Wheaten Marans

[stevin]

if anyone has them could you posts pics and share what you know about the breed.....
thanx

 

[poularde]

Peak at the marans thread. They talk about wheatons and lots of pics.

 

[Illia]

Well, just to give you a little help, here's mine, both Blue Wheaten and normal Wheaten. . .

. . . ( PIC HEAVY )

In general, Wheaten and Blue Wheaten Marans lay a pretty good egg color; Mine pictured above are normally just a tad darker than that, but they're tapering off for the season.

They're just like normal Marans though - Calm, quiet, heavy in build which offers a great dual purpose breed, non-aggressive Roosters, cold-hardy.

I love my Wheatens, especially Blue Wheatens, because they're so beautiful and a much more rare variety than Black Coppers. Also, they rank in egg color up with Black Coppers, unlike other color varieties.

 

[stevin]

WOW, you have some really nice lookin bird there!!!!!!
please, everyone post some more pics. i'm hoping to pick up 3 wheaten hens this weekend.

 

[Katy]

These are pictures of my Wheatens from about a year ago....guess it's time for some new pictures of them.

 

[stevin]

katy,
were your hens molting at the time the pics were taken?
the reason i'm asking is because i don't see the black/dark tail feathers...... just curious...
beautiful birds either way

 

[Katy]

Yes they probably were. I know in this picture the roo looks scruffy because he was.

 

[jeremy]

Katy, where did your birds originate, what lines?

I love that your hens look so "round", it makes them all the more appealing!

 

[Katy]

I got my original ones from Laura Teasdale and then a few from Bev Davis.

 

[newchickens2009]

I order W/BW Marans and this is the roo that I got. He is a year old and still growing strong. He doesn't look like a lot of other W/BW Marans that I have seen on here so I posted these pics for your thoughts and coments.