Marans Thread - breed discussion & pictures are welcome!

[Hens and Roos]

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

yeah tell me about it- she is our oldest. Cool thing is, they have off from school tomorrow so we will hopefully go do something fun

 

[aceschix]

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!

Oh my goodness...you fell into the dream!!

I have been looking for 2 years. Please let us know if and when you are ready to share (even on a limited basis

) please!

 

[Hens and Roos]

Oh my goodness...you fell into the dream!!

I have been looking for 2 years. Please let us know if and when you are ready to share (even on a limited basis

) please!

That is exciting to hear isn't it- that someone has hopefully found some pure blue stock to work with-

. I know what you mean about trying to find some.

 

[aceschix]

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Yes!

 

[gilavina]

I'll be testmating to make sure and some of the future of a solid project is dependent on getting a solid male out of either this blacks or blue eggs I have in the incubator. I still don't do shipping on eggs or chicks, so if these turn out like I hope they might, a chicken train would probably have to be sorted

 

[aceschix]

I'll be testmating to make sure and some of the future of a solid project is dependent on getting a solid male out of either this blacks or blue eggs I have in the incubator. I still don't do shipping on eggs or chicks, so if these turn out like I hope they might, a chicken train would probably have to be sorted

Long train but worth it!

I do ship eggs and have had fantastic results. Have you tried and not had good results?

 

[Hens and Roos]

I'll be testmating to make sure and some of the future of a solid project is dependent on getting a solid male out of either this blacks or blue eggs I have in the incubator. I still don't do shipping on eggs or chicks, so if these turn out like I hope they might, a chicken train would probably have to be sorted

keep me posted

, road trips are always fun!

 

[Hens and Roos]

Long train but worth it!

I do ship eggs and have had fantastic results. Have you tried and not had good results?

I haven't shipped eggs but have hatched shipped eggs and had a pretty good turn out- all depends on how they are handled in between the shipper and the receiver.

 

[aceschix]

Quote: Correct, when I say fantastic results I mean from hatchers on eggs I shipped to them. I can only vouch for my methods.

It can be a crap shoot when I find a breeder that I want to ship to me and what their wrapping and shipping practices are.
Not to mention the beloved USPS and x-raying.

 

[gilavina]

I am not NPIP so I can't ship, and I'm not very inclined to be for various reasons.