Marans Thread - breed discussion & pictures are welcome!

[gilavina]

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We must have set our eggs within 24 hours of each other....I'm on day 10 going into day 11...I was planning on candling tonight...I don't know how much I'm going to be able to see with some of these dark eggs...so I'll have to see. That's fantastic that you have so many good eggs! Those were shipped eggs too weren't they?

 

[gilavina]

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Hey Lynette, yeah...that was the storm we were in alright...It was downright scary, I live about 45 minutes from Omaha and it came through here really fast and then another front came in behind it and kind of hung here a bit, but that first front was hitting Omaha about 25 min after it hit here..it was fast and wide spread.

The strangest part was right when I came home, I rolled up my work pants and put on my sandals and made a run for the pens....and when I got down there instead of the birds all starting to head into their buildings...they were all standing, staring up in the sky like stone statues littering the pens. It was mildly creepy and unsettling...getting them to go in was a challenge..that's for sure.

(not gonna lie, I was about crapping myself at the thought of the power going off and ruining the precious eggs I've got in there right now. I've got about 11 days left now and just can't wait to get them hatched and get the incubator off again)

 

[Mountain Mel]

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Hey Lynette, yeah...that was the storm we were in alright...It was downright scary, I live about 45 minutes from Omaha and it came through here really fast and then another front came in behind it and kind of hung here a bit, but that first front was hitting Omaha about 25 min after it hit here..it was fast and wide spread.

The strangest part was right when I came home, I rolled up my work pants and put on my sandals and made a run for the pens....and when I got down there instead of the birds all starting to head into their buildings...they were all standing, staring up in the sky like stone statues littering the pens. It was mildly creepy and unsettling...getting them to go in was a challenge..that's for sure.

(not gonna lie, I was about crapping myself at the thought of the power going off and ruining the precious eggs I've got in there right now. I've got about 11 days left now and just can't wait to get them hatched and get the incubator off again)

Why don't any of you ladies ask the hubby for a small portable generator for birthday, christmas or mothers' day. It wouldn't take much of a unit to power your 'bators in case of a power failure and think of how much better you would sleep!

 

[Ivywoods]

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Hey Lynette, yeah...that was the storm we were in alright...It was downright scary, I live about 45 minutes from Omaha and it came through here really fast and then another front came in behind it and kind of hung here a bit, but that first front was hitting Omaha about 25 min after it hit here..it was fast and wide spread.

The strangest part was right when I came home, I rolled up my work pants and put on my sandals and made a run for the pens....and when I got down there instead of the birds all starting to head into their buildings...they were all standing, staring up in the sky like stone statues littering the pens. It was mildly creepy and unsettling...getting them to go in was a challenge..that's for sure.

(not gonna lie, I was about crapping myself at the thought of the power going off and ruining the precious eggs I've got in there right now. I've got about 11 days left now and just can't wait to get them hatched and get the incubator off again)

That same line of storms stretched clear across Kansas. I took some pictures of the clouds as they rolled in. They were awesome looking. The pictures didn't turn out very well because it was just a little too dark.

Gilavina-I know exactly what you mean about the chickens looking at the sky, only it was my dog that was doing it. I let Rooter (the chicken-sniffing Boston terrier) out when I went to take the pictures. He stopped just outside the house and stuck his nose in the air and FROZE! I've never seen him do this before. He stood there with his nose in the air for the longest time. I even went back in the house briefly, and he stayed there motionless. That's not like Rooter. If I go out, he goes out. If I go in, he goes in. I was so surprised that when I went back out he was still standing there motionless with his nose pointed into the air! Very strange. Awesome, awesome clouds. I did keep my weather radio on, and my ears alert to what was going on. Fortunately, other than some strong wind we had no damage this time.

 

[Ivywoods]

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Hey Lynette, yeah...that was the storm we were in alright...It was downright scary, I live about 45 minutes from Omaha and it came through here really fast and then another front came in behind it and kind of hung here a bit, but that first front was hitting Omaha about 25 min after it hit here..it was fast and wide spread.

The strangest part was right when I came home, I rolled up my work pants and put on my sandals and made a run for the pens....and when I got down there instead of the birds all starting to head into their buildings...they were all standing, staring up in the sky like stone statues littering the pens. It was mildly creepy and unsettling...getting them to go in was a challenge..that's for sure.

(not gonna lie, I was about crapping myself at the thought of the power going off and ruining the precious eggs I've got in there right now. I've got about 11 days left now and just can't wait to get them hatched and get the incubator off again)

Why don't any of you ladies ask the hubby for a small portable generator for birthday, christmas or mothers' day. It wouldn't take much of a unit to power your 'bators in case of a power failure and think of how much better you would sleep!

We have a generator now.

We have so many power outages I couldn't imagine being without it. The problem comes when the power goes out and we aren't here to fire up the generator.

 

[Mountain Mel]

I have a new, wobbly-legged baby calf this morning!

Pictures soon!

 

[Raven1]

Good for you Mel!!!!!!!

 

[pinkchick]

Just a quick HELLO to everyone here in the Marans thread!

Congrats..Debbi for the good silkie eggies. Oh and I can't look at the pink silkie thing......I can't I can't I can't!!!!

Mel~ Congrats on the baby!

Flgarden~ Sorry about your girl! I hope you and Math get some relief soon.

Geesh....yesterday if finally broke 80 degrees here.

We actually had to break out the sun block. Stay cool my dear friends and stay out of that smoke as much as you can. I hope the chookies do the same.

Jeremy~ That's a beauty egg!!!!! Congrats! How are your Bethel Farms babies doing?

Hope everyone has a great day!

 

[flgardengirl]

I wanna see baby calf pics!! Is a meat cow or a milk cow baby?

We have a generator but haven't ran it in years. It is probably time to pull it out and get it ready for hurricane season.
My amazon parrot drapes paper over his perch to make a tent and then hides inside it. I've only seen him do this twice in the 16 years we have had him. Once right before H. Katrina and a month later right before we got flooded in H. Rita when we lived in S. Louisiana. Birds and animals just know!!

 

[loprettaerin]

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Congrat! Please share pictures lol. I have one do any time also we have already had two this spring last one due estimated any time between know and begining of july. Then have one Do this fall and 4 next spring if they took!