Recent content by cindy parker

I meant to add the picture of the darker bird along with the splash one...breed and gender please

Are these even EE's? And are they pullets? These came from eggs that we hatched earlier this year that were purchased as EE eggs. I could only get one picture of the darker bird...[/IMG][/IMG]

Anyone else have advise in the color? It's pretty important to me as to what color she is. I'm new to chickens and just trying to learn.

Hi...I'm new to marans and absolutely love them. I hatched several a couple of months ago and am hoping for some advise on the color of a chick I kept. I kept 2 pullets and a cockerel. The I am pretty sure they are blue coppers but I would like advise on the color of the roo I kept. It's the...

Thank you...I have 3 of them and two look exactly like your chick. The other one is the chick standing tall in the pic I posted. The darker one is gorgeous...so hoping it's a pullet:)

We had one do the same thing...sorry

Chick in question is the one standing up posing...

After a major (110) degree ha heat wave, my girls haven't laid in 2 weeks. Today, we got 4 eggs total from our 5 hens. The speckled one is LONG and skinny and the chicken was obviously very proud of herself. She made her happy sound for probably 10 minutes afterwards!

OMG...they are soooo pretty! I can't wait til mine are adults:)

Whatever they are, they are so pretty:) I have three that are 2 weeks old now and can't wait to be able to figure out what sex they are. There is one that is obviously much prettier and darker than the other two so I'm hoping there will be 2 pullets. If I have two pullets and one cockerel, I...

We switched from pine shavings to sand. The shavings work great as long as it's dry. The sand just seems to keep the flies and odor at bay . My run has 1x2 welded wire on the floor

Me too...but not for a while here now. The chicks we have now are growing so very ow and I know it's from this ridiculous heat wave. I live on a farm and my Dad and Brother raise cattle... The calves they had born recently are lagging behind with my biddies. Too hot to even grow....