Marans Thread - breed discussion & pictures are welcome!

[pinkchick]

Everyone ready for Thanksgiving?

 

[Hens and Roos]

yep, only have to bring a couple of items to my brother's house- not to hard

 

[gilavina]

That Luella sure is a nice bird! I bet she gives you some nice offspring..especially with those gorgeous boys of yours.

I sure hope so. I have several really nice pullets and hens I'm wanting to make sure I have time to test mate. The only think I don't like is waiting a month for them to clear so I can start collecting eggs on the next matings. So, I'm hoping if I come up with an alternating plan I can collect eggs regularly from the different matings. I'm determined to make some really good progress this next year.

 

[gilavina]

For the most part I'm ready. Have family coming in tomorrow night, but are gonna start the baking and prep tonight and tomorrow. I was hoping for a sussex to be ready to process, to have alongside the turkey, but just not quite up to weight, so will have to wait.

Oh! KIM...I have to tell you! Anna that used to come on here before she had to sell out when she moved, sold me some of her hens. She got them from someone that said they were from a pure blue line (which would mean silver based)....and wait for it......they are! I have to test mate the other 2 to be 100% (they are sisters to the one I know for sure). Anyways, one of the blue girls has been running with Gigantor and she gave me a really nice dark blue cockerel....and guess what....he is a BIRCHEN! Straight lovely silver coming in on the neck!

 

[pinkchick]

yep, only have to bring a couple of items to my brother's house- not to hard

Hope you have a great time! It will be a mad house here again this Thanks-mas, we do both holidays at one time here so that family members and friends from out of state or out of town only need to make one trip. Thursday will be my busy busy day cooking and prepping for the celebration the following day.

 

[Hens and Roos]

For the most part I'm ready. Have family coming in tomorrow night, but are gonna start the baking and prep tonight and tomorrow. I was hoping for a sussex to be ready to process, to have alongside the turkey, but just not quite up to weight, so will have to wait.

Oh! KIM...I have to tell you! Anna that used to come on here before she had to sell out when she moved, sold me some of her hens. She got them from someone that said they were from a pure blue line (which would mean silver based)....and wait for it......they are! I have to test mate the other 2 to be 100% (they are sisters to the one I know for sure). Anyways, one of the blue girls has been running with Gigantor and she gave me a really nice dark blue cockerel....and guess what....he is a BIRCHEN! Straight lovely silver coming in on the neck!

Wow that is cool- hope the other 2 turn out 100% blue as well.... maybe have to talk about getting some eggs from you down the road

 

[pinkchick]

For the most part I'm ready. Have family coming in tomorrow night, but are gonna start the baking and prep tonight and tomorrow. I was hoping for a sussex to be ready to process, to have alongside the turkey, but just not quite up to weight, so will have to wait.

Oh! KIM...I have to tell you! Anna that used to come on here before she had to sell out when she moved, sold me some of her hens. She got them from someone that said they were from a pure blue line (which would mean silver based)....and wait for it......they are! I have to test mate the other 2 to be 100% (they are sisters to the one I know for sure). Anyways, one of the blue girls has been running with Gigantor and she gave me a really nice dark blue cockerel....and guess what....he is a BIRCHEN! Straight lovely silver coming in on the neck!

I could use one of those for starting my blue birchens!

 

[Hens and Roos]

Hope you have a great time! It will be a mad house here again this Thanks-mas, we do both holidays at one time here so that family members and friends from out of state or out of town only need to make one trip. Thursday will be my busy busy day cooking and prepping for the celebration the following day.

They host Thanksgiving and we will host Christmas- we also have to alternate between the two sides of the family(mine and DH) as to who gets what day each year.

I will still need to clean the house up as we are having DD's b-day party on Sat, with extended family- she will be turning 13 tomorrow- hard to believe it! Have to put all our filled canning jars away, that I have to find shelf space for yet- our garden did great this year even though we didn't get much rain. Very thankfull for that!

Hope you have a great family gathering!

 

[pinkchick]

Well gotta run for the day.....hope you all have a good one!

The urge to pluck away on my new found love....the guitar, is calling. Dear hubby just loves it when I turn on the amp and electric guitar this early in the morning. Its either that or Christmas music! LOL, he would never say, but I am sure he would rather have the Christmas music!

He jokingly calls me Kimmee Hendrix.

 

[pinkchick]

Hope your DD's b-day party goes great! Crazy how fast they grow up for sure!