Marans Thread - breed discussion & pictures are welcome!

[pinkchick]

sorry wierd double post

 

[pinkchick]

Thank you Shawn.



Vicki~ Folks probably call it all sorts of things....I don't always call it Knotweed....I have another choice name for it, but would be banned from BYC if I shared, LOL, and yes it is nasty to deal with.




Donna~ Thanks for the info & link on the mold and I am very glad you have caught it and everyone is doing better.

 

[gilavina]

Thank you Shawn.



Vicki~ Folks probably call it all sorts of things....I don't always call it Knotweed....I have another choice name for it, but would be banned from BYC if I shared, LOL, and yes it is nasty to deal with.




Donna~ Thanks for the info & link on the mold and I am very glad you have caught it and everyone is doing better.

haha...you call it those sorts of names too? Haha....awesome!

 

[flgardengirl]

i suppose you can get them to grow down there in the winter eh? That's great they are doing so well....I think they are probably one of the easiest plants to grow and there really is nothing like an onion straight from the garden! I can't believe you have tomatoes and peppers in the ground already. Around here most of us wait til the end of April to mid May to plant...some wait longer...to get past the frost. I'm determined before I go to work today to get lots done in the garden tho! Still have tons of other stuff I can plant in the meantime!

I have red and sweet yellow onions growing now. I planted them late but its okay they will do fine lol. I also have the large green tomatillos the purple tomatillos and lots of tomatoes going. I need to try and grow garlic since we use it soooo much around here lol. I've got some bell peppers in the ground and a whole bunch of hot peppers ready to go into the ground. I am trying some more new varieties this year. My dh likes peppers that burn all the way through haha. I got my summer squash and some cucumbers going last week. We will see if the pickle worms get them this year. I am pretty nervous about bugs in the garden this year since we didn't really freeze that much they probably didn't either grrrr. I also just potted up over 50 baby cacao seedlings. More work than I thought it was gonna be. Some more are sprouting too.

 

[flgardengirl]

Beautiful eggs Debbie and Pinkchick!!!

 

[flgardengirl]

I love marans eggs! I can't wait till I have more layers. All these are from the same girl...Martha Jane. She is a sweetheart.

Congrats!!! I just love the spotted one too.

 

[pinkchick]

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I LOVE THE SPOTTIES!!!!!!!!! Speckled Marans eggs are some of my very very favorites! Bring on the specklers!

 

[hipeatall]

I have a couple of hens that lay speckled eggs... I think they are just lovely!

I LOVE THE SPOTTIES!!!!!!!!! Speckled Marans eggs are some of my very very favorites! Bring on the specklers!

 

[slick4591]

I'm getting ready to set some Marans eggs in a couple or three days. I've been searching for the correct humidity during incubation and lock down, but I'm getting answers from 40% up to 65%. So, what's correct? Also, I'm using an egg turner during incubation and have read where some folks use a different tray. If I just unplug the turner tray and leave it alone will it hurt anything? Is lock down humidity different? Sorry, but I've read so many different ideas I'm fairly confused.

Nice eggs! Hope you have a successful hatch.

 

[qball53]

Well let me say up front I have not raised the goats but did a lot of research as I was planning to follow my Longhorn herd with a small goat herd to manage brush and weeds. LOL turns out the Longhorns will eat about anything the goats will with the exception of thistle. I know someone in north Texas that runs Kiko Spanish cross and swears by them. I know someone else in Arkansas that runs a lot of goats on 400+ acres, very little oversight on the goats. He has Anatolian shepards with them for predator control. He is running mostly Kiko with a little Spanish crossed in here and there. The Spanish goat is also an animal that developed in a desert climate, so I wouldn't expect straight Spanish to do well in wet climates. I really think you need the Kiko in there for them to be able to handle the parasite issue that coes with wet climates.

Sorry not Marans related .... just answering a question. BUT I am raising Marans, just getting started with Silver/Black Birchens and Silver/Blue Birchens as well as Splash. It has been a surprise how much variation there is in this breed compared to others we have raised! We have been amazed at the number of birds we have bought that we just will not use in our flock.