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  1. oldfartfarmer

    what is it? and is it a girl or boy?

    THANK YOU,,me myself i think she's gorgeous and she's very friendly,,lol
  2. oldfartfarmer

    what is it? and is it a girl or boy?

    this one is not like any others i ordered, and at 14 weeks it has no comb, all my others the same age have there combs growing, thank you for any help,
  3. oldfartfarmer

    Maine

    ine of my cuckoo Marans is half the size of my other two, no tail feathers (other 2 have them sprouting) out of 13 baby chicks 2 weeks old this one bird is the same size as when they all were 1 week old? do i have a midget chicken? were calling her "Runt" right now, she's eating and drinking...
  4. oldfartfarmer

    Maine

    LOL, that sounds like my G?F we ordered 8 then 10, then 12, then got 2 for free,,, now she wants mini goats
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    A Limping Leghorn Chick

    my chicks are 5 days old, 14 of them, 2 leghorns, yesterday all was fine, running around going crazy when i gave them scrambled eggs out of my hand, this morning, one of the leghorns, is limping, eating, drinking, but spending time "sitting" when i gave them some more scrambled egg treat in my...
  6. oldfartfarmer

    Maine

    got my chicks yesterday, there all having a ball,, 14 of them, 2 days old, 3 today, electric blanket on the right side, for nighttime, heat lamp for when im around and its nice outside and have the windows and doors open, cage is 6ft long/2ft x2ft H,W, one of my leghorns had one eye that wasn't...
  7. oldfartfarmer

    Maine

    anyone know how high I should hang the electric blanket above 3 day old chicks in my pen? to start? and what tempiture ? i don't want to cook the poor things,
  8. oldfartfarmer

    Maine

    almost have my baby chicken pen done, it will sit inside next to a window, right hand side will have an electric blanket, left hand side will have wire mesh on top for a heat lamp, ive got 12 of them coming the end of the month,, cheers john
  9. oldfartfarmer

    Maine

    I can't wait for fiddleheads, I get bags and bags of them, and Mmmmm-Good eating
  10. oldfartfarmer

    Maine

    Ive never done facebook, and won't, how big of a nesting box do you think ill need for 10-12 baby chicks? last time i used an old blanket trunk, 2'x4',for 6. but my G?F won't give it up for this time, and ive got to raise them down in our basement, its furnished and has our wood stove, aka my...
  11. oldfartfarmer

    Maine

    im trying to find someone with copper maran chicks, i can get some hatching eggs, but ive no clue as to what i need to do when i receive them, equipment ect, ive raised baby chicks, no problem, my brahmas and eggers, but id really like to add some marans, I can get cuckoo marans chicks, but id...
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    Marans Thread - breed discussion & pictures are welcome!

    please excuse my ignorance, ive had chickens for 4 yrs now, 2 yrs ago i bought baby chicks at a hardware store, and raised them inside with the help on here, this year im getting another order ready for baby chicks, BUT im wanting copper marans, and having a hard time finding them as chicks...
  13. oldfartfarmer

    Maine

    oh and im getting 5 eggs a day, the little tricksters were piling them up behind there poo pile, and not using the nesting boxes,,i fixed that,
  14. oldfartfarmer

    Maine

    Hi all, been awhile, I moved my coop to another bigger building(twice the size) last year, and fenced in a 200x200 area, as I did figure out why our chickens crossed the road, our neighbor kids were feeding them while waiting for the buss,,im surprised they didn't go to school, one ended up as...
  15. oldfartfarmer

    Maine

    she's out there running around looking normal, squaking like all the others when i go out, so time will tell,
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