Marans Thread - breed discussion & pictures are welcome!

[Mountain Mel]

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It seems to me like an awful lot of them came from YOU!!!!

 

[Wynette]

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good luck to you and the kids... is it appropriate to say "break a leg"?

Be careful, geebsie....BEST of luck to the kiddos!

Hmm..good question, Keara!

 

[AyeUpChuck]

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Do you want to order those eggs before or after you get back? Lemme know? I'll need to come get or meet you for the extra bators. I'm comin down out of the sky for a bit today.

lemme know!

 

[Ivywoods]

Geebs-1200 horses on the road?!?! What's that about?

I've got a few more marans eggs in the incubator, and if I get a good hatch I'm going to separate my boys and girls. Right now my hens all look almost like naked necks and my roosters look like they are half-plucked and on their way to the BBQ grill! Besides pecking each other, I think most of them are molting. They all look like crap!

Any suggestions on how to keep the hens from hen-pecking their men?
If any suggestion works, I know a few wives who could use a dose of it. (not me, of course!)

I've got 3 marans chicks hatched, and my sister has a bunch that are in the process of hatching at her place. I think I'll give her a call and see how that is going.

Glad you guys are getting a little sunshine out west. I've got so many projects to do and right now it's raining!

 

[math ace]

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I am going to try not to get to racey here, since it is not late enough for that . ... Here Goes . . . .. . . .

If the men minded being Hen Pecked, then they would be happy to stay in the bacherlor pads. . . .
I've got 3 young roos right now who would trade their freedom in a heart beat to be surrounded by a bunch of hen pecking females

The women only like him because he is sweet enough to let them hen peck him

Post a picture Ivywoods. . . How bad is your boy looking?
Is it all women or just a few Pain in the butts ? ? ?

You could try letting your boy out separate than the ladies during the day time. .. . The would eliminate pecking during the day time. . . In the evening, he will have too much on his mind to allow the girls time to peck him

I separate my girls and roo all day almost every day. I do this to give the girls a break, but I don't see why it wouldn't work the other way around.

 

[Raven1]

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It seems to me like an awful lot of them came from YOU!!!!

X2

 

[Ivywoods]

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I am going to try not to get to racey here, since it is not late enough for that . ... Here Goes . . . .. . . .

If the men minded being Hen Pecked, then they would be happy to stay in the bacherlor pads. . . .
I've got 3 young roos right now who would trade their freedom in a heart beat to be surrounded by a bunch of hen pecking females

The women only like him because he is sweet enough to let them hen peck him

Post a picture Ivywoods. . . How bad is your boy looking?
Is it all women or just a few Pain in the butts ? ? ?

You could try letting your boy out separate than the ladies during the day time. .. . The would eliminate pecking during the day time. . . In the evening, he will have too much on his mind to allow the girls time to peck him

I separate my girls and roo all day almost every day. I do this to give the girls a break, but I don't see why it wouldn't work the other way around.

They all free range together. I'm getting close to just separating him for the rest of the year. If I get a good hatch out of what is in the incubator, then he will start his bachelorhood for the year. I have to see about getting pictures. I'm on a different computer since mine crashed, and loading pictures is P.I.T.A on this one.

 

[melloladies]

Could anyone help me determine the color and sex of this marans chick? It is 3 1/2 weeks old- started to see some comb and wattle development just over the last couple days.

TIA!

 

[Debbi]

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From what I can see, I see roooooooooooo!

 

[AyeUpChuck]

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X2 cockadoodledoo! Though ya never know. I had one at that age I thought was a Roo and she's turning into one fine pullet!