Marans Thread - breed discussion & pictures are welcome!

I'd breed away from it
so cull that cockeral and then see what the other 2 throw with the 4 hens they are with- best way would be to test mate each girl against each boy so I can tell who might be throwing them......pen space is at a premium until DH finishes putting the one in the garage back together- could make it into 2 pens for now with a trio in each.
 
so cull that cockeral and then see what the other 2 throw with the 4 hens they are with- best way would be to test mate each girl against each boy so I can tell who might be throwing them......pen space is at a premium until DH finishes putting the one in the garage back together- could make it into 2 pens for now with a trio in each.
sounds like a plan. When I had the cuckoos I had the ones with the birchen influence come out every so often and just didn't use them for breeding and it worked out fine
 
sounds like a plan. When I had the cuckoos I had the ones with the birchen influence come out every so often and just didn't use them for breeding and it worked out fine
then that is what I will go with, we were planning to cull him anyway as he is lowest in the group and isn't what I am looking for. I am hoping when I set eggs that I will get some that develop as it seems atleast 1 boy is doing his job or atleast trying
 
then that is what I will go with, we were planning to cull him anyway as he is lowest in the group and isn't what I am looking for. I am hoping when I set eggs that I will get some that develop as it seems atleast 1 boy is doing his job or atleast trying
I hear ya, I'm hoping the same thing for when i start collecting and setting eggs
 
my bigger concern is with the breeds that my DD uses for her fair projects and that we can get enough hatched out early enough so they have time to grow before fair. Since my cuckoo are at project stage it's not as critial :)
yeah, same here for the early shows....I didn't do any fall hatching, so don't know if I'll have anything other that older birds ready in time
 
yeah, same here for the early shows....I didn't do any fall hatching, so don't know if I'll have anything other that older birds ready in time
here for fair, anything hatched before Jan 1st is considered cock and hen, after Jan 1st can be shown as cockeral and pullet. Our eggs seem to hatch a day or 2 early so if we do a NYD hatch we have to set eggs accordingly.

Suppose to be getting ready for Christmas with my side of the family tomorrow and have no energy- spent 17 hours betweenThursday and Friday helping remove snow and now trying to get back with it...so to speak
 
here for fair, anything hatched before Jan 1st is considered cock and hen, after Jan 1st can be shown as cockeral and pullet. Our eggs seem to hatch a day or 2 early so if we do a NYD hatch we have to set eggs accordingly.

Suppose to be getting ready for Christmas with my side of the family tomorrow and have no energy- spent 17 hours betweenThursday and Friday helping remove snow and now trying to get back with it...so to speak
I don't blame ya for being beat...that's a lot of work doing snow removal. I need to do some baking, but somehow have convinced myself that I'm going to do it after dinner.
 
I don't blame ya for being beat...that's a lot of work doing snow removal. I need to do some baking, but somehow have convinced myself that I'm going to do it after dinner.
my DD and I are finishing our cake pops today, we are dipping them in different colored chocolates and sprinkles, they were suposse to be for the Christmas gathering happening today that we missed so I guess we will get them tomorrow
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Probably should go do chores before it gets dark and I lose all ambition.....
 

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