Recent content by Sandychell

I have read on here someone saying they were copper maran and austrolop mixed for egg color. Hoover does not say as much on their website so I think that was just speculation. Regardless they have become my favorite.

I did get these chicks from Hoover Hatchery. I believe they are sexed by color so you should get all females. All of mine were female. One runt with pasty butt died not long after arrival. The other nine were healthy, but I lost four to predators. I lost 13 chickens this year alone to predators...

Mine always do that around that age. I call it the angry teen phase. Once they mature and get close to laying they go back to their old friendly selves, as soon as I start seeing red combs and wattles and squatting. It seems to be a normal phase, just keep trying.

Sorry it didn’t post the photos.

Here are the three that will let me hold them. The other two want no part of having their photo taken.

Mine were like that before they started laying and then it was like a switch was flipped and now they are really friendly. They will let me hold them again, sit in my lap for cuddles and pets and let me carry them around. I got really bummed when they started their angry teenager phase and just...

Is she laying yet?

Got my first egg when they were almost 5 and a half months old on Aug 5th. I think it's only one laying so far. Three have nice bright red large wattles and have started squatting. Their entire demeanor changed as soon as they matured. They are so easy to handle now. I really love these birds.

Here are my first eggs.

Here are my first three eggs from my mmm’s. The photo with four eggs, the bottom lighter egg is a store bought free range brown egg for comparison.

Finally got my first few eggs from my Midnight Majestic Marans. In the first photo, with four eggs the lighter egg at the bottom is a regular store bought brown free range egg for comparison. They are a rich dark golden chocolate brown. Beautiful eggs. And I love the birds. They are just the...

I think this is the fourth one. I have a few that look just like this one.

Here are a few of my Midnight Majestic Marans at 10 and a half weeks. I have 9 total. I really love these birds. They are so sweet and friendly. Very smart and I can tell they will be much bigger than my Americanas. Definitely at the top of the pecking order. One loves to talk and chirp to you...

I have a few two and a half month old Americana’s I’d like an opinion on as to whether you think they are roosters or hens.