California - Northern

[chrissyr]

A few of my marans hens lay every day, most lay every other day. My worst layers are my barnevelders,,they're driving me nuts

i'm just being optimistic in thinking they days are too short. It HAS to get better

 

[chiqita]

Speaking of entertainment... Our three serama Roos take the cake. Just the fact that they survived the -14 week and love to run around in the snow is amazing to me! They are the funniest characters. And their feathering is just striking. Ill have to get some pictures up. They are much larger than I expected also. As large at my olandsk dwarf hens, who's sweetness I attribute to keeping the serama alive out there .

So our dwarfs have picked up laying and I think are fully settled I'm from being relocated. To me that means no mor eating e eggs and prep for a pre spring fertility check hatch. If I do it this month they will be fully feathered and able to get outside before the baby comes. That will help out a ton and I won't be considered insane when I set up for turkeys in may/ June. ( exactly when the baby will come!;-) )

Who wants to enable me with turkeys?....

A few marraduna basque...

A few cream legbar....

I'll have turkeys but they need attention when they are babies and can be tricky to raise. I have royal palms but the most pet like heritage are midget whites. Such cuties!!

If you are trying to sell anything on the site golden feather is worth it. It's cheap 10 a year or sone such.

Marans are known for laying a looking time. But not good winter layers. Some of my Marans are 4 year old and still laying with the sun.

 

[alibra]

I really love the dark eggs. I want more Marans

 

[ronott1]

I really love the dark eggs. I want more Marans

I like the Penedesencas!

 

[chrissyr]

I really love the dark eggs. I want more Marans

I like the Penedesencas!

Oh man, before I saw Ron's post I was going to say Penedesencas!! I don't have any but thanks to the enablers on this forum they are on my list!! I also want them crossed with CL, and some crossed with UofA's, and some just plain UofA's, and…well you know how it goes. The great thing is: I will probably keep all of these in one pen. Well that's the story I'm telling my husband for now

 

[ronott1]

Oh man, before I saw Ron's post I was going to say Penedesencas!! I don't have any but thanks to the enablers on this forum they are on my list!! I also want them crossed with CL, and some crossed with UofA's, and some just plain UofA's, and…well you know how it goes. The great thing is: I will probably keep all of these in one pen. Well that's the story I'm telling my husband for now

That is a great plan!

 

[chrissyr]

I swear, If I go to the show and any of the breeds I want are there in multiples of chicks, I WILL get a lot!! I don't see how I can't. I am going to tell myself no ahead of time, but bring a couple of cages in case

 

[chickee]

Really?!?? Mine are like 1 every 2-3 days! Maybe I should buy some from you next time

My Golden Cuckoo Marans pullets are super layers. I have four and get 2 to 4 eggs every day

 

[farmhand]

do to a set in stone breeding program I may be offering a few cool hens.

2 U of A blue egg layers ( blue and splash) can not tell the eggs from my silver ameraucana
and since there in with a crele rooster now it could goof up my olive egger project.

@Hangtown Farms
I trying to learn more about the U of A blue's. How is the egg production of these besides they look just like a silver ameraucana's eggs?

 

[juststruttin]

cool.
I may need another run

I was thinking of building 3 12x22 runs for smaller numbers of breeders and 2 grow out runs

Go for it.