Marans Thread - breed discussion & pictures are welcome!

[bikechick]

I'm having a blast making the DYI chicken eqipment.
My dh is soo impressed.

The problem is I continue to add to my work load around the house by being so "handy".

 

[pinkchick]

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You should be quite proud of yourself my friend! Have you thought of making a BYC page and putting all your goodies on there?

 

[Hens and Roos]

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You should be quite proud of yourself my friend! Have you thought of making a BYC page and putting all your goodies on there?

I think it's neat to see what others make and how well it works for them... here is our new homemade incubator that DH put together so we could begin running test hatches

 

[bikechick]

Pinkchick,
naw, I struggle w/ time management.

Well, maybe one cold Jan. night while sipping wine I'll put something together.

(insert wine glass for coffee mug)

 

[bikechick]

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You should be quite proud of yourself my friend! Have you thought of making a BYC page and putting all your goodies on there?

I think it's neat to see what others make and how well it works for them... here is our new homemade incubator that DH put together so we could begin running test hatches

https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/45425_incubator-inside_12-18-2010.jpg

https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/45425_incubator-outside_12-18-2010.jpg

Hens and Roo
That's great! I love your large window on top! Mine is only an 8X10 glass, but I put a 5X7 on the side so I wouldn't hear my two kids complain that they "can't see!" at the same time.

Working on it this minute...well, when I'm not being "distracted" by BYC

 

[pinkchick]

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You should be quite proud of yourself my friend! Have you thought of making a BYC page and putting all your goodies on there?

I think it's neat to see what others make and how well it works for them... here is our new homemade incubator that DH put together so we could begin running test hatches

https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/45425_incubator-inside_12-18-2010.jpg

https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/45425_incubator-outside_12-18-2010.jpg

Hens~ That looks great! Best of luck with the test hatches!

 

[Hens and Roos]

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I think it's neat to see what others make and how well it works for them... here is our new homemade incubator that DH put together so we could begin running test hatches

https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/45425_incubator-inside_12-18-2010.jpg

https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/45425_incubator-outside_12-18-2010.jpg

Hens~ That looks great! Best of luck with the test hatches!

Thanks Pink, now if we can just keep the crazy Irish Setter out of things we should be good!

 

[geebs]

If you want to hedge your bets against illness get some tumeric and cinnamon and feed them some Cranberries in with their feed... This is a good preventative and also top dress with a sprinkling of DE.... whatever the shipping illness this ups your chances of speedy recovery...

 

[Organics North]

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I do not know?

Anyone? What kind of variation do those of you that raise large numbers of Marans see in comb size?

(I too will most likely play with some OE's trying to get the egg dark brown again..)

ON

 

[Keara]

pinkchick and geebs,

thanks, the new arrivals loved scrambled eggs with cinnamon and turmeric! tomorrow I will go shopping for cranberries. I have less sneezing already, here's hoping it is just shipping stress.

-Keara