Marans Thread - breed discussion & pictures are welcome!

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It is the moisture that causes frost bite not the cold temps. Cold without the moisture is not a problem. My poor Rhodebar Roo just lost ALL his points and part of the comb too. He looks like he has a beret on his head.

We keep having warm temps>snow melts>raises humidity>temps plummet, repeat.

Maybe you too? I can't help but think that at some point daily highs of -10 become a contributing factor (RH ~doubles for every 20F drop in temp). Glad for the worst of it to be over (hopefully!). But other than a few comb tips, it's amazing how hardy the critters are. Neat to see the hens snuggling up under the roosters for warmth - it's like the boys have gone broody.

Come on springtime!!!

 

[1876 Farm]

8isenuff- us your buff x BCM from a BCM rooster??

 

[clankeyes]

Lock down yesterday. I have seen 2 of the BCM eggs moving, one of the Buff Orp/BCM move, and 2 of my Ameracaunas. AND, this morning I have a small crack in one of the Ameracauna eggs! Little chickadee is as excited to get out as I am to see them!!

Post pictures when you can !!!

 

[8isenuff]

Post pictures when you can !!!

My early bird egg!

 

[8isenuff]

I have a chick!!! I have a chick!!! I have a chick!!!

 

[clankeyes]

ahhhhh !!!! so cute ! Congratulations

 

[omas biddies]

Wonderful. Lucky you

 

[clankeyes]

Looking for anyone with baby chicks or eggs to hatch in the Whatcom area... WA State.

 

[8isenuff]

My first BCM to hatch!

 

[Runawaylobster]

I am SO excited.... I hatched some project black tailed buffs from a friend and got only one BTB roo that was decent but he had a sprig so he went to freezer camp with the other roos. Then i realized that some of what i thought were wheaten roos were in fact bad versions of btb (sports i guess)... I could only tell them apart because their leg feathers were black AND caramel not just the black of the wheaten roos.

I had just ONE left so i quickly put him with the three BTB hens i had and started hatching like crazy.. then disaster.. My Roo dies (he got into some feed that i didn't realize was wet/moldy

.. because it looked normal)

so i had about 15 of his chicks left and i have been watching them like crazy.. as the boys began to differentiate themselves they were all feathering in looking like wheatens.. so i gave them to the roo guy because hey, i wasn't going to breed them forward anyway and i was getting ready to give up on the project ...

Last night i looked again and I spotted A REAL BTB LOOKING roo in the bunch!!! can't wait until he grows out and i can put him in with his moms.... fingers crossed i am finally back on the BTB path.
he might not be the best specimen, we will have to see but at least he is a proper BTB...

WOOHOO!!!!