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    Wrath's Marans

    I always thought those Ayam Cemani would be a fun breed. The zombie crosses are cool. I don’t have enough room for another project but they are neat to look at.
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    Wrath's Marans

    I think the last update was in October Halloween makeup does make sense
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    Wrath's Marans

    @wrathsfarm how did those Ayam Cemani chicks turn out? I don’t remember ever hearing if you got a male and female
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    Wrath's Marans

    Nice mix of colors. I love those legbar eggs.
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    Straub’s search for colored eggs

    Egg haul for today 7 from the main coop and one from the Bresse pin. The smallest egg in the basket is a fairy egg from the main flock. I believe it is one of the Wyandottes coming back into lay after molt. Or maybe the jersey giant going out of lay to go broody. Her favorite nesting box was...
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    Straub’s search for colored eggs

    Thanks, The pain levels are tolerable. The newly injured knee is less painful than the one I wrecked 20 years ago. Just the normal weather related arthritis type aches and pains. What I’m still working on is strength, flexibility, and endurance. It works really well for the first 1/2 of the day...
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    Straub’s search for colored eggs

    I collected the first egg from the Bresse pin. I do have 3 pullets in the pin from my colored eggs flock but the shell color sure looks like it was one of the Bresse. They are 21 weeks and two days old today.
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    Open Contest BYC Poultry Caption Contest 12-26-25 Pic by thecatumbrella

    Everyone is blurring out their kids faces when posting pictures to the internet.
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    Wrath's Marans

    Out of curiosity are you lighting these pullets or are the coming into lay with only natural sunlight? I’m lighting my mixed flock but not my Bresse. My Bresse aren’t laying yet and I’m considering lighting them up in hopes that I can start setting eggs in February. Or further north than I am so...
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    Wrath's Marans

    Sorry for your loss. I have enjoyed reading about King and Kong over the last couple years.
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    Straub’s search for colored eggs

    It’s been a cold few temperatures as low as 0F and wind between speeds 20-30 mph. The heated drinkers have been working well. Unfortunately it looks like one of the Bresse cockerels is experiencing some frostbite on his comb. This weather is hard on single comb birds.
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    Wrath's Marans

    I don’t have enough real experience with egg color genetics to offer any specific advice on that but I’ll just add some general breeding thoughts Hatch as many chicks as you are able to humanely house and can afford to feed. Always keep overall health of the birds as top priority when...
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    Wrath's Marans

    I bought my Marans eggs off a local guy I found on Craigslist for $1 an egg. I spent 2 years trying to breed them and never got a chick to hatch from the Marans hens. The rooster did sire several barn yard mix and olive egger chicks but never a full. Marans. Eventually I gave up and culled the...
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    Wing It Ranch

    That’s definitely fair. Everyone has to decide how much aggression they are willing to accept. Axl has spurred me twice. Both times were my fault I walked up behind him and surprised him. As long as I talk to him while approaching he usually ignores me. He does bite my hands somewhat regularly...
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    Wrath's Marans

    Nice looking eggs, if you’re planning to open a hatch a long thread I would love to follow it.
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    Wing It Ranch

    I feel like cockerels getting into squabbles with the older girls is one of the best ways for them to learn some manners. As long as they don’t corner him and hurt him I would just let it play out. Chasing him away is good for him.
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    Straub’s search for colored eggs

    The previously lame pullet made it through the night and apparently got down off the high roost without issue. I never bothered to name her mostly because she looks very similar to most of my olive Eggers and she still hasn’t ever laid an egg so I’m not sure what color she lays. I’ve never...
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    Straub’s search for colored eggs

    The weather forecast says 0F tomorrow night so I decided to return isolated pullet back into the main flock. So she could cuddle up with some friends for warmth. When I released her several of the hens ran over to her and they chased each other around for a bit. Nothing aggressive no raises...
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    Straub’s search for colored eggs

    I’m one week post knee surgery and I finally made it outside to see the chickens this morning. The surgery went well but the surgeon wasn’t able to make all the repairs he originally wanted to. That means for a quicker recovery but unfortunately I’ll very likely need a total knee replacement...
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    Straub’s search for colored eggs

    The layers are mostly done with their molt and coming back into lay. I collected 11 eggs today from 22 hens. That’s a lot better than the 3-5 eggs a day I’ve been getting for the past month I did catch all the Bresse today and get them weighed. Still growing really well they are really feeling...
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