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| Author: | LOOLOO [ Thu Jun 20, 2013 5:56 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Breed Profile - View Chicken Breeds Profile Information |
Chicken Breeds Profile Information Click the Breed below to view the profile Breed Profile - The Australorp Breed Profile - Minorca Breed Profile - Araucana |
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| Author: | LOOLOO [ Thu Jun 20, 2013 6:55 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Breed Profile - View Chicken Breeds Profile Information |
I will add more as I find them. Please if you would like to put together a "Breed Profile" PLEASE DO just post it as a new topic in "Chickens" and I will index it here LooLoo |
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| Author: | Petite Poulet [ Thu Jun 20, 2013 9:01 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Breed Profile - View Chicken Breeds Profile Information |
Marans "the hens that lay James Bond's favourite eggs" delineate BREED: Marans DESCRIPTION: They are known as "the hens that lay James Bond's favourite eggs" and lay various shades of deep chocolate coloured eggs, which even have a colour scale that rates from 1-9. They have bright orange eyes HISTORY/ORIGINS:Marans originated in the swampy, marshy western French town of Marans near La Rochelle. They were developed from a number of breeds including Barred Rock, Coucou de Malines, Croad Langshan, Faverolles, Rennes ,Gatinaise and perhaps Braekel. BREED COLOURS: Cuckoo, Golden Cuckoo, Black, Birchen, Black Copper, Wheaten, Black-tailed Buff, White and Columbian BREED PURPOSE: Dual Purpose with large chocolate coloured eggs and fine quality meat. BREED SIZE: STANDARD BREED TEMPERAMENT/SUITABILITY: Marans are very quiet, gentle, docile and social birds. For the discerning owner. HEIGHT/WEIGHT OF COCKEREL/PULLET HEN/ROOSTER Cockerel: 3.0 to 3.5 kilos Pullet: 2.2 to 2.6 kilos Cock: 3.5 to 4.0 kilos Hen: 2.6 to 3.2 kilos BROODINESS: Average FERTILITY: Average COMB: SINGLE EGG PRODUCTIVITY: 160-200 per annum EGG SIZE/WEIGHT: Large; 65 grams for pullet 70-80 grams for hen EGG COLOUR: Marans eggs need to be an even colour by the 20th egg and it will determine the future colour scale rating of their eggs Marans eggs can be classified as - uniform - stippled - spotted RELEVANT LINKS TO CLUB ETC http://www.marans.eu/ |
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