Marans Thread - breed discussion & pictures are welcome!

[Debbi]

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Nice pullet!

Oui! X2 !!

 

[VioletBlueIvy]

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I just loved this!!!!!Really made me

I love the chicken math too, I need to educate my husband, It may help me seem less crazy.
An example of my current method;
" I am picking up a new rooster this weekend"
" Didn't you just sell a rooster?"
" No, I sold 2, so I need a new one"
" What's the difference? What do you need a rooster for anyway?"
" WELL....(this is where I launch into a lengthy explanation involving the colors and breeds of my hens, the disposition of all the roosters I have had, do have and hope to have, speculate on the chicks each will look like and the color eggs they will produce and why ect. ect.)"
Until his eyes glaze over and he is hypnotized by my enthusiasm and I can have my way with him he he he!!!!

 

[fowlman01]

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I just loved this!!!!!Really made me

I love the chicken math too, I need to educate my husband, It may help me seem less crazy.
An example of my current method;
" I am picking up a new rooster this weekend"
" Didn't you just sell a rooster?"
" No, I sold 2, so I need a new one"
" What's the difference? What do you need a rooster for anyway?"
" WELL....(this is where I launch into a lengthy explanation involving the colors and breeds of my hens, the disposition of all the roosters I have had, do have and hope to have, speculate on the chicks each will look like and the color eggs they will produce and why ect. ect.)"
Until his eyes glaze over and he is hypnotized by my enthusiasm and I can have my way with him he he he!!!!

I can tell you as a husband that this all works very well with wives too.

Walt

 

[Wynette]

Walt - it also works by the husband to the wife regarding hot rod parts.

 

[Lotsapaints]

Good morning all Math Ace you go girl and as for husbands mine is pretty good already as I've shown him the bad faults and explained why it is I need so many little pens...he just wanted to build ONE big one........but he is dragging his feet on hatching some this fall until my turkey laid an egg yesterday he likes those turkeys gotta finish up those pens I only have 2 stalls to use for growing out babies in the winter but when is winter it was 95 yesterday here I saw that San Francisco is going to be 90 today...wowsa. Next is fixing up my Silver Penciled Rocks pen they are already 2 1/2 months old time does fly.....

 

[pinkchick]

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BRAVO!

BRAVO!

BRAVO! Very pretty girl!

WELCOME to the Marans thread!

 

[pinkchick]

Bravo~

Congratulations on your babies!!!!! They are adorable little fuzzy bumpkins. Lovely eggs they hatched from! Can't wait to see them all grown up!

 

[pinkchick]

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[BevDavis]

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Hi

Increase the protein, I have found that they need more protein than other breeds.

Bev

Bev

Are you talking on a regular basis, or during times of molt/stress? What level of protein do you recommend?

Hi

I found that I got more eggs when I increased the protein by adding a little fish meal.

Bev

 

[Ivywoods]

I'm trying to figure out how to get this picture to load. I apologize if it doesn't work right. I'll get it figured out... sometime. I was extremely happy with the marans egg I got today. Very dark, but when I washed it and "scratched" a little poop off it, some of the color came off! It's almost like that dark color is spray painted over the top of a lighter egg! Weird.

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