California - Northern

[dldolan]

Pretty good for Splash!

 

[kmollyhughes]

Pretty good for Splash!

Awesome! Do you only do BBS Marans or others also? Very addictive. Ha!

 

[dldolan]

I just focus on Splash. The others I have are a by-product of trying to improve the Splash. I just love them!

 

[chickee]

Don't have a recent picture of my BCM but here's a couple of my GCMs from Chickee this summer. Love his legs. He's a big proud boy.

Love his coloring! He looks like the boy I kept. They are probably full brothers.

 

[sol2go]

Oh- thank you, Ron!

This is the cockerel I have my eye on so far. So far, he looks a lot like dad roo.
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Have my fingers crossed that he can take over for dad this coming season. Dad will be in with the new pullets, with also his mom, as I would still like a few more cockerels similar in looks to this son. (Amazing how much variation there can be even in 100.)

Even though we are still in F1, am even getting excited about how the pullets are coming along, too.
Some of the pullets have become large, and have just begun to lay this last week. Many are getting well-coppered hackles. Thankfully, no golden or straw haloes issues to work through. And the new egg color (although still small pullets eggs) is as dark, or darker than their mother, so we didn't lose egg color in the first cross, which often happens during F1.

Ignore wire shadows and strange, strong yellow morning light, she is not washed out, mossy or yellow, lol.

The pullet's hackles only have a bit more to go (should also be on top of the head, above eyes as well), and a few gens of working on egg color, we should hopefully be happy campers-- assuming all goes as hoped for. lol We've found these guys can have many bumps in the road during the journey...

Thanks for posting! I enjoy reading and seeing where your flock is at.

While my Marans are a work in progress, there is nothing I would change with regards to the hens personalities.

Pete Ovalle recently exhibited some pullets and a rooster at the Ventura Poultry Show / Seaside Feather Fanciers Bash at the Beach, it was nice to be able to look at them.

 

[FoxholeFarm]

Dies anyone in the east bay have chicks less than a week old available?

 

[ronott1]

Does anyone in the east bay have chicks less than a week old available?

I am in Woodland, not the east bay. My Oldest moved that way last week though.

I do not have any now but a lot of us will have some right after the first of the year. We are having a hatch a long!

Check my signature line for a link.

 

[casportpony]

Quote: Hatch a long might be fun! Maybe I'll find some muscovy eggs, or maybe I'll try some TJ eggs. Hmmm...

-Kathy

 

[ronott1]

Hatch a long might be fun! Maybe I'll find some muscovy eggs, or maybe I'll try some TJ eggs. Hmmm...

-Kathy

Yes!

Someone is talking about hatching TJs eggs and ducks for the hatch a long this year.

No Emus though...

 

[casportpony]

Quote: I'm still getting peahen eggs, but they aren't fertile, or I would set those, lol. Was thinking about getting 4 dozen TJ eggs to try in the Janoel 48. Might be a fun experiment.

-Kathy