What is your favorite color of eggs?

[PicoFarm]

I had a RIR that was a huge bully, at one time I kept her locked up for a week, asking her to give me a reason to go into the meat grinder. she calmed down a bit after the gulag.

The comet, it's strange, she is NOT overtly aggressive, it's like they are standing there she'll say something and the little ones will run away, or she'll cluck something quietly and nip at one of the other two and they get away fast from her. It's not like she is screaming and tearing feathers out but she absolutely IS bullying them on some level with that ! She's going to stay locked up the rest of the day, she's moaning a bit over that but too bad. The others went right to being nice and friendly to me without her being able to get to them, not totally but you can tell they are acting a bit easier. I will try them again tomorrow and if this continues then it's time to haul out the timeout cage and she can spend a few days in there all by herself UNABLE to free range and be with the rest of them while they get treats and have their fun etc. However the comet is an absolute doll with me, I just don't get it. I don't want to say it's jealousy, can chickens exibit that really?

Aaron

I'm not an expert on chicken behavior and "motivation" (for lack of better term). They respond to stimulus, such recognizing the face of a human they associate with providing treats. They obviously have a pecking order (who eats first, who gets the best roost, etc), which some humans find contrary with their human sensibilities/world view/preferences. Chickens are a prey species (eyes on the side of the head, not forward-facing). It's easy to anthropomorphize them because they are small, fluffy, and some are chatty.

 

[Liz Birdlover]

I'd definitely say those are Australorps!

I kinda thought so. Thanks! Luckily the younger Australorps seem to get along with the older Marans. They're about to get a young handsome EE mix Roo. He is so wimpy, hope they'll take it easy on him. I will wait til I have 2 days off in a row to be doing outside work, so I will hear if someone starts raising a ruckus.
When I collect eggs in their boxes I get the deep brown and the very light brown. It's all good.

The new Roo, was calling him Dr. Pepper but rethinking that, he is too gorgeous to have a silly name. He's all black with a few gold feathers here & there on his back, they glisten like real gold in the sun. Any ideas for good names? He is a sweetheart.

 

[SwampPrincessChick]

I kinda thought so. Thanks! Luckily the younger Australorps seem to get along with the older Marans. They're about to get a young handsome EE mix Roo. He is so wimpy, hope they'll take it easy on him. I will wait til I have 2 days off in a row to be doing outside work, so I will hear if someone starts raising a ruckus.
When I collect eggs in their boxes I get the deep brown and the very light brown. It's all good.

The new Roo, was calling him Dr. Pepper but rethinking that, he is too gorgeous to have a silly name. He's all black with a few gold feathers here & there on his back, they glisten like real gold in the sun. Any ideas for good names? He is a sweetheart.
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He is gorgeous! I can't think of any names, though, sorry. Not the best at names for others' chickens.

 

[pipdzipdnreadytogo]

My black hens...Who is Maran or Australorp?
Combs seem different, egg colors definitely different
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Well the one has feathering on her feet, so she's definitely not an Australorp. I can't tell if the other one has foot feathering or not from these pictures, but if she does, then nope, not an Australorp. I wonder if they were labeled 'Midnight Majesty Marans' or 'Mystic Marans'? Those are actually hybrids, not pure Marans, but of course hatcheries love giving their hybrids the most confusing names possible. That would explain the wrong egg color for Marans, though.

 

[Liz Birdlover]

Well the one has feathering on her feet, so she's definitely not an Australorp. I can't tell if the other one has foot feathering or not from these pictures, but if she does, then nope, not an Australorp. I wonder if they were labeled 'Midnight Majesty Marans' or 'Mystic Marans'? Those are actually hybrids, not pure Marans, but of course hatcheries love giving their hybrids the most confusing names possible. That would explain the wrong egg color for Marans, though.

A few more pics...yeah I don't get foot pics very well...so I will need to take more! There's only like 4,000 chicken photos already on the phone

 

[pipdzipdnreadytogo]

Oh, I thought there were only two for some reason! Whoops! Yeah, any of them with leg feathering are likely Marans hybrids. I don't see any that look like pure Marans at a glance, here.

And I hear you on the chicken photos! Those and pictures of my cat. I can't help it they're so adorable all the time!!

 

[TinyRaptorDodos]

I kinda thought so. Thanks! Luckily the younger Australorps seem to get along with the older Marans. They're about to get a young handsome EE mix Roo. He is so wimpy, hope they'll take it easy on him. I will wait til I have 2 days off in a row to be doing outside work, so I will hear if someone starts raising a ruckus.
When I collect eggs in their boxes I get the deep brown and the very light brown. It's all good.

The new Roo, was calling him Dr. Pepper but rethinking that, he is too gorgeous to have a silly name. He's all black with a few gold feathers here & there on his back, they glisten like real gold in the sun. Any ideas for good names? He is a sweetheart.
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Wow that one is so pretty! Similar to wolf… only prettier

 

[MandaRae]

Honestly I love them All but it's hard to decide!!!

 

[PicoFarm]

I kinda thought so. Thanks! Luckily the younger Australorps seem to get along with the older Marans. They're about to get a young handsome EE mix Roo. He is so wimpy, hope they'll take it easy on him. I will wait til I have 2 days off in a row to be doing outside work, so I will hear if someone starts raising a ruckus.
When I collect eggs in their boxes I get the deep brown and the very light brown. It's all good.

The new Roo, was calling him Dr. Pepper but rethinking that, he is too gorgeous to have a silly name. He's all black with a few gold feathers here & there on his back, they glisten like real gold in the sun. Any ideas for good names? He is a sweetheart.
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A few names we considered for our Pyrenees that might be of interest for your Roo:

Marcel
Luca
Stefan
Ivan
Quinn
Dirk
Rowan
Finn
Owen
Mars
Alex

 

[SwampPrincessChick]

Well the one has feathering on her feet, so she's definitely not an Australorp. I can't tell if the other one has foot feathering or not from these pictures, but if she does, then nope, not an Australorp. I wonder if they were labeled 'Midnight Majesty Marans' or 'Mystic Marans'? Those are actually hybrids, not pure Marans, but of course hatcheries love giving their hybrids the most confusing names possible. That would explain the wrong egg color for Marans, though.

Oops, I didn't even see the leg feathering!