International Black Copper Marans Thread - Breeding to the SOP

[Tstraub]

Can a person be extremely happy and feel like dog s**t at the same time?

Look who I found just before lock up....
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Welcome back!! I’m glad to see she is home before the big storm

 

[wrathsfarm]

She some how got behind a stack of lumber in the barn and couldn't get out. No sound at all and I'm in the barn every day, most all day. A week and 3 days without food or water. She could walk about 3' but had to sleep on the cold concrete. Wow... I'm super happy but feel horrible for her.
Got her inside, she tore thru some feed and tuna and drank a ton of electrolytes and hopefully she's nestled down now on a thick pile of bedding. Her comb is frost bit and she's lost weight but it seems she's doing ok for the moment.
Holy moly....

 

[wrathsfarm]

Hiding in the bathroom the whole time?

I would've said that same thing...

Well done

 

[wrathsfarm]

Welcome back!! I’m glad to see she is home before the big storm

Thanks, bud. I haven't told her yet she's gonna be a momma soon. Too much too soon I think...

I didn't want to hear the whole "I'm gone a week and your already replacing me" so we'll ease in to THAT!!

 

[TexasBlues]

I’m glad you found her and I bet the tuna helped

 

[wrathsfarm]

I’m glad you found her and I bet the tuna helped

I hope so. The pic I took was after bringing her in. The only privacy anyone can get with a 3 year old and animals in the house, is in the bathroom. And even then it's iffy....
I just by chance was going after a sheet of 3/4 plywood but had to move a ton of crap first. (I have a lot of crap) and happened to spot a pile of wet poo... That's odd and fresh.

Look left behind an old door and spotted her. At first I thought it was just one of the other Marans but they're on storm lock down. After rushing her to the house under my coat, I came back out and seen this.

She didn't lay at all, I'm sure stressed out. Still confused how she didn't make any noise, there's the other birds and I'm cutting wood a few times a day but like when I clean coops it's pretty quiet. She was prolly 3 feet from the ducks pen and I clean that everyday. Such a weight off finding her, but hurts that she was there all the time and I didn't know it.

 

[chickengr]

These don't look fertile...
Last pic is iffy for me to guess.
What say you?
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do they have 1 or to chalazae (those cord like things that keep yolk in the center)? if just 1 then infertile. fertile eggs have 2 chalazae.

 

[chickengr]

@wrathsfarm I am so thrilled you found your princess!

 

[NanaK]

She didn't lay at all, I'm sure stressed out.

A week and 3 days without food or water. She could walk about 3' but had to sleep on the cold concrete.

I wonder if she laid an egg at first on the concrete and broke it. She would have ate egg, shell and all. This would have helped her hang on a bit longer. I suppose we will never know.

Got her inside, she tore thru some feed and tuna and drank a ton of electrolytes and hopefully she's nestled down now on a thick pile of bedding. Her comb is frost bit and she's lost weight but it seems she's doing ok for the moment.
Holy moly....

Got something like nutridrench? It is made to be rapidly absorbed. Good stuff!

Tuna is great. Scrambled eggs are good too.
I am so happy she turned up!
I really thought she may show up later with babies. She is a really lucky girl to turn up when she did!

 

[NanaK]

do they have 1 or to chalazae (those cord like things that keep yolk in the center)? if just 1 then infertile. fertile eggs have 2 chalazae.

I had not heard this before. I'll have to watch for that.