Wheaten and Blue wheaten Marans Discussion Thread

[Debbi]

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Randy, I like the darker hens too, but what happens with their offspring? Too dark in the breast/body area? Do the darker hens harm or improve the cockerel offspring at all?

 

[berkeleysprings]

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Randy, I like the darker hens too, but what happens with their offspring? Too dark in the breast/body area? Do the darker hens harm or improve the cockerel offspring at all?

hens turn out to be spotted or looking like a bad btb.. but iv never tried to test the roos. my roos come out almost cookie cutyer with exception of backs sometimes feather color is more mohogany on roos back.. iv only used one roo in five yeats and also test bred his son and sold or slaughtered all offsping sons but right now i have a speciql roo son im wanting to test breed once hens syart laying

 

[Debbi]

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Randy, I like the darker hens too, but what happens with their offspring? Too dark in the breast/body area? Do the darker hens harm or improve the cockerel offspring at all?

hens turn out to be spotted or looking like a bad btb.. but iv never tried to test the roos. my roos come out almost cookie cutyer with exception of backs sometimes feather color is more mohogany on roos back.. iv only used one roo in five yeats and also test bred his son and sold or slaughtered all offsping sons but right now i have a speciql roo son im wanting to test breed once hens syart laying




Got any pics of him??

 

[berkeleysprings]

not right yet he ia only 4 months so im not sure on all the faults on him its his offspring im interested in
i have a hen the same age .they are a result of some test breeding a few months back. of two best (clean) hens .. i plan to hatch and ad some hens and future roo.


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hens turn out to be spotted or looking like a bad btb.. but iv never tried to test the roos. my roos come out almost cookie cutyer with exception of backs sometimes feather color is more mohogany on roos back.. iv only used one roo in five yeats and also test bred his son and sold or slaughtered all offsping sons but right now i have a speciql roo son im wanting to test breed once hens syart laying




Got any pics of him??

 

[berkeleysprings]

i am haveing a heck of a time navagating this new byc with my cellphone

 

[Budda's Birds]

This new lay out for byc is a bit difficult to navigate. I have a question about the hens breast coloring, I have four hens that had evenly dark (a medium brown) breast color now after their first moult their breasts are a patch work of dark and light will they continue to get lighter as they age? I'll try to see if I have some good pictures to show the changes.

 

[knjinnm]

i am haveing a heck of a time navagating this new byc with my cellphone

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I agree. If I open with the first link it takes me to page one of the thread. If I open with the second link it takes me to the actual posting page. Clicking on berkeleysprings takes me to Randy's profile page.

It will get better.

 

[berkeleysprings]

if their breasts are spotted and they have already molted they will most likely not get any lighter that's the reason I don't use dark hens in the hot days of summer I have noticed hens always lighten up on their backs but spotted breast last forever

 

[Budda's Birds]

Ok, I was just curious if they would continue to improve. Since it sounds like they won't so they will move to the laying pen.

 

[berkeleysprings]

they just wont change much after 10 to 12 months i think