Marans Thread - breed discussion & pictures are welcome!

[snowbird]

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Look at post 2728 for what Mossy looks like the last picture in post.

 

[haTHOR]

re: post 2728...it just warms my heart to be able to be helpful.

 

[Newyorkrita]

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I'd put my bators away and was absolutely, NO WAY, going to hatch this fall. Raising babies in winter is not my cup o' tea! But...I got to thinking about how these babies hatched now would be laying in spring rather than summer...and it changed my mind. So - eggs are in the bator yet again! Woot! I think today's day 10 - have to check calendar at home - and candling tonight!! Cross your fingers for a good hatch, my friends!

Good luck with your hatch Wynette!

My 'bators are ready and will be going very soon, Kathy shipped Dellie eggs yesterday!!! Thanks Kathy!
I've also managed to save a few nice little gems from my Blue Copper pen to toss in with them.
I like raising them through the winter, makes the long dark wet days of the PNW somewhat tolerable and I also get eggs in the spring and not late summer.

I love to see that the real pros here are going to be hatching in the fall too. I just started and this is my first batch of eggs from Wynette. But geez, mostly I can't see thru those dark shells so am just stumbeling along not knowing what I am doing. However, I am determined to keep going. My eggs are in a Genesis 1588 and would be due for lockdown on Oct 6th and due for hatch Oct 9th.

I didn't want to hatch in my incubator and also wanted to try stagged hatches. Couldn't figgure how that would work well so I ordered a Broward Top Hatch incubator that I intend to use as my hatcher. It's all plastic and easy to use. Should be here Friday or Monday at the latest.

 

[Davlyn]

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I'd put my bators away and was absolutely, NO WAY, going to hatch this fall. Raising babies in winter is not my cup o' tea! But...I got to thinking about how these babies hatched now would be laying in spring rather than summer...and it changed my mind. So - eggs are in the bator yet again! Woot! I think today's day 10 - have to check calendar at home - and candling tonight!! Cross your fingers for a good hatch, my friends!

Good luck with your hatch Wynette!

My 'bators are ready and will be going very soon, Kathy shipped Dellie eggs yesterday!!! Thanks Kathy!
I've also managed to save a few nice little gems from my Blue Copper pen to toss in with them.
I like raising them through the winter, makes the long dark wet days of the PNW somewhat tolerable and I also get eggs in the spring and not late summer.

I would but one breed I would like is not avaiable, thru this one hatchery I found. My friend said I can have her little coop which she said would hold 4 to 6, but mayB just bantams if I went 6. So I have to wait till spring for those.

 

[Davlyn]

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I live in Northern New Hampshire, white Mnt region Black, mnt & Moosealock mnt. My co-worker has 2 Marans They did great this past winter & she used no light

 

[math ace]

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My GFF roo was early crowing, too. Does he sound winded at the end of it ? ?

 

[math ace]

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Thank you haThor - - -I personally appreciate your pictures - - - After all, I clearly did not have a good "picture" in my head of what mossiness is since I had condemned by 3 blue copper marans to the laying pen due to the misidentification of mossiness. . . .

I am wondering if someone has a picture of a blue or blue copper marans with mossiness . . . .
i would be very interested in seeing what they look like . . . .

 

[coq au vin]

Test...

 

[Organics North]

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Me to especially on the blue. A while back I posted pics of two cockerels.. I gave away the one with some copper in the hackle feathers, and kept the lighter blue one without the copper. It's hackle feathers are not as black as I would like, sort of gray. The saddle feathers are coming in nice and black though.

I am wondering if that is what mossy is on a blue Rooster?


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Nice eggs and nice marketing!! C

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[coq au vin]

Cool, we can post pics straight from the facebook.