Recent content by Koolduck

Agree with the SLW and RIR...I have both Barred Rocks and Cuckoo Marans...That' a "bad" Barred Rock or BR mix as far as coloring. Bet it will be your best Roo...always the way!

My hens usually go broody in one of only three nest boxes so I move them! Some are OK with a cardboard box and chicken wire setup in the coop while some I have to move to a rabbit hutch in the barn away from the general population. Nighttime seems to work the best as they wake up and seem to say...

Can Ameracaunas be wheaton? She has some of the characteristics of my wheaton Maran Hen....pretty girl. I'll take her if you don't want her

Found him and remembered how! His name is PITA....

Sorry...he doesn't look like my Cuckoo Maran roo...do you want a cuckoo Maran Roo?....he is up for sale...cheep, cheep! too many roos! Ill try too upload a picture of my Cuckoo Maran if I can remember how!

I just noticed that my BO rooster who is 1.5 yrs old, was wheezing last night at coop lock up...he has been VERY aggressive lateley too...hope I didnt do any damage to him as one day I pushed him down to the ground by the neck to secure him to pick up...he has found that he is no longer top dog...

When my wheatens were babies, the male had whitish fuzz and the female was more yellow. Male had the blackish feathers in the wings. Also, the males wings are more chisled and pointy than the nice round shaped female wings...thats been my experience! I wish you all the luck in the world for more...

Quote: My Marans are just like yours....they act like Im going to pull each and every feather out one at a time! My white Marans have settled a bit after they started laying but, I would not call them lovey...I guess we are lucky and just have "special" marans!

Quote: ....a barn cat bringing them treats! I love it!

Looks like you all dodged a bullet!

Quote: I am so laughing at this as my Grandmother was Mable - my daughter didn;t want to use it for her new baby girl born 18th Aug she is called Jessica - however our new baby pullet now 14 weeks is called MABLE! Oesdog - TOO FUNNY ALL OF YOU....but it could be worse, I had an Aunt named...

I just double checked the Ky State fair book, and while I could not see any APA/ABA sanctions mentioned , they did have out of state judges. One from Ca, and one from Pa. I saw many of the same names(in the open classes) that I had seen at Ohio...and yes that show is HUGE! Of the birds that...

AHH! Thank Goodness y'all didnt see any white ....as I thought that I might really need bifocals after all!

mrbstephens Becareful! I grew up in Great River (south shore) in the 60's,70's and early 80's before I grew up and moved away ....been through some Cat 2s at best, but if this monster stays together...God help you! Can you bring your chicks in the garage? Good luck...prayers for all in its path!

I cheated....I googled "French Boy/Girl names....Blanc is the only girl named but we have Francois-Wheaton Maran roo, Marcel-Black Copper roo, my favorite Julian- Black Copper roo....the Cuckoo roo is named PITA I may borrow your claudette if you dont mind? No disrespect to Grandma Mabel meant.