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OR... STOP feeding the FF on the next batch of chicks and see if you continue to have a problem. I say this because the whole kill it, necropsy, and tissue samples will KILL your pocketbook and may still not provide you the answers you are searching for. I had a nasty case of Fowl Pox in one...

Oh the dramas I could share would surely get me cited for me "off topic" on this thread... Some are laughable and some I can't wait to forget.

I use 1/2 the dosage rate recommended on the bottle. I am pretty sure the whole "Drunk" thing is because of the added weight of the water from the dipping. This is especially true for the birds the first type they are dipped. It is also more pronounced in the smaller birds, in my case the...

Physically, he is fit as an ox. Mentally.... well that is a who other story!

The old cock is still fertile, but he is a "gentleman". He propositions the marans hens and they say "No". He accepts it and moves over to my Easter Eggers, Partridge Rocks, etc. Those ladies don't say "No". So he is getting the job done, but not with the hens I want him to do it with! He...

The Spray is too expensive and not as effective as dipping IMHO. All I need is One bottle of dip, 1/2 of a 55 gallon plastic drum, and I can do all on my property in one morning. Then I must the dirty water in a pump-up sprayer and hit all the turds on the ground I can find. This serves as a...

It has been FOREVER! My dad is really narrowing my scope on life. I hatched a TON Of chicks this year. Unfortunately, very few were marans. I am going to replace at least one of my marans cocks this winter with a cockerel from the Spring hatch. The oldest male cock is having fertility issues...

I use the dip... I do it outside.. I do it first thing in the morning and then let the birds free range all day so that they are dry by night. I didn't know about the ether... thanks for the heads up...

I have found it a good time to dip the chickens with adams flea and tick dip... You will have a very peed off hen, but she won't be broody by the time she dries out. Plus, she will smell good LOL I have a few marans that go broody and they are always in the Spring or Summer, so dipping isn't...

Since it is consistently happening aound the 7 to 8 week age period, it makes me think it is something other than Botulism. Certain Virus tend to effect birds at a certain age more than at any other time. Also, at 7 to 8 weeks of age, watch for things like "dog piling". The chicks on the...

KEEP her if she has good type. Track her offspring and see what they produce. Sometimes you will lose egg color when a new breeder is brought on the seen. A couple of generations later, your color will be back...It is a good sign that the other three kept their egg color. I never hesitate to...

RunawayLobster, That is too funny because I had a nasty SS rooster that I sold with FULL disclosure to a fellow BYC member who was experienced with birds... I made sure there were no children in the family and wished him the best with that rooster. The SS male did great is his new home...

Well said Broad St Farm... I ABSOLUTELY agree. I will even go further and add that I think we can disagree and still do it respectfully. We don't have to agree on everything, but we should always be considerate of how the other person is going to feel. There is always a way to say what we need...

Ok sweetie, then there is absolutely NO WAY I am going to suggest any thing to you... If he is nasty, I am sure you have done everything and know what you will have to do next time he thinks he is bigger and meaner than you For the record, I have only had ONE nasty marans COCKEREL.... He was...

Ladycat, How long have you had chickens? I don't want to offend you by offering suggestions that you might already know..

Welcome to the Marans thread. Glad to see you used on first BYC post on us. To be a marans, the bird must lay at least a level 4 egg in color. With that being said... some lay a 4, some lay a 5, some lay a 6... Honestly, not too many birds lay eggs darker than that. There is a school...

Once they start a new habit, you may have to re-train them into going back into the coop. 1st) Try raising the wattage of the light in the coop. You might get lucky and they will return to the coop on their own seeking the security of the light. If raising the wattage of the light doesn't...

How many males do you have in the coop? There is no reason for the pullets to stay outside unless there is something running them out of the coop. Are the roosts higher in the run area? There has to be a reason they are feeling safer outside than inside. Is there lighting outside and not...

What to call him... You can not call him a black copper marans because he simply is not! He does look like a wheaten marans. If he is a mix of wheaten and something else, then I would simply call him a barnyard mix.