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post #2421 of 2959
7/29/12 at 10:29am

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I have a small closed flock of wheaten Marans since early   2009 my names Randy
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post #2422 of 2959
7/29/12 at 1:27pm
I wanted to post a bunch of pictures hoping it might spark conversation if anybody has questions please feel free to ask
I have a small closed flock of wheaten Marans since early   2009 my names Randy
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post #2423 of 2959
7/29/12 at 1:38pm
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Randy, The young Wheaten are really looking good. Males look real good

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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post #2424 of 2959
7/29/12 at 2:37pm
thanks don i hope to be getting closer to getting nice roosters and il keep 2 of the five in the group. i have 3 more young roos i havent evem considered yet till there older. the remander of roos will live a good life for a few months than i will cull for dinner. this fall i hope to keep the two roos in wiith main flock depending how they get along with the 14 hens
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post #2425 of 2959
7/29/12 at 5:36pm

Hi Randy,

Looks like you eliminated the white tail puffs.

Joe

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post #2426 of 2959
7/30/12 at 6:54am
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thanks don i hope to be getting closer to getting nice roosters and il keep 2 of the five in the group. i have 3 more young roos i havent evem considered yet till there older. the remander of roos will live a good life for a few months than i will cull for dinner. this fall i hope to keep the two roos in wiith main flock depending how they get along with the 14 hens


Will they do well with a 1:7 ratio of cocks to hens? With my Jersey Giants, I have to keep it closer to 1:4 to make sure that all the hens are paid equal attention. Maybe it has to do with their size.

 

I'm wondering because I'm hatching out some late season chicks (2 out this morning and one more had a sizable pip so far) and I'd like to keep a relatively small flock but want to be sure I have enough "spares" that I don't find myself in the same predicament I'm in now- no males after the double whammy of raccoons and a heat wave!

Ameraucanas, Jersey Giants, and Wheaten Marans

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post #2427 of 2959
7/30/12 at 8:28am

Nice crop of young birds Randy!! I see quite a few nice boys in there, if I was closer, I might come relieve you of one or two. wink.png

 

We finally got some good rain yesterday, with more coming today. Right now it's sunny and breezy, temps around 85*, so the chicks are outside playing in the big run. Hopefully if the weather stays cooler, they can finally get out of my house! Wheatie-Pie is going to be a plus sized gal, what a chunker!

"Live and learn from fools and from sages" ~ Aerosmith
Black & Blue Copper Marans, and one Wheaten ~ White, Partridge & BBS Silkies
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"Live and learn from fools and from sages" ~ Aerosmith
Black & Blue Copper Marans, and one Wheaten ~ White, Partridge & BBS Silkies
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post #2428 of 2959
7/30/12 at 8:34am
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Originally Posted by OldChurchEggery1 View Post


Will they do well with a 1:7 ratio of cocks to hens? With my Jersey Giants, I have to keep it closer to 1:4 to make sure that all the hens are paid equal attention. Maybe it has to do with their size.

 

I'm wondering because I'm hatching out some late season chicks (2 out this morning and one more had a sizable pip so far) and I'd like to keep a relatively small flock but want to be sure I have enough "spares" that I don't find myself in the same predicament I'm in now- no males after the double whammy of raccoons and a heat wave!

The Marans I have worked with will be fine with 1-7 ratio. The young male can cover more female and be fertile. I have run as many as 25 female on the yard with one male and had great hatch rate. If you run more than One male with a group of females most likely the fertility will go down due to the males interfering with each other. I never run two males in a breeder pen.

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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post #2429 of 2959
7/30/12 at 8:44am
1 to 10 and thwre will be a few hens that will get torn up. theres always a few of the roisters favorite . or there just hoes lol . he will tear the backs up bad . some tumes i pull roo our all together to let girls rest & recover
I have a small closed flock of wheaten Marans since early   2009 my names Randy
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post #2430 of 2959
7/30/12 at 9:28am
I realize I posted 100 pictures but somebody asked to see in a rooster with the wings spread there's a picture with white in the wings and 1 with no white
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