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Yep....Carnation. Sorry.
They taste just the same as a bird that has a good comb.
Yes, I just do not want to bother with them that long. It is not worth the feed this time of year.
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You are very right when you say it "is a much wider problem than is being talked about." Think of have many people out there are buying Marans eggs and not reading this thread. I know the person I purchased my "Marans" eggs from on ebay is not the same person discussed on this thread...
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Funny we were posting these at almost the same time!
Wow, how's that for thinking alike? What you are showing is the makings of a Carnation comb. You are right in assuming the pullets will express it at a later date, or they will most definately carry one gene for it.
I am glad I...
Just want to share my ebay mistake with people. Yes, this is what happens if you do not do your homework! I just hatched out another batch from another breeder and the chick not only look different but have a totally different personality.
This first cockerel shown was very aggressive as a...
Gosh, you guys sure stay up late! I'm a 9:30, 10:00 person! I am glad you are back Anna, I hang out on here even if I do not write and I missed seeing you. I am lucky in that I live on the other side of the United States from all my relatives so not much chance of people dropping in here, and...
Question please: I have notice that 2 of my marans chicks have 2 or three feathers developing on the middle toe--are these cull materal? Or I should say, if hens they head to the laying flock?
Good Morning!! I just got in from feeding all the bird kids. A little chilly out there this morning but the birds seem to love it.
I moved my marans chicks in to a big plastic tub with pine shaving this morning. I have had them seperated in two pens due to one, that I have named Hannibal...
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Neosporin is probably a good idea and I will try that -- thank you! No, they are not crowded and last night was only the second night out of the hatcher. The one that is pecking the feet(I sat and watched trying to figure out what was going on) is a large chick with the largest...
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Are the chicks pecking at the other birds' toes, or are they doing it to themselves? I had a single hatch roo, Pip, who had pretty shank/toe feathering coming in, and one morning I noticed he was pecking at his toes, and was bloody. I washed his feet off, and slathered on some Neosporin...
Good Morning, or I hope it is for all of you. Mine started out with checking on my 2 day old marans chicks and I have a problem that I hope someone can help with. Three of the chick--the only ones with feathers down the toes--are getting their feathered toes pecked. One so bad that it looks...
Well, my marans hatch from my ebay eggs is over. Out of 18 eggs that were sent to me I got 8 chicks(3 fully developed did not pip) one was dead this morning but the other 7 look good. This is just not a good tiime of year for hatching plus with shipping the eggs on top of that but since I am...
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He is a very nice looking boy! Comb or not--sorry about the comb.....
Thanks... I aparently can't send anymore PMs so I sent you an email.
You can try the pms again--my inbox was full so I had to delete some of the old messages in there. I have not seen an email yet but for some...
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This is really depressing to me as I have been watching this thread and I have eggs in the incubator off ebay from a guy named Dave who will not answer my emails when I have asked for his NPIP # and more information on my eggs breeding background. He had advertised them as Wade Jeane...
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This is really depressing to me as I have been watching this thread and I have eggs in the incubator off ebay from a guy named Dave who will not answer my emails when I have asked for his NPIP # and more information on my eggs breeding background. He had advertised them as Wade Jeane...