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7/25/12 at 1:49pm
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Headgear, I assume the male in you Avatar is a wheaten Marans, Come over to the Wheaten Marans thread and will explain how to breed the Cotton out of the tail Coverts.

 

Holy Cow, I didn't know there was a Wheaten thread.  I also have black tail buffs and golden cuckoos.  I'm going to be busy!

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post #38712 of 45711
7/25/12 at 1:58pm
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Originally Posted by Headgear View Post

 

Holy Cow, I didn't know there was a Wheaten thread.  I also have black tail buffs and golden cuckoos.  I'm going to be busy!

Yes, there also is a Cuckoo and White thread.

Don,

 

We are seldom as great in the eye of others as we are in our own mind.. Look at the photo section at the album and see pictures of my setup. Plan on adding a few pictures shortly.

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Don,

 

We are seldom as great in the eye of others as we are in our own mind.. Look at the photo section at the album and see pictures of my setup. Plan on adding a few pictures shortly.

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7/25/12 at 2:40pm
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Well, we all survived another night in this heat. Tried putting the jug wrapped in a towel next to Uma last night, but she was having NO part of that! The Princess resides on the loveseat, and that jug was just taking up too much room for her likes. lol.png So instead, I set the jug in a shallow pan and placed it in front of the fan. Boy did that help!! Cooled the house off by about 6*, so we will be doing that again tonight. Uma got a good night's sleep, as I did, and she was up and eating this morning. bow.gif Vicki, looks like we have a 40% chance of storms tomorrow! I sure hope this one does more than just put on a light show...WE NEED RAAAAAIIIIINNNNN!!!

 

Good deal! I didn't think about the jug of ice cramping her lounging style haha. I'm glad you are finding something that works tho! So glad to hear she is eating!

 

We've got a 70% chance of rain for around 8pm tonight and then a 40% for the rest of it through til morning. I'm praying we get some soon!

"Maybe home is not really about geography...maybe home has more to do with the work we've all done as individuals to increasingly become people we can live with. Maybe home is the desire to live soulfully, the tiny ongoing desicions we make that allow the soul room to breathe." -Linford Detweiler
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"Maybe home is not really about geography...maybe home has more to do with the work we've all done as individuals to increasingly become people we can live with. Maybe home is the desire to live soulfully, the tiny ongoing desicions we make that allow the soul room to breathe." -Linford Detweiler
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post #38714 of 45711
7/25/12 at 2:41pm
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glad to hear you had a good night and that Uma is up and about!!

 

I'll add to the rain dance! wee.gifcelebrate.gifwee.gif

 

Vicki - how did your birds do?

my birds are in a holding pattern, I'm hoping that they can make it til we get to cooler weather....who ever thought I'd say the 90s would be cooler weather?

"Maybe home is not really about geography...maybe home has more to do with the work we've all done as individuals to increasingly become people we can live with. Maybe home is the desire to live soulfully, the tiny ongoing desicions we make that allow the soul room to breathe." -Linford Detweiler
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"Maybe home is not really about geography...maybe home has more to do with the work we've all done as individuals to increasingly become people we can live with. Maybe home is the desire to live soulfully, the tiny ongoing desicions we make that allow the soul room to breathe." -Linford Detweiler
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post #38715 of 45711
7/25/12 at 2:47pm
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Originally Posted by laughingclown View Post

Im getting so disheartened with Marans. I got around 20 chicks from a member. Drove a long way to get them too. Seemed nice and her birds looked good. I got a mossy bird. 1 Maran turned out to be some form of easter egger with yellow legs and a yellow beak. Screwed up combs. Split wings. And dark blue leakage spots/stripes on all my blues(which I hope comes out. Dont know if it does). I have 6 pullets and 1 roo left. I know a few of these I shouldnt breed either but I will test them out to see what I end up with. So frustrated beyond belief.barnie.gif I have spent a lot of money trying to get a decent flock together. Sad part is I dont need a huge flock. I had know Idea these birds needed this much work. I know not to expect perfection but this is ridiculous. If I dont start seeing results from my efforts Im done. I can just as easily throw my money down the toilet or out the window. Im down to 14 eggs in the bator out of 23 due to hatch Aug 1. We shall see!

 

Believe me, I feel your pain! I am a small breeder too, and just wanted some nice birds for a small flock. All I have gotten pretty much in the last almost 3 years, is crap! All of the above faults you listed and then some. I have literally culled off 3/4 of my flock and am basically starting over with the best of what I had left. Here's to hoping! The breed is new and still needs lots of work, so if you are in a hurry, cash it in now, it is not a race, and only time and strict selection will win over. I had to get another breed just to make me feel better! lol.png I really lucked out with the Silkies, 14 out of 20 shipped eggs hatched, and in the first hatch pretty much all of them were very nice chicks. But the breed has been around a long time, and there are many more breeders of quality birds out there for the norm. Not so with Marans. In the meantime, I will just slow down, cull heavily, and enjoy what I have. Eventually, the nice flock will appear.

"Live and learn from fools and from sages" ~ Aerosmith
Black & Blue Copper Marans, and one Wheaten ~ White, Partridge & BBS Silkies
Member of:  ASBC

 

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"Live and learn from fools and from sages" ~ Aerosmith
Black & Blue Copper Marans, and one Wheaten ~ White, Partridge & BBS Silkies
Member of:  ASBC

 

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post #38716 of 45711
7/25/12 at 2:52pm
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Good deal! I didn't think about the jug of ice cramping her lounging style haha. I'm glad you are finding something that works tho! So glad to hear she is eating!

We've got a 70% chance of rain for around 8pm tonight and then a 40% for the rest of it through til morning. I'm praying we get some soon!

Oh yes, The Princess does not like change...hmmm, wonder where she gets that from?? lol.png It's only 92* in the house this afternoon, so tonight ought to cool off well. They bumped our rain chances up to 50% now, and right now the clouds are coming in and a strong breeze is blowing!! Thanks to all doing the rain dances, at this point, it can't hurt! lol.png

"Live and learn from fools and from sages" ~ Aerosmith
Black & Blue Copper Marans, and one Wheaten ~ White, Partridge & BBS Silkies
Member of:  ASBC

 

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"Live and learn from fools and from sages" ~ Aerosmith
Black & Blue Copper Marans, and one Wheaten ~ White, Partridge & BBS Silkies
Member of:  ASBC

 

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post #38717 of 45711
7/25/12 at 3:11pm

Lost another hen (2nd one) to the heat... went out to feed them watermelon and a head count came up one short, she was sprawled under the coop. Darn this weather! Am looking at the radar and see a very few teeny little storm clouds scattered to our west, here's hoping that one (or more!) makes their way here and drop some much-needed moisture, if not the temperature bow.gif

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7/25/12 at 3:17pm
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Lost another hen (2nd one) to the heat... went out to feed them watermelon and a head count came up one short, she was sprawled under the coop. Darn this weather! Am looking at the radar and see a very few teeny little storm clouds scattered to our west, here's hoping that one (or more!) makes their way here and drop some much-needed moisture, if not the temperature bow.gif

Bless your heart, I know what a sad feeling that is, especially with all the extra work you put into it in this kind of weather. Hang in there, it's bound to get cooler by winter?? Storms look like they may start popping up here too, fingers crossed for all of us in this nasty heat and dry!! fl.gif

"Live and learn from fools and from sages" ~ Aerosmith
Black & Blue Copper Marans, and one Wheaten ~ White, Partridge & BBS Silkies
Member of:  ASBC

 

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"Live and learn from fools and from sages" ~ Aerosmith
Black & Blue Copper Marans, and one Wheaten ~ White, Partridge & BBS Silkies
Member of:  ASBC

 

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post #38719 of 45711
7/25/12 at 4:25pm
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Bless your heart, I know what a sad feeling that is, especially with all the extra work you put into it in this kind of weather. Hang in there, it's bound to get cooler by winter?? Storms look like they may start popping up here too, fingers crossed for all of us in this nasty heat and dry!! fl.gif

 

 

Debbi, the scary thing is... I actually had someone tell me that they'd heard that things would not cool off here, at all, until October... hide.gif

 

As I'm typing this, I heard an unfamiliar sound outside and the chickens started raising a fuss, guess we've all forgotten what big fat raindrops hitting the ground sound like. Alas, the sun is still shining and the tiny little cloud those drops fell out of is already gone, and the little wet splats are already evaporated. What a tease!

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post #38720 of 45711
7/25/12 at 4:28pm

Well Debbi, In true midwest extreme fashion, the weather is following suit. We have just been placed in a severe thunderstorm warning til midnight tonight. I'm praying we get some good rain, but none of the insane stuff.

"Maybe home is not really about geography...maybe home has more to do with the work we've all done as individuals to increasingly become people we can live with. Maybe home is the desire to live soulfully, the tiny ongoing desicions we make that allow the soul room to breathe." -Linford Detweiler
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