Marans Thread - breed discussion & pictures are welcome!

[gilavina]

That stinks Lisa! I totally know how you feel, being so excited to see how the Marans eggs are coming along and then finding nothing. Hope you have a good hatch with the rest of your eggies tho! When do you think you'll put in your next batch of Marans eggs?

 

[DMRippy]

The wind is unbelievable here. Lost a 4 ft diameter glass table top that was weighted. Smashed to pieces on my deck. I will be cleaning up those tiny pieces of glass for the next year…at least. To do list for tomorrow: Find Trampoline.

Sorry about your table and I hope you find the trampoline..... but that was funny. I hope I can find my guinea..... they didn't want to go home last night.

 

[Blarneyeggs]

 

[Blarneyeggs]

Candled 8 of my dark eggs last night…7 appear clear.

 

[gilavina]

Candled 8 of my dark eggs last night…7 appear clear.

no luck either? thats too bad, hopefully the next batch will go better

 

[DMRippy]

That is a mess.... and you are right you will be finding glass for years. I know when I have had broken glass in my car I find glass years later. I hope you can find a replacement for the table.

 

[pinkchick]

Vicki~ The Birchen that I initially thought had a yellow tinge is the better bird...hands down. I was kinda bummed when I thought he had yellow legs.......now I am a smiling fool. I really didn't want to keep the lesser of the 2. I have photos of both of them for you and am trying to get them loaded.

They are SOOOOOOOOOOOOO tiny compared to my coppers.

Working on pics!






Blarney and Math Ace~ TOTAL BUMMER about your eggs. Hugz to both of you!

Donna~ Congrats on your hatch! Can't wait to see fuzzy butt photos!

Vivi~ I hope you get to feeling better very soon!

 

[gilavina]

Vicki~ The Birchen that I initially thought had a yellow tinge is the better bird...hands down. I was kinda bummed when I thought he had yellow legs.......now I am a smiling fool. I really didn't want to keep the lesser of the 2. I have photos of both of them for you and am trying to get them loaded.
They are SOOOOOOOOOOOOO tiny compared to my coppers.
Working on pics!
Blarney and Math Ace~ TOTAL BUMMER about your eggs. Hugz to both of you!
Donna~ Congrats on your hatch! Can't wait to see fuzzy butt photos!
Vivi~ I hope you get to feeling better very soon!

sounds good lady, I'll be watching for them!

I am toying with going ahead and setting some eggs where the Silver Marans are laying so well, and with how much work they will need, it will be nice to get a head start for next spring before I get going on hatching birchens and coppers. Still trying to decide. I might toss in some Columbian Wyandotte large fowl eggs too since I need to do some work on them this year as well.

 

[pinkchick]

Can you refresh my memory of the Silver Marans and what was used to make them?

 

[gilavina]

Can you refresh my memory of the Silver Marans and what was used to make them?

sorry, ran to take a shower to warm up. The Silvers are a mutation out of the Cuckoos. Here's a pic of one of my pullets. Not a great shot, but gives you an idea



here's the first eggs out of them, they've gotten a nicer tone and richness to them since these. So, am thinking its a good start for a rare color