Old Speckled Hen Posted May 11, 2013 Share Posted May 11, 2013 My broody hatched 5 (out of six) They have fluffy feet. Do Marans have fluffy feet? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mimi5 Posted May 11, 2013 Share Posted May 11, 2013 Congrats on your successful hatch Re the feathered feet.....I don't believe maran's have feathered feet Could they be crosses?? Maybe post a pic?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Speckled Hen Posted May 11, 2013 Author Share Posted May 11, 2013 Thanks they are charming and mum is clucking away instead of hissing at me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sjp Posted May 11, 2013 Share Posted May 11, 2013 cuckoo marans are clean legged. they could be copper black marans the dark one at the back plus a splash the white one the 3 at the front could be copper blues depending on what the breeder had running together Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Speckled Hen Posted May 11, 2013 Author Share Posted May 11, 2013 sjp thanks for that, how clever of you. I wanted splash but he had all his running together when I spoke to his missus despite saying they were all separate on his website. He had all the ones you mentioned. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redwing Posted May 12, 2013 Share Posted May 12, 2013 They arent English Cuckoo Marans They look like they may be the feather legged French Marans so copper blacks or blues though the one at the back may turn out to be cuckoo but the french type cuckoo not the clean legged clasic English ones. I actually prefer the French ones so lucky you if thats what they turn out to be Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Speckled Hen Posted May 12, 2013 Author Share Posted May 12, 2013 Thanks so much everybody. It's quite exciting waiting to see how they turn out. I hope they're not all cockerels. I need two hens to add to the flock and don't mind eating three ....gulp! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dance in the dark Posted May 12, 2013 Share Posted May 12, 2013 Yes, just to reiterate. Cuckoo Marans should be clean legged. They are an "English spin-off" of French Marans and should not have any feathers. French Marans can be very feathery or just a bit feathery. I agree with Redwing, if you have French Marans they are nicer! I have a couple of copper black marans and they are beautiful! Also they have very few feathers on the legs so it's never a maintenance issue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Speckled Hen Posted May 29, 2013 Author Share Posted May 29, 2013 Looks like two of the grey ones are hens. Pity...I wanted a Splash hen. I'll get pictures tomorrow see if you lot agree with me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
