Marans Large Fowl

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Black Copper Marans were one of the original birds I started with many years ago.  Back then, I was more focused on egg color, and type slowly slipped.  In the last couple of years,  I have been working to improve type and maintain the proper copper coloring.  I occasionally exhibit Black Coppers, but not as much as my less-common varieties.  My Black Copper flocks are Black Copper males over Black Copper and Blue Copper females.  

It was before my time, when  Blue Silver was added to the Black Silver flocks, however since the introduction of the Blue Silvers, Autosomal Red has been like the plague.  The Blue Silvers introduced a whole heap of undesirable traits that I have been slowly trying to weed-out.  I have since split an individual flock of Black Silvers out, to focus on improving them first.  Unfortunately, some of those unwanted traits will still pop up in the current offspring.  Although not yet an accepted variety, I do exhibit my Black Silvers regularly.  My Black Silver Flocks are Black Silver males over Black Silver females, and Blue Silver males over Black Silver and Blue Silver females, and will produce BBS Silvers.

Although Blue Copper is not a recognized variety, they are still striking birds.  I have found that since the introduction of Blue Coppers into the Black Copper flocks, type slid backwards a little bit as well as egg color.  I am diligently working on improving both of those traits.  I feel that Splash Copper looks like leakage, so my Copper flocks are Black Copper males over Black Copper and Blue Copper females.  

It was before my time, when  Blue Silver was added to the Black Silver flocks, however since the introduction of the Blues, Autosomal Red has been like the plague.  The blue silvers introduced a whole heap of undesirable traits that I have been slowly trying to weed-out.  Unfortunately, some of those unwanted traits will still pop up in the current offspring.   My Blue Silver flock is set up with Blue Silver Males over Black Silver and Blue Silver females, and will produce BBS Silvers.

Although not an accepted variety, Blue Wheaten seems to go hand-in-hand with Wheaten.  The original Blue Wheaten males when I got the flocks were not the best, so I am working on rebuilding the quality of this flock.   My breeding flocks are Wheaten males over Blue Wheaten and Wheaten females.

I enjoy the looks of a Splash Marans, but feel that the Splash Copper Marans look like leakage, while the Silver blends in with the Splash coloring.  It was before my time, when  Blue Silver was added to the Black Silver flocks, however since the introduction of the Blues, Autosomal Red has been like the plague.  The blue silvers introduced a whole heap of undesirable traits that I have been slowly trying to weed-out.  Unfortunately, some of those unwanted traits will still pop up in the current offspring.   My Blue Silver flock is set up with Blue Silver males over Black Silver and Blue Silver females, and will produce BBS Silvers.

Wheaten is one of the more fun varieties to exhibit.  My Wheaten Marans are very competitive with the Black Copper variety, and truly a delight to exhibit.  The Blue Wheaten Marans were added before my time, and seem to have brought some type challenges, so I am working on rebuilding the quality of my Wheatens.   My Wheaten flocks are Wheaten males over Blue Wheaten and Wheaten females.

I am a sucker for White birds, so White Marans are no exception.  In late 2024 I had some set-backs in my White Marans flock, so at this time I am working on rebuilding my flock.  My White Marans were never perfect, and I have been working on tail angle as well as leg and foot color.  At this time I am not able to share my White Marans.