Marans Thread - breed discussion & pictures are welcome!

[Raven1]

So Mel

 

[Mountain Mel]

Pink, I got 2 blues, 2 splash, and 2 wellies. As they grow I don't see any indication in the combs that any of them are roos. But the biggest blue is like some kind of "Super-chicken".

It is getting Real big, Real fast!

 

[pinkchick]

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Oh for sure I could seriously be mistaken, geesh Mel, I've slept since then and now I really can't remember. I would have to see them to tell you for sure....and you very well could be right. When did you get them again? The older ones were about a week older or 5 days older right?
You got them sometime around the week of the January 17th right?

 

[Raven1]

Mel I do hope you know I was just poken' at ya

 

[Mountain Mel]

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Oh for sure I could seriously be mistaken, geesh Mel, I've slept since then and now I really can't remember. I would have to see them to tell you for sure....and you very well could be right. When did you get them again? The older ones were about a week older or 5 days older right?
You got them sometime around the week of the January 17th right?

I've slept too...I don't remember. It doesn't really matter to me.
But I do see a new problem on the horizon. I'll have an incubator....and I'll have laying hens....but the only Rooster I have is a White Crested Black Polish...

 

[pinkchick]

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The older 3 ARE Bill's babies and that older blue that is a big ol' super chicken is Bill's dtr. This size is par for the course, Bill is a big bird and this is exactly why I use him. Wait until you see that brick house girl ruling the yard. She'll give the boys a run for their money in the size dept. Those Splash Olive Eggers should be nice sized too, but not as big as their half sister the blue.

My records indicate that the OE's and big blue girl hatched on January 12th....and I FORGOT all about the Wellie's, they are all the same age as the older chicks right? Wouldn't you know it I didn't write down when the younger blue chicks that you have hatched, my bad......but I know these birds were just a few days to a week in age difference.

 

[Mountain Mel]

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Yea, I saw that! I'm glad that I can make people laugh or smile a little bit this early in the day!

 

[Mountain Mel]

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The older 3 ARE Bill's babies and that older blue that is a big ol' super chicken is Bill's dtr. This size is par for the course, Bill is a big bird and this is exactly why I use him. Wait until you see that brick house girl ruling the yard. She'll give the boys a run for their money in the size dept. Those Splash Olive Eggers should be nice sized too, but not as big as their half sister the blue.

My records indicate that the OE's and big blue girl hatched on January 12th....and I FORGOT all about the Wellie's, they are all the same age as the older chicks right? Wouldn't you know it I didn't write down when the younger blue chicks that you have hatched, my bad......but I know these birds were just a few days to a week in age difference.

I think that the Wellies hatched with the other younger birds. I'm sure that's what you said. It's all good!

 

[Mountain Mel]

I better go clean the cattle feeding area before it gets started raining and I can't get the truck in there for 2 months!

 

[poularde]

Thought I would post some pic of my lovely eggs settling before going in the bator...

There is one Araucana egg from my birds I added.

Here they are ready to go in!

These are shipped egg packaged very nicely.

Not a single damaged egg. Thank you so much Pink. I hope for a wonderful hatch.