The Poultry Keeper

Tarka · Joined: 21 Dec 2007 Posts: 421

Could you post a few pictures of different breeds of poultry from France

I'd like to see if there's much difference in appearance between English and French poultry .

Maran
Light Sussex ect ect

mojo · Posted: Sun Oct 19, 2008 5:27 pm Post subject:

not good with a camera but some breeds do not even look quite right over here.LSussex are much scrawnier (unless expat stock) marans all have feathered feet.........glad you came acalling mate thanks

vanessa · Joined: 24 Sep 2005 Posts: 1269 Location: Correze

Sylvia · Posted: Sun Oct 19, 2008 6:13 pm Post subject:

I found this site quite interesting http://www.chez.com/volaillepoultry/franc2.html

Lisleoise · Posted: Sun Oct 19, 2008 7:14 pm Post subject:

Here's a pic of my Light Sussex and a Marans:

mojo · Posted: Sun Oct 19, 2008 8:57 pm Post subject:

are they uk sussex or french bourboug(think how its spelt) which the french also call sussex........i have found it very difficult to find UK looking birds especially utilitys that breed pure the great majority over her are farmyard birds that look a bit like pure breeds..............and of course they show to differant standards than we had in UK

Lisleoise · Posted: Mon Oct 20, 2008 6:52 am Post subject:

They were purchased from the local Cooperative Agricole as "Sussex" but who knows Laughing

Reasonably local to me are two breeders of Light Sussex and Bantam LS.

twister · Joined: 17 Sep 2008 Posts: 15 Location: deux sevres 79

Here some pictures of my hens and boy, have no idea what they are though, just that they have just started laying again after a three month blip!

Ralphie, is only a young lad, he has just discovered that he is a boy, and has shown that he likes the ladies, he has also just started making attempts at crowing, sounds like a party blower type thingy, makes the strangest of noises!

Tarka · Joined: 21 Dec 2007 Posts: 421

I have a friend that lives in Bulgaria and owns lots of chickens . They don't appear to have any pure breeds , all look cross this and that .
Also if you think some of the French poultry are scrawny , then wait till you see Bulgarian poultry Confused

I do like the French Marans though , nice and dark , would imagne the eggs are darker than English Maran hens ?

Keep the pictures coming , like them all , always interesting to see diffrent strains .

Sylvia · Posted: Mon Oct 20, 2008 5:35 pm Post subject:

Tarka, Have you looked at the link I posted? It is all in English and about the different French breeds, what part of France they come from, etc.

Tarka · Joined: 21 Dec 2007 Posts: 421

Not seen it Syvia , where can i see it .

Sylvia · Posted: Mon Oct 20, 2008 5:44 pm Post subject:

4th posting down on this thread.

NannyP · Posted: Mon Oct 20, 2008 8:13 pm Post subject:

This is Mrs Maran, a gift from Mojo, the start of my French hen keeping Very Happy

This is Mme Pantacourt, a descendant of a French Brahma hen and a British Brahma coq
Very Happy

Tarka · Joined: 21 Dec 2007 Posts: 421

Very nice Nannyp

Brahmas and Marans are two of my favorite breeds .
Notice the French marans are darker than here in England .

I did look on a French forum and notice some maran eggs that looked almost Blakish - brown , they were incredibly dark .

NannyP · Posted: Tue Oct 21, 2008 4:00 pm Post subject:

Yes, Marans eggs here are incredibly dark...mine (when she lays) are dark, but I have seen darker....James hatched some really dark eggs earlier this year....'bout time he showed his face Very Happy