Marans Thread - breed discussion & pictures are welcome!

[pinkchick]

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Yes....I test my roosters over light colored egg laying hens, it works great. I was using my Barred Rocks and Buff Orps., but will now have to switch it up with a couple of my Black Sex-links and (KATHYINMO cover your ears, you can't hear this...

)my Delawares as I cleaned house and gave away many many birds that were over 3 years old the other day and my old tester birds were included.

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Not to worry though Kathy, I will only use a couple of them for testing then they will get the chance to clear out that rooster juice and I will put them back with their boys, but I have several months before I can try as they are only 3.5 weeks old and wonderful by the way!

For now I don't have any new roos to test out as the ones from GFF are not of any use to me so I will be sticking with the old tried and true boys Gnarles and Bill.

 

[ranchhand]

Wynette- My bators are empty. Isn't it time for a Marans egg giveaway?

Hope ya'll will forgive me, Marans are a new thing for me and i'm learning every day. I'd like to start with a small flock and mainly raise them for the beautiful eggs, followed by breeding well enough to sell good hatching eggs. Genetics and I are not friends, so it's a challenge. Thanks for your patience!

 

[Katy]

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I do believe that I know where you can get some nice Wheaten eggs this spring!!

 

[pinkchick]

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Will do! I am really anxious to see how big the Marans cross Dels will be....I bet they are huge.

 

[Debbi]

Precious pullet is back to normal and back outside with her buddies!

Guess she was just constipated...thank goodness! Fuglee is beside himself with joy.

 

[ranchhand]

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I do believe that I know where you can get some nice Wheaten eggs this spring!!

*ranchie goes back to page one to investigate Wheatens*

 

[HarlansHollowFarms]

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I do believe that I know where you can get some nice Wheaten eggs this spring!!

*ranchie goes back to page one to investigate Wheatens*

Do you really have room for more birds?

 

[Debbi]

HarlansHollowFarms

Is that Gaelic above your avatar? Can you tell me what it says?

 

[HarlansHollowFarms]

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Garden Witch

 

[Debbi]

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Garden Witch

Thanks! The Irish sure take the long way to write that!