Posts Tagged ‘marans’
I have tried to assemble the best laying flock of black copper marans. A few years ago I bought breeding stock from more than ten marans breeders including those generally acknowledged to be the highest-quality breeders in America. Many of the birds revealed significant defects as they grew. A rigorous culling program was followed, and of the hundreds of birds I hatched over several generations I assembled a pen of birds that reflect the breed standard. Note the copper coloring in the hackles of the hens; a trait that is called for in the standard but is frequently missing in most flocks. I kept birds that only lay the darkest eggs, and you can see in this video one of the freshly laid eggs a hen produced while I was filming.
Duration : 0:0:57
My wheaten marans and a couple of my bronze turkeys.
Duration : 0:2:44
Chicks hatched in March 07 from Copper Blue Marans eggs
Duration : 0:0:51
