Marans Thread - breed discussion & pictures are welcome!

[carnivore]

No I didn't mean chilling them. I meant using the Styrofoam container with the
chilled semen/live embryo  label and shipping the wrapped eggs inside. No one is
going to open it and they are semen after all. Or "live embryos" as the case may be.
Point is, they will get the same handling as  equine or canine "live embryos".
And access to true "overnight" delivery.
 Best,
 Karen

You mentioned FedEx had "climate controlled" shipping. How do you know they wouldn't assume it needed to be shipped frozen?

 

[WendyF]

Hi all! I'm joining this thread because I'm expecting a one day old White Maran Chick from Meyer next Tuesday...

 

[DMRippy]

No I didn't mean chilling them. I meant using the Styrofoam container with the
chilled semen/live embryo label and shipping the wrapped eggs inside. No one is
going to open it and they are semen after all. Or "live embryos" as the case may be.
Point is, they will get the same handling as equine or canine "live embryos".
And access to true "overnight" delivery.
Best,
Karen

My neighbor works at a lab and I use those type of boxes all the time in cold weather. Most people will not pay extra for express shipping. It gets pretty pricing but might be worth it. If I was going to pay for express shipping I would go the extra mile and get chicks.

 

[jonsccm]

 Hi all! I'm joining this thread because I'm expecting a one day old White Maran Chick from Meyer next Tuesday...

Congrats!!! Let us know how it goes. I have had very good experiences with Meyer I hope they treat you good!

 

[Ihilani Coffee]

My neighbor works at a lab and I use those type of boxes all the time in cold weather. Most people will not pay extra for express shipping. It gets pretty pricing but might be worth it. If I was going to pay for express shipping I would go the extra mile and get chicks.

Many small breeders do not ship chicks.

 

[Ihilani Coffee]

Hi all! I'm joining this thread because I'm expecting a one day old White Maran Chick from Meyer next Tuesday...

Good luck. From looking at their photos of black copper and blue copper Marans, I wouldn't expect much in the way of quality.

 

[Nana Ton-Ton]

Since this is Maran's thread I have a question for those of you experienced with Maran's. Do you y'all feel they are a basically friendly bird? I know any bird can have a bad day and some breeds are not the best to have around young kids. Should be getting a pair of Blue Coppers next weekend

Thanks & Blessings
Tonya

 

[gander007]

Since this is Maran's thread I have a question for those of you experienced with Maran's. Do you y'all feel they are a basically friendly bird? I know any bird can have a bad day and some breeds are not the best to have around young kids. Should be getting a pair of Blue Coppers next weekend

Thanks & Blessings
Tonya

They are a joy to have around and yes I have kids and grand kids well it is funny my kids are 13 to 36 years old and two of my grand kids are older then the 2 boys I have at home ...... Ya you guessed it my oldest was a problem .......

 

[ladycat]

If I was going to pay for express shipping I would go the extra mile and get chicks.

Many small breeders do not ship chicks.

I get chicks when possible.

No, many breeders don't ship chicks. Or some breeders charge a ridiculous amount for chicks. In those two cases, I'll order eggs.

If it's more than $15 per chick including the shipping, it's beginning to get too rich for me.

 

[Nana Ton-Ton]

They are a joy to have around and yes I have kids and grand kids well it is funny my kids are 13 to 36 years old and two of my grand kids are older then the 2 boys I have at home ...... Ya you guessed it my oldest was a problem .......

Great to know gander007! And the kids and grandkids keep use young, some days very worn out but young at heart