Marans Thread - breed discussion & pictures are welcome!

[gilavina]

Hi all! Alive and well here Vicki, glad to see you too! There is a lot to be said for fervent prayer. Storms were headed directly for me, and traveling at 85mph! I swear, in the last seconds, watching the radar loop, those storms veered to the north of me. No hail, hardly any wind, but LOTS of heavy rain! Rain, I can handle! Even the power stayed on for my eggs and chickies!! Thank you Lord!!

It was the same here...they kept pointing out our town at one point as in the center of the path for one of the tornadoes. It was coming at 60 miles an hour and just kind of stayed between my house and town 3 miles away. There are trees along a creek that is about half way between that has trees just snapped off.....some of them are a foot or more in diameter. I think we both were being taken care of.

I am just hoping that whatever path these storms have before they peter out will not do any more major damage to anyone!

 

[Debbi]

I'm sure glad you are ok! I've seen these storms move in at 65mph before, and they left some serious damage, but never have I seen them coming at 85mph! I'll be curious to see what kind of damage they did to the north of me. I've not heard anything on the news yet.

I should have my Showgirl eggs show up today...should

And, my Wheatens are due to hatch this Friday!!

 

[gilavina]

I'm sure glad you are ok! I've seen these storms move in at 65mph before, and they left some serious damage, but never have I seen them coming at 85mph! I'll be curious to see what kind of damage they did to the north of me. I've not heard anything on the news yet.

I should have my Showgirl eggs show up today...should

And, my Wheatens are due to hatch this Friday!!

Me too...I was watching the news this morning to hear how things went down your way and didn't hear anything....
I'm excited for your hatch!

 

[Hens and Roos]

Morning

Glad to hear that the storms passed by, we ended up with rain and wind here by us- they had been forecasting possible tornados and hail. Still very windy here today!

Good luck on all the hatches!

I have yet to take any pictures of my Cuckoo Marans chicks- they are now coming up on 3 weeks- where does the time go!

Hope everyone stays dry.

 

[flgardengirl]

Glad to hear you all survived the storms okay. I have been dealing with a major predation problem here. Last week something took two olive egger hens. The freerange and much of our property and surrounding area is dense woods. They don't usually go into the woods but on the outskirts of this one corner area. Yesterday 2 full grown Marans hens and a huge rooster went missing as well and they hung out in that same area. These weren't my best breeding stock so wasn't using them in the breeding pens so they freerange. They were still pretty decent birds though!

Whatever is taking them, leaves no sign whatsoever no feathers, etc. I saw an eagle yesterday evening when I was putting the birds up for the night. It was alone and sitting up in a tree near the main coop, the birds were already missing by that time and he wasn't eating anything. I don't know what could have came quietly and took 3 birds in one shot with no feathers lost and in broad daylight..even, unless it was a group of large birds. I haven't seen any dogs around. Once in awhile we have a fox but they come alone. The other 2 OE hens went missing in the late morning sometime.

Hensandroos would love to see your cuckoo babies. I have some cooking right now that are supposed to be feather shanked, can't wait for them to hatch.

 

[Blarneyeggs]

I have white shank feathers coming in on one of my BCM roos. This is bad, no? Freezer camp?

 

[Lotsapaints]

Morning everyone sure glad you all have made it through the bad storms all in one piece even the West Coast had to get in some wild and woolly weather last week just happy that the wind has calmed down a bit and the weather is going to be springlike for this week high 70's to mid 80's yeah...I was hot yesterday and it was only 70. I have plenty of weeds to get rid of before the ground dries up.....I might have an Annabel she's been so good setting on her eggs but yesterday all I found were 2 dead chicks...I didn't want to disturb her more first time being a broody and all I did glimpse several unhatched eggs so I have hope. In my incubators I have pips today is due day I left my camera at my brother's so I will try with my phone when I have some hatched pretty exciting for me my first hatch of Birchens 20 or so of those good thing I'll be outside mostly

 

[pinkchick]

OK are you ready for these pictures of my Barred Black Copper chick?

I know what pen laid the eggs I hatched... I don't know who the sire is. I have not hatched any other so far with this barring. If I had room I would grow them out to see what they look like as adult birds, but I don't. When they hatched they were coppery looking, so I marked them to watch. As they got a little age on them they were mossy looking and now this is what they look like. Pink I do have one of your pullets that hatched with the 2 blue roos of yours I have. Just thinking there is a connection to your barring that is showing up. I will keep an eye out, but NONE of the chicks I have hatched since that batch looked like these did at hatch. I know I have one that is mossy, I will watch. I also think it is odd that they are both roos, like sex linked to the pullet, BUT they would all have the barring if that was the case, I am confused any IDEAS? THESE ARE NOT GOING TO BE USED FOR BREEDING!

This is autosmal barring. I can't remember the specifics about it..but you can read about it at www.edelras.nl/chickengenetics/mutations1.html I am confused...did this bird come from my birds? Or some chicks that you hatched from me are showing the ghost barring like the cockerel that I posted a photo of?

 

[pinkchick]

I have white shank feathers coming in on one of my BCM roos. This is bad, no? Freezer camp?

How old is the bird and do you have photos?

 

[Blarneyeggs]

He is almost 4 mons. I was pleased with how he was fattening up, concerned a little with hackle color.... but generally feeling okay about him. Then, the white feathers. I'll try to get pics. We've got some hot dry weather and I've got quite a bit more watering to do before getting the lil one to the dentist for an abcess.