Marans Thread - breed discussion & pictures are welcome!

[gilavina]

Well, don't over do it gal, for your sake and the chooks! I need to go out to do water again, and retrieve a black Silkie pullet from the Partridge pen. Always has to be one escape artist, and she is insistant on being with the Partridge family!

I even found her sitting up in my chair in their run the other day, that was a first for any of my Silkies!

no worries, I'm doing things in 15 to 20 minute spurts and drinkin plenty of water and gatorade and the birds all just got fresh water with water bottle ice cubes, works great

 

[pwdhorn]

Can anyone give advice on candle a Marans egg?

 

[BarnGoddess01]

Can anyone give advice on candle a Marans egg?

Wait until day 18. Candle the air cell end. Hope for solid for lower 3/4 of the egg and an air cell at the top.

Best advice I can come up with!

 

[DMRippy]

Can anyone give advice on candle a Marans egg?

it is hard. I don't toss until it is still clear at day 14. If they are solid they go into lockdown. I can't seem much with a 400 lumens Flashlight.

 

[Debbi]

Well, waited til it cooled down a bit, it's only 102* now! Got all the waterers cleaned and refilled, fetched back the bad Silkie and put her back in her own pen, and hosed down the birds that would have it. Poor Flossy was sounding the goose honk alarm, so she was the first to get soaked whether she liked it or not. She stopped honking, so either that did the trick or she is in shock!

Then they all run to the dust bath. What pretty little mud pies they are now...

 

[ChickenExtreme]

Woke up this morning and have 3 new additions. 2 Blues and 1 Black so far. I have about 5 others that are pipping. So happy right now!

Congrats !!!

 

[Cadeau]

Here are my new single mating cages!




We're going to put 4 shelves of 2 cages each and a drip system on the top shelf!

 

[gilavina]

Good job Katelyn! What are the dimensions of each pen?

 

[Hens and Roos]

ahhh I see what you mean, She has a wonderful top line, but is in mid run right there and so she's not holding it like she would if she were standing still. I'll post the outline shots again. I have them printed on heavier card stock and take them out with me often when I go to look at the progress on the young ones so I can see how they are developing.

oh, and yes, they are all just about 5 months old.

okay, I'm lost here are both of these pictures what one should follow when deciding what ones to keep. Thanks

 

[gilavina]

okay, I'm lost here are both of these pictures what one should follow when deciding what ones to keep. Thanks

yeah, the top one is a hen and the bottom a cock.