Wheaten and Blue wheaten Marans Discussion Thread

[berkeleysprings]

well i guess they changed the format but now i can upload from smart phone but ive gotta relearn things

 

[snowbird]

Randy, I have a nice type two year old Wheaten hen and she has a few darker wheaten areas on the chest, do you have any molt out this way.

Will post a picture later today.

 

[berkeleysprings]

yes i have 3 with a few darker spots towards the chest they are also the darker backed hens as well . all of my older hens 6 year old and up theres no sign of that. I wonder if that's the fault ApA talked about in spotted chest?

 

[Debbi]

Are you guys referring to actual spots, or more like patches of darker wheaten coloring? Pics please.

 

[snowbird]

Are you guys referring to actual spots, or more like patches of darker wheaten coloring? Pics please.

Debbi, more like Patches and will post a picture soon as I get back from grocery store.

 

[berkeleysprings]

patches in the cases iv seen in chest .2 or 3 feathers of cream will have some wheaten . as feather grows out of bird is proper cream it turns wheaten at end were is visible hs a brown spot

 

[snowbird]

 

[Debbi]

Interesting, almost looks like lacing? Randy, you say you get this with your darker hens?

Would this be a fault or even a DQ?

 

[snowbird]

Interesting, almost looks like lacing? Randy, you say you get this with your darker hens?

Would this be a fault or even a DQ?

Debbi, I think this would be what we call a breeder bird. It would be a fault if we were showing.

 

[Debbi]

Yes Don, that is understood, she is a nice girl. Just wondered if one were to show up at a show if it would DQ or be a fault. Did she get these spots with her second molt?