marans
Alektorophobia keeps marans in one place: 5 stories so far. The section currently leads with “Breeding green eggs: mixing Marans, Araucanas, and a Rhode Island dream”, “Hamburgs got the zoomies? Our new Marans are the chillest chickens”, and “Tiny Marans Froment chicks are cluck-tastic, and currently napping!”. So, you want to breed green eggs, but you also want your flock to actually *produce* them all year long? So our Hamburgs are basically tiny feathered toddlers on a sugar rush, and then we added two Marans. Chickens. Everything there is to know about chickens and the fear of them. The list below is every marans story on Alektorophobia, newest first.
Breeding green eggs: mixing Marans, Araucanas, and a Rhode Island dream
So, you want to breed green eggs, but you also want your flock to actually *produce* them all year long? That's an egg-citing genetic puzzle, and I love the ambition. Mixing Marans and Araucanas is a classic move for those olive eggers, but throwing a Rhode Island Red rooster into the mix is where it gets really interesting. You're basically asking for a bird that keeps the cool color but adds serious laying power. It's a fowl play of genetics, and honestly, it's a bit mad, in the best way. For anyone else deep in this cluck-tastic DNA rabbit hole, our piece on *"Who's Got the Cluck-tastic DNA Deets for My Flock?"* might offer some extra insight on tracking all those feathery genes.
Hamburgs got the zoomies? Our new Marans are the chillest chickens
So our Hamburgs are basically tiny feathered toddlers on a sugar rush, and then we added two Marans. Night and day. These new girls are nine weeks old and they actually… chill. They *lie down*. Quietly. It's throwing us for a loop because we are not used to poultry that isn't vibrating with chaotic energy. The Marans are serene little zen masters compared to our original squad. It's a cluck-tastic lesson in chicken personality, and a reminder that not every hen is out to test your patience. If you need a break from high-octane fowl play, maybe skip the Hamburgs.
Tiny Marans Froment chicks are cluck-tastic, and currently napping!
There's something deeply hilarious about a pile of Tiny Marans Froment chicks napping on your lap, swaddled in a dryer-warmed towel like they're at a spa. I get it, these little fluffballs are cluck-tastic, but also utterly ridiculous in their trust. Our newest additions to the flock are currently snoozing on /u/Bearthegood, which is both adorable and a little terrifying if you've ever seen how fast a sleeping chick can transform into a tiny chaos machine. This is the kind of wholesome fowl play that makes you forget they'll eventually grow up to plot your demise. For more feathered friend adventures, check out our related article, "Chickens Got Her Good! A Backyard Poultry Adventure."
Six weeks of feathered chaos and they're already ruling the roost!
Six weeks old today! That's the sweet spot where Black Copper Marans go from "fluffy potato" to "feathered teenager with opinions." They're growing fast, and honestly, it's a little egg-citing to watch. You've got to admire the commitment to raising these beauties, even if they're already plotting their great escape from the brooder. I can't help but feel a pang of envy for anyone who gets to see those copper hackles shine in person. For more feathered friend fun, check out "Chickens Got Her Good! A Backyard Poultry Adventure" for another round of relatable fowl play. These little dinosaurs are the best kind of chaos, and I'm here for every second of it.
Copper and blue feathers make this crossbreed an egg-citing little cutie
Oh, that blue and copper combo is absolutely *cluck-tastic*! This French Copper Marans x Blue Laced Red Wyandotte is the perfect feathered mashup, you get that rich, lacing on the hackles and that soft, dreamy blue body. It's like someone spilled a sunset on a chicken, and I'm totally here for it. I mean, look at that face, equal parts regal and ridiculous, which is honestly the sweet spot for any backyard bird. The copper is coming through just enough to make it feel like a living piece of art, and that blue? Swoon. It's the kind of cutie that makes you want to start a whole flock of these crossbreeds, even if you're still chickening out on the pecking order.