Marans Thread - breed discussion & pictures are welcome!

[Wynette]

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Ivy, I so feel for you...this was me my first two years. Took me THAT long to get something I felt I could really work with. I truly HATE to make decisions like this! I think if it were me, I'd go with whoever lays the darkest egg and see what I get. Just me, though!

 

[crazyforchicks]

Thanks geebs!!! I could'nt get a good picture of the boys to show their leg feathering. They are nicely feathered even the girls legs are well feathered. The fuzzy picture is kellog my lap dog

I was wondering if the girls are supposed to have more copper on their backs? They dont have much at all.

 

[geebs]

Yes poulard... breeding them in a closed flock does tend to darken the eggs up a bit....hatch only the darkest and use roosters from the darkest hatches..

 

[Illia]

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Alright, chocolate covered Almonds!!

 

[math ace]

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DON'T feather pluck - - - skin them, just like you would any other animal.. . . .

We have a friend who showed us how he harvests and he skins them - -- no feather plucking and no scalding water.

 

[bikechick]

I have ONE chick so far.Day 20. Very quiet in there.

I'm trying to be patient.

 

[bikechick]

Mathace "DON'T feather pluck - - - skin them, just like you would any other animal.. . . ."
any skinning instruction would be appeciated. I really have some aversions to plucking.

 

[math ace]

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Assuming chicken is dead already

Start under a wing and cut a slit from under the wing up to the neck and
down to the goin area ( these are Dh directions

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Then you should be able to PEEL the carcass out of its skin.. . .
When you get to the neck, wing joint, and knee caps you will cut those joints
when you reach them with the peeling / skinning.

Dh found a video on you tube called

Skinning a Chicken - Better than Plucking Feathers,

the video is not doing it exactly as I was showned, but it does give a good idea of the process.

 

[flgardengirl]

We have always skinned ours as well. I use the meat for enchiladas or skinless chicken breast dishes etc. If you are wanting the drumsticks for fried chicken though you could leave the skin.

 

[bikechick]

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Assuming chicken is dead already

Start under a wing and cut a slit from under the wing up to the neck and
down to the goin area ( these are Dh directions

)

Then you should be able to PEEL the carcass out of its skin.. . .
When you get to the neck, wing joint, and knee caps you will cut those joints
when you reach them with the peeling / skinning.

Dh found a video on you tube called

Skinning a Chicken - Better than Plucking Feathers,

the video is not doing it exactly as I was showned, but it does give a good idea of the process.

Excellent. Thanx for the info. I feel better going into the New Year equiped w/ this info. I assume I can do the same to ducks?