Marans Thread - breed discussion & pictures are welcome!

[susannemw]

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Didn't somebody just get eggs from Pink in MAINE? Maybe that person is hatching some of their eggs like I am and would have extra.

Watch the postings on this thread. . . a lot of us include where we are. . .

I am sure someone will pop up with some names for you. . . If you aren't intersted in show quality, just a dark egg layer . . . . we should be able to hook you up pretty quickly!

that would be so appreciated! This group is so nice - I'm glad I found BYC.

 

[susannemw]

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Didn't somebody just get eggs from Pink in MAINE? Maybe that person is hatching some of their eggs like I am and would have extra.

Watch the postings on this thread. . . a lot of us include where we are. . .

I am sure someone will pop up with some names for you. . . If you aren't intersted in show quality, just a dark egg layer . . . . we should be able to hook you up pretty quickly!

thank you math ace - that would be great! This site is a great resource and so entertaining. I'm glad I found it.

 

[susannemw]

sorry for the double post - I thought the first one was lost in space.

 

[Hens and Roos]

Good Morning! Just thought I'd let you know that Spring is Coming

we just collected 8 gal of maple sap this morning that ran out from the trees yesterday! We had tapped our trees back in Feb when the weather here was warm for about a week and nothing!

Okay back to Marans

 

[pinkchick]

Morning Everyone!

WELCOME TO ALL THE NEW PEEPS joining in on the Marans Thread!!!!

Gilavina~ Congrats on the chickies!!!

Didn't somebody just get eggs from Pink in MAINE?

My buddy Steve, his BYC name is enggass. He is on day 6 or 7 incubating I think.

edited to add: Marquisella (Sue) is in New York area....she has GORGEOUS Black Coppers and Blue Coppers!

 

[rsquared]

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My buddy Steve, his BYC name is enggass. He is on day 6 or 7 incubating I think.

edited to add: Marquisella (Sue) is in New York area....she has GORGEOUS Black Coppers and Blue Coppers!

Good Morning Pinks,

Am I getting close on your eggie list?!!!!! Just checking as I'm working with smal incubators and have a 40 chick order to fill and defintely want to give yours priority

Risa

Morning all Marans folks, starting the first of my Wheatens today along with some B/BW bantam Ameraucanas.....too cute.....Love hatching

 

[Raven1]

Well I awoke to pips in the bator

so glad I had to go to work or I would be "Hovering" at least one is a Splash but it was the only one that had made enough progress to see. Yes I will be taking pics to share tonight!

 

[Hens and Roos]

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Yeah, babies!!

 

[enggass]

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I do, I do... 18 beautiful Marans Eggs from Pinkchick that are just starting day 7 as of 7:00am this morning.

~susannemw: Feel free to PM me. Assuming I have decent success with my hatch I will most certainly have some extras.
They are due to hatch on the 18th. Whereabouts in Maine are you?

Good morning all...

 

[sewandgrow]

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Hahah...that's what the other trees are...apricots and plums! thank you! It was driving me nuts enough I was thinking about going down there just to see what I had...hahah
I've got red raspberries and strawberries as well. I tried gold and black raspberries, black berries, and blueberries last year, but it was such a wet spring when I planted them, I think they just never had much of a shot to get going...I doubt whether they will come back this year...kinda bummed about it, but I didn't pay much for them and so I'll give it another shot this year.

I just went down to do mid morning egg pick up...and the black copper pullet I've waited allllll winter to decide if she was going to ever lay her first egg....gave me a present....a nice dark ruby brown/red egg....its kind of scratched up since she decided she would rather lay it in the goats hay feeder than the nests, but it is goooorrrrgeeeous! I had to take a serious double take...I just couldn't believe she finally, finally laid an egg!!!

How exciting for you......Congratulations. I remember my first egg after the long winter wait & it was exhilerating finding it laying there in the mud all mucked up. The color was better than last year's so I was delighted. I don't know how to teach them to lay in the nest boxes. Sometimes they do & sometimes they don't. I have had them filled with rice hulls & now have them filled with shavings.