Marans Thread - breed discussion & pictures are welcome!

[Runawaylobster]

Coccidiosis is not a germ spread disease, but rather lives in the ground and comes from the natural oocsyts that live in poultry intestinal tracts. When they get out of balance within the poultry, it causes them to get sick, the bonus is that once they have it, they develop an immunity to it.

Oh... I thought it was bacterial, you learn something new every day

 

[Runawaylobster]

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It's been a few years since i have been down there.. I bet they run around in the streets, I guess I put 2 and 2 together from the KW chickens and your awesome flowers, and came up with 12.. LOL!!!

 

[flgardengirl]

I am in NE FL. I have been here 5 yrs now. I would have rather moved much further south. Dh and I both got job offers up here first and put a deposit on a house that we couldn't get back without a hassle. Then of course got offers in Sarasota right after we already put $ down on a house and signed job .contracts. I was so mad!! Lol. We are moving down further south at some point though because I want to grow my tropical stuff somewhere I don't have to haul stuff in and out of the greenhouse every winter. It will have to be somewhere zoned ag.

 

[Runawaylobster]

I am in NE FL. I have been here 5 yrs now. I would have rather moved much further south. Dh and I both got job offers up here first and put a deposit on a house that we couldn't get back without a hassle. Then of course got offers in Sarasota right after we already put $ down on a house and signed job .contracts. I was so mad!! Lol. We are moving down further south at some point though because I want to grow my tropical stuff somewhere I don't have to haul stuff in and out of the greenhouse every winter. It will have to be somewhere zoned ag.

I have a place in Luraville (20 mins south of Live Oak on Hwy 51). I use it for teaching classes but sometimes I just want to move up there, I love N. Florida but i can see how it would be tough to grow those flowers..

 

[gilavina]

Sigh, day 12 on the eggies, so over half way now! I'm dying to see what hatches

 

[Runawaylobster]

Sigh, day 12 on the eggies, so over half way now! I'm dying to see what hatches

Hang in, it will be over before you know it...

 

[gilavina]

Hang in, it will be over before you know it...

haha I know, I was being melodramatic. After having to cut hatching season so short last year its been quite a while since babers, so looking forward to seeing what kind of progress I'll make this year

 

[rexy]

Hi all, I am a Marans newbie from Australia.

I have a question which is probably answered somewhere, but with 4478 pages I haven't found it yet. What is the estimated age that Marans live for, and how long do they lay for?

Just picked up my first couple of hens today, together with an aracuana (for those gorgeous olive eggs). Boy, do I have a long way to journey............

Cheers Sue

 

[choptank330]

Hey everyone I have a quick question !! I have a FBCM too that I want to put with my blue splash marans hen, what color would the babies come out to be ??

 

[Ripster]

Black Copper mated to splash would give you blue coppers.