Marans Thread - breed discussion & pictures are welcome!

[snowbird]

Soybean meal here in michigan is 47% protein and I have used it for over 50 year without any kind of problem and the meat scraps I use is 50% protein and never a problem with it either. I buy Fish meal at local feed store and it is feed grade fish meal. I never use more then 5% fish meal in my ration. I figure if the soy beans are good enough for me then they should be good enough for chickens and I have no worrys at all eating or using any of this.

 

[Debbi]

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Don,

That's part of my problem, soy beans in any form, are not good for me! Since I removed almost 95% of soy from my diet (and that's not an easy feat!), my health has drastically improved. If anyone else out there is hypothyroid, please know, that soy is a powerful goitrogen, and will work hard to destroy your thyroid and it's function! I now don't want to re-introduce it in my eggs, hence, my diet again. That's my main reason for not feeding it. JMHO

 

[Organics North]

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Yep sure enough 47% protein... I wonder why the organic stuff I used once was 34% protein?.. (I have only used the stuff once though, maybe I am just going nuts because of the lack of soybeans in my diet...)

Thanks for sharing your experience..


ON

 

[math ace]

Nice Job Pink, Thanks for the pics.

I just had Dh look at them with me . . . .

Dh says that next time you should try the lights under the wire . . .

I say don't listen to Dh - - -He is a "Virgin" with this stuff whereas you have many hatches under your belt !

 

[math ace]

I will post pics of Dh's work AFTER the hatch is complete ! Then you can critique his work !

Ohhhhh Dh is whining soooo much NOW ! Wish you could hear it

 

[pinkchick]

Thanks Math!

Ya know, I had the lights under the wire once, I couldn't get it to hold temp. Once I moved everything to the top..... lets just say it works muuuuuch better. Monkey'd with it for a couple days and got it right where I wanted it, that is until I did the Emu eggs in it, they slow cook at a lower temp, but we're back on track and holding steady.

 

[Nostalchic]

Where do you buy fishmeal? Our local feed stores don't carry it - we AREN'T near an ocean here, but...

 

[ruth]

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IDK snowy my boy???!!! I have only 17 1/2 birds left...I didn't get rid of the perty ones!!! and the ones left well????

Don't know about anyone else but myself I would like to see some of the supposedly good Black Copper Marans. Bring them on folks and lets us see them. I hatched over 600 BC this year and will only have 8-10 males and about 50 female when it is finished tomorrow. I hatched about 30 Wheaten and they are super type and color Marans. I hatched around 25 cuckoo Marans and they are all junk.

I would just like to see some of the supposed good BC Marans. I have some good female and no real good males in the BC.

Don, I'm wondering if there are any "good" BCMs out there. Here's a couple of pics of some of my flock at 6 months old. I know you like the girls with color:

I've pulled my lone "too red" roo out of the breeding pens and put him with the girls with little color - I'll hatch their offspring and see what I get.

 

[Lotsapaints]

Eye candy Ruth they are such culls you need to box them up and send them to me

I'll hide them for you......really though I didn't know you when I was trying to get eggs and sisn't know what I was looking for either....

 

[geebs]

Ruth... pop that group on a train and ship em to me!!!

Nostalchic: You can buy Fish Food... Matzuri Koi Fish food... Read the label... You don't want the one that has only corn products.. the one that states "fish meal".