Marans Thread - breed discussion & pictures are welcome!

[Mountain Mel 22]

The weather lady just said that we should have 3"+ of rain today & winds up to 50 M.P.H.

That outta get the last of the leaves off the trees, dontchya' think?

I found this out in the field beside my shop yesterday. (actually my dog found it) It looks like it is from a pheasant...but it's been 5 years or more since I have even seen a pheasant around here...

All my no-egg-layin' chickens are accounted for....

 

[pinkchick]

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You still got leaves on your trees?

Not up here....they are pert near bare. It has been very windy here the last couple of days.

Tell that weather lady to bring it! Ain't nothing but a thang!

 

[gilavina]

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You are actually coser than you thought, it is my fiftyFIRST birthday, dudette! and thanks to y'all for the birthday wishes.

Does anyone wanna make a bet that Pinkchick loses power sometime today?

NO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! We will see how happy your next b-day is if you do!

I have to put those Birchen eggs into lockdown this morning because I forgot to do it yesterday.

oh! exciting! i cant wait to see how they hatch for you!!

 

[gilavina]

mornin by the way!

 

[Mountain Mel 22]

This the top-side view of what I found in the field yesterday...now that I think about it, it looked too big to be a pheasant, and nobody else in the neighborhood has chickens...any guesses?

 

[gilavina]

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to me, that doesn't look like a chicken...The wing feathers and shape are different. I'd guess a wild bird of some sort..its hard to tell how big of a bird it might be tho

 

[Mountain Mel 22]

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You are actually coser than you thought, it is my fiftyFIRST birthday, dudette! and thanks to y'all for the birthday wishes.

Does anyone wanna make a bet that Pinkchick loses power sometime today?

NO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! We will see how happy your next b-day is if you do!

I have to put those Birchen eggs into lockdown this morning because I forgot to do it yesterday.

You better have that generator standing by & fueled up!!!! Cause here it comes!
http://www.wunderground.com/radar/radblast.asp?ID=RTX

 

[pinkchick]

Just candled and all of them have nice development and movement in them, we are in lockdown. Better late than never.

Thanks for the happy thoughts Vicki! Can't wait to see what we get.

 

[pinkchick]

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How big would you say those are? Length and width?

 

[gilavina]

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fantastic!! Last year I was a day late putting eggs into lockdown and when I popped open the incubator it made me really glad I didn't wait a minute more....there were babies almost pipped all the way around the shell. My heart about stopped when i thought about them falling to their death out of the upper tray in my sportsman.