Marans Thread - breed discussion & pictures are welcome!

[Debbi]

Hey Vicki! Big Boy is a stunner!!! You can pack him a napsack, and point him towards the south/east to start walking to my house!

 

[gilavina]

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haha too funny! Birds can really be the most obstinant little turds sometimes.... Hope you make more progress on the building today! I'm gonna be sorting and culling down a large portion of my birds for the sale on saturday. The prices of feed and extra make it to where I can only afford to keep just the breeders for over the winter. Its hard, but I'm better off this way anyways.

 

[gilavina]

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haha am i gonna have to put a tracking device him to keep him safe within the confines of my back yard? haha I do love that boy so, he is about the sweetest thing too!

 

[Debbi]

I love the boys! Why can't someone breed some males that lay eggs??

Or, a "rooey-hen?"

I may have someone coming this weekend, (notice I say may

), to get all the cull roos, and another person that wants 4 of the Silkies!

Don't know what I'll do with all that extra room and feed?? Oh wait, I forgot about the 5 in the brooder...never mind!

 

[flgardengirl]

I hear ya on the feed prices. Ours went up about a dollar a 50# bag since summer. It makes a difference when you are buying a lot of feed. I really need to cull a bunch of roos. Maybe next week I will get some time to get it done.

 

[gilavina]

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that's great Debbi! Glad that you are getting thinned down for winter...I bet you'll be happy to have all that extra feed when the temps get really low!

 

[Debbi]

Not to mention the reduction of "noise pollution" when all the roos are gone! But then again, 3 more roos in waiting in the brooder, plus Clyde, Roy, and Pip....so never mind again!

 

[gilavina]

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I so hear ya....I was payin 11.25 a bag of 50 lb layer, bought feed monday...it shot up to 13.00....grrrrr!! so, its time to cut out the extra birds. It will better all around anyways, just sucks to have to respond to the 'squeezing' of prices...

 

[gilavina]

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haha you sure must love roos!

 

[Debbi]

Yes, I do. It's going to be really hard culling out the Silkie boys! They are all just so loveable! Well, except for "BP", he's a little hornball, who also sees himself much bigger than he is! Can you say, "Napoleon Complex"??