eggers. Best to you.

 

[Jules929]

Well, they are very pretty birds. I hope they lay nice dark eggs for you. Having chickens is a constant learning game. so what happens if you breed black/copper with birchen Marans? or do most keep the colors bred with the same colors to keep those colors? I only have handful of black/copper which I am raising. so no eggs yet. The cuckoo marans I have seen don't seem to lay dark brown eggs. and they remind me of barred rocks, so I just like to keep my barred rocks. no interest in the cuckoo's. I think I like the birchens though. I haven't seen any of those in person. I am hoping I will have a few black/copper eggs to hatch next spring for myself. and a nice rooster to use on the Easter eggers. Best to you.

Thanks, good luck to you, too. I don't know a lot about egg color genetics. I think that a BCM/BM cross would result in an egg color at least as dark or darker than the BM, and possibly as dark as the BCM color, but probably not. Birchen eggs:

 

[Bonniebooboo]

Thanks, good luck to you, too. I don't know a lot about egg color genetics. I think that a BCM/BM cross would result in an egg color at least as dark or darker than the BM, and possibly as dark as the BCM color, but probably not. Birchen eggs:
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Those are nice eggs. I am hoping for that!