As of this morning, I have one rooster and one hen left, out of a flock of 40 black copper marans. Along with them, I also lost all my bantams and Langshans. We still haven't discovered what possibly could have gotten them or how it got in. Ironically, this was our most secure (we thought)...
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The standard for BCs is already established, and despite what just a couple of people (one in particular) are saying, it's pretty much identical to the French standard. A lot of squawking (pun intended) was done a few months back over a hen who was shown, who people felt should've been...
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Why do you think that is? Do you think its in the bloodline?
*I would really like to know.
I think what ninja is saying is that since everyones jumping on the bandwagon of marans for their eggs many aren't focusing on conformation as much as they could because they are focusing on...
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I've posted tons here about my birds I got from him last year, but I think the flock he has now is different, a little, from the one he had then. I started with 8 roos and 12 pullets, and culled, culled, and culled some more, selecting the most correct specimens from what I had to...
One of the reasons I chose Orpingtons was for their reputation for broodiness. Well, I haven't had an Orpington hen yet that didn't quit on her clutch (but a couple are setting now who might break that streak). HOWEVER, during my Marans' first spring, I have three that are broody right now...
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I don't know about Buddy's roo, but if you're referring to the peck marks on his comb and wattles, my roos look like that about 90% of the time! It seems to come not from the other roosters, but from what I can observe, the HENS! My boys that are out with the hens definitely have more...
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Yup, they're all feathered. No surprise, since all the parents are.
I hope the hens pick up laying again soon. I have gathered a mere handful of eggs in the last two days! I thought spring was supposed to be a productive time! I have one hardcore broody among the Marans, and I have...
Everyone is doing well since last night, no more losses, thank goodness. I moved them all into the giant brooder with 6 3-week-old chicks, and that seems to have pepped everyone right up. Maybe the biggers encouraged them to eat and drink plenty by example. I think the ones I lost were all...
First time this has happened to me--I have chicks dying! So far I've lost 5 or 6, and I can't figure out what's going on!
One by one, this is what happens: Chick gets lethargic, then one leg goes limp, then curls uselessly. Bad leg eventually straightens, and then hyperextends in a backward...
Haven't got my pics uploaded yet, but I have 15 new Marans and 2 new crosses today. This was a much improved hatch, but still could be a lot better. This time I ran the incubator DRY. It maintained at about 25% humidity the entire time, with no water in it at all. At the end, I added a tiny...
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Too bad you're so far away--I've got a couple hens I'd let you have, maybe three. One has weird coloring, and the others have black eyes. And I'm about to put a couple roosters in the freezer!
Later this summer, though, if I still have my culled hens, I'll put them with my Ameraucana...
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Now that ain't right, ya'll gotta be nice to me too. Hmm..dress funny? You should have seen me earlier when I was wearing my long sleeve Eskimo Joe's shirt with my Dr. Seuss pj bottoms and mud boots. Now that WAS a funny sight!
Have you been rifling through my closet? Quit...