rarest marans color

[Dread Pirate Roberts]

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I dunno, but I just Googled and found the "silvered black" reference on feathersite: http://www.feathersite.com/Poultry/CGK/Marans/BRKMarans.html

 

[klf73]

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well you didn't say *recognized* color

I would think Columbian, haven't seen any.....

 

[klf73]

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I dunno, but I just Googled and found the "silvered black" reference on feathersite: http://www.feathersite.com/Poultry/CGK/Marans/BRKMarans.html

here, go to the French site, they seem to be the same if you read the description?
http://marans-club.club.fr/nargang.htm#NARG

 

[amazondoc]

Silver black is the same as birchen.

The "rarest" color? Probably one we haven't heard of yet.

Rare colors include Columbian, black-tailed buff, and gold salmon. Birchen is less rare than Columbian and gold salmon, and probably less rare than black-tailed buff.

Wheaten is one of the most common Marans varieties. The Marans Chicken Club is well on the way to getting APA recognition for wheatens right now. First we're doing black coppers, then wheatens. Next come cuckoos and whites. After that, we'll go down the line with the more rare colors.

With a bit of luck I'll have some birchen and blue birchen chicks in about 10 more days.

 

[silverfilly]

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I was thinking of perhaps some mille fluer marans.

you must have read my mind! been thinking on what one would use to breed into the marans.

 

[berkeleysprings]

because i couldent spell recognized

 

[klf73]

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[Dread Pirate Roberts]

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I was thinking of perhaps some mille fluer marans.

you must have read my mind! been thinking on what one would use to breed into the marans.

Wouldn't that just be the bee's knees?

What other breeds come in the mille fluer option?

D'Uccles
Cochins...still very developmental, no?
Leghorns? I just read something about these this morning, although nobody had a picture.

 

[blackdotte]

Silver Black is the hobby name for the recognised Birchen variety.
The rarest recognised Marans variety is the Columbian, also known as the Light & the Ermine.
David

 

[blackdotte]

Best breeding to use to make Lavender Marans would be Coronation Sussex X Black Marans , but it might take a decade to get the egg colour to an acceptable standard,
David