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Its been a LONG time since I wrote/visited so thought I'd stop by and drool over everyone's Marans results! My darned camera went on the fritz and had to send out for repair, seems no one at camera shops can fix a camera anymore with everything being digital. sigh. But here are some pics of...

A friend of mine sent a photo to me and it sure looks like a BCM, a nice one at that. Or am I under the influence? She thinks its a BCM but it came with a group of chickens she purchased as babies. Its about 8-9 mos old here...or so she thinks. For some reason, BYC is not allowing me to...

Well, our three broody hens have now hatched over 20 chicks! I think the incubators can go on Craig's List About 10 of those are blues

Happy Birthday Ivy! Sorry to hear about your blue boy Lynette, have had that happen more often than not

My broody Marans hens have surpassed my pathetic attempts at hatching So far 15 chicks have hatched out. We lost a couple because one hen pecked the babies as the mice had gotten into the nest and I'm sure she was pecking at the mice. Several blues and the rest black coppers. There are about...

Thanks Don, that looks very do-able for even a tool klutz like me! Will grab some stuff this weekend. Do you worry about the rodents staggering out and about where other critters can consume them, such as chickens, puppies etc?

My barn cats are basically useless! My chickens and dogs are beter mousers! Maybe I should lock a cat in the coop for a night or two? I don't think they would bother the birds and we don't have any chicks in there.

I'd love to do solar but heck, with the weather pattern we've had all this year , I'd be back on standard expensive electricity But I truly have cut back *a little* on electricity with the four broody BCM hens! Now I'm waiting for my Orp pullets to grow up and be broody-broody-broody!! Plan...

Hey thanks Geebs about my avatar.....too many cute puppy photos (photography, an addiction of mine and at one time, an income before everyone and their brother became photographers )

No, you are right. I changed it to one of his little sisters and pick taken at end of May

OK Wynette, will do

Mel, would love to hear the SOP of jokes Hope your DR visit went well!

Thanks Geebs, will give the peppermint a try! FlGirl, OHHH I LOVE LOVE LOVE blueberry jam!! Are they they big blueberries or the smaller ones, like Maine blueberries?

AyeUp, what type of soil do you have there in Beaver Creek to plant carrots or do you do raised beds?

Thanks Lisa and AyeUp. I've posted here a couple of times, Don responded and I'm awaiting his photos of rodent bait protection but otherwise, just enjoying everyone's photos and posts. I'm hoping to get some pics someday of the BCMs I got from Copper Hackle Coop, I *think* some are pretty nice...

We just had broody girls hatch early and have three beautiful blacks and I think two dark blues! Daddies are Better percentage hatching than my incubator attempts

Wow Mel, I'm soooo sorry!! Keeping good thoughts for you! My husband suddenly died in 2005 and there was a contestation of his will, a 3 year probate, administration of the estate in two states (OR and CA) and it was the worst nightmare I had ever lived through. My own health declined...

Geebs, that's a Stones' song Aerosmith and a fav song? Earlier or later music?

I was just down in the Rogue last weekend judging an Australian shepherd ASCA specialty Its about a 3.5-4 hour drive and I'm near Albany where the first poultry swap meet was held. We also have Marans, LOTS of them As to the TM handling predators, they are first rate; there is a TM breeder...

Rsquared, Medford is a LOT different temperature wise than even near Salem (half way up the western side of the state) in that Medford has more of NoCA weather in that its hotter, sunnier during the summer and actually gets snow quite often. Given its in western OR you have the mountains all...