My first Marans egg today!!
This bird has been through a lot...I hatched 3, and she was the only to survive. Then she was picked on very hard by the others(Wyandottes)...but now..all is different . She is the first to the food and doesn't let anyone push her away...and now she is officially my one and only brown egg layer!!! So beautiful...
The speckles have a purple-tinge to them, can't really see it in the pic.
Next to her pen mates egg...(Wyandottes)
and this is the girl...
I have better pics, but took this one real quick today...she had a lot to say, she is normally very vocal to begin with. I enjoy this thread, have learned a lot about these beautiful birds, Thank you for all the info. and wonderful pictures!! All has come full circle...from an egg to laying an egg..so great!
My first Marans egg today!!This bird has been through a lot...I hatched 3, and she was the only to survive. Then she was picked on very hard by the others(Wyandottes)...but now..all is different . She is the first to the food and doesn't let anyone push her away...and now she is officially my one and only brown egg layer!!! So beautiful...
The speckles have a purple-tinge to them, can't really see it in the pic.
Next to her pen mates egg...(Wyandottes) and this is the girl...
I have better pics, but took this one real quick today...she had a lot to say, she is normally very vocal to begin with. I enjoy this thread, have learned a lot about these beautiful birds, Thank you for all the info. and wonderful pictures!! All has come full circle...from an egg to laying an egg..so great!
It's a spring loaded nipple with a rubber o ring on one end. The bird nudges the metal pin which allows a bit of water to come out and into the small indentation in the plastic.
