Show off your Delawares! *PIC HEAVY*

[kathyinmo]

I want the Delaware mixes that lay green spotted eggs. It takes a Delaware Hen and a Marans Rooster. The resulting Pullet is supposed to lay a green spotted egg? I have to try that!

https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=131131&p=1

I just read this on an old post in the Olive Egger thread (post # 10). Is this true?​

 

[Kim_NC]

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I like it! Well thought out.

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https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=131131&p=1

just read this on an old post in the Olive Egger thread (post # 10). Is this true?

The Delaware is a light brown (tan, somewhat pinkish) layer. The Marans is a very dark brown layer. The offspring from a cross would lay a brown egg, a shade in beween the parent's shell colors.

What most of the folks on that thread are doing is a cross of either
- EE or Ameraucanas (green or blue) and a Maran (very dark brown) that results in offspring with olive eggs.
- Barred Rock or Cuckoo Maran (brown layer) with an EE or Ameraucana to get barred offspring with olive eggs.

The olive is the result of brown coating over a bluish shell. Sometimes brown spots will occur when the brown coating is "splotchy".

I scanned through the next couple pages of that thread. I thought surely somemone had given an answer to that person's Delaware/Marans question. But I dodn't see anything. It must have been overlooked.

 

[3KillerBs]

Yard full o' rocks :

Ok you bunch of VCDLs....I am leaving with the boys (don't tell, I took them out of school....since they both finished the semester with all A's) to go to the hunting club.

NO unnecessary picking while I'm gone as I won't be here to defend myself (maybe I need to call JamesA to look in on y'all for me)

Have a great weekend....be back at ya Monday

What a nice reward for their hard work on their grades.

 

[joletabey]

Kathyinmo-I thought of Jacob also, as appropriate. But the DH's name is Jacob and so is the eldest SS. . . . so it may be Essau for me! The wild and hairy one. . . . . However, I am still betting on Buckshot, so it may be a moot point!

Cattdaddyfro -YAY!!!! Congratulations! Glad your brother made it! How old are they now? Pics, pics,pics! We are snowed in totally, and pics would make my day!!!

 

[delawaregirl09]

Catdaddyfro! Thats great news!!!! Yard Full of IT!!! (lol) I mean rocks

I bet your boys are happy

I know I would be

Joletabey, snowed in??!! Oh gosh, that must be fun, but crappy too!

 

[catdaddyfro]

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I made it back this evening with pics this time, having picture uploading 101 as I post here so if I screw it up then will try again.

There ya go, how'd I do?

 

[kathyinmo]

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YOU did it! YAY!!! Very nice pictures!

Isn't it funny how some have alot of markings, and others have very little? I've noticed that.

 

[catdaddyfro]

Yes, kathyinmo, the roos are marked way more than the girls. Out of the twelve there are 9 roos and 3 pullets. Should be able to pick a good roo out of them, sure looks like some have a lot of tail barring showing already and most have the 5 pointed comb also. They are now 9 weeks old so there is still going to be a lot of changes in their anotomy, so I will keep ya'll posted as they progress.


catdaddy

P.S. kathyinmo I just realized I was spelling your username wrong on the other thread, when my brother said Kathy in Missouri was what your name was abbreviated for I knew that I had it wrong on the past two thanks on my other posts.

 

[Germaine_11.20]

Catdaddyfro, those are wonderful looking Dels! You did good!

 

[Kim_NC]

Nice job on the pics, Catdaddyfro! Surely they'll be an excellent roo in the group when they fill out.