Marans Thread - breed discussion & pictures are welcome!

[pinkchick]

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Let me know how they work because I am having a hard time dealing with all the watering in this heat too!

I bought my birds a watermelon today because I feel so bad for them. . . .

I recently have been converting to nipple waterers. I have all my grow out pens converted to the bucket ones with nipples on the bottom & am going to convert the brooders to the nipples on PVC. My husband is the "worker bee". I come up with all the hairbrain ideas that he is left to make work.....LOL. As it is now all 4 brooder shelves have a stepping stone with 2 or 3 1 quart water jars on top of them. They still manage to get shavings & poop in the waterers even though they are elevated & have to step up to them, but it is much better than having them down level on the shelf. It is time consuming to wash & refill all those jars everyday. The new baucket ones can be refilled outside with the hose from the top with no mess. The chickens took right to them in no time at all. We just installed the buckets & removed the old waterers & watched to see what they did. They took right to them. I think the red color attracted them & their curiosity did the rest.

I'm converting over to the nipple water system as well. So glad to hear that the chookies took right them. I was wondering how they would do.

 

[geebs]

Wow no sense of humor here on the thread this morning

Wake up guys.... It's raining here!!!

Hi Pink!! Congrats on the Splash napping!!!

Crossing my fingers that I won a GFM ... License plate chook thread... Crossing fingers... Help me cross em guys... he he..

https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?pid=6527802#p6527802

Anyone want to hatch with me??? Setting some eggies next week.. Thought it has been a while and the broody is hiding the fresh hatchies... she has em stashed somewhere in the bushes and I haven't even got a peek at them yet.

Nipple waterers... So cool... Got a couple from Ayeup I dropped a couple birds off to her and they found the water right away... I couldn't believe how efficient it is... Totally the way to go.

 

[pinkchick]

Galavina: I love to hear that... I didn't have the patience to develop that line....I do have genetics available here in oregon... I don't know how my friends are coming on their birchens but I will have a look today.

Look long and hard to see if there any birds (Birchens) that your dear friend Pink can't live without while you are there.

Not that I need anymore

.......I did the math yesterday and the chooks are going through about 600+ lbs. of feed a month.

EDITED BECAUSE THE FIRST TIME I HAD A BRAIN FUZZ AND SAID 1200 lbs.....it's 600 lbs....equal to 12- 50lb bags.​

 

[pinkchick]

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Thanks. He is a nice bird. I don't care for his comb at all, but hey..combs we can work with. I will see how he finishes growing out. Graduation party for the girls today so photo's won't happen today, and of course it's not raining right now, so it would be the most opportune time to run outside with the camera.

Still gotta get photos of the lowrider cockerel for ya too.

When we finally arrived at Mel's....Mel had the rooster waiting in the holding tank in his huge shop and just as Mel reached in to grab him, he got away. So all 3 of us, my DH, Mel and myself were cornering the rooster and he went straight toward my hubby...........my hubby (bless him) bent down and that cockerel just walked right into his hands. MY HUBBY DOES NOT TOUCH CHICKENS OR FARM ANIMALS AT ALL! I was laughing and telling my DH how proud of him I was that he touched his very first chicken....Mel wouldn't believe that was the first time ever Rick touched a chicken, let alone caught one and picked him up. It was a very funny situation and Mel makes it even funnier because he is a very funny guy....guess a person just had to be there.

Good luck on your license plate thing.

 

[geebs]

Wow... chicken keep away... I am going to have to try that instead of "scattagories"... Sounds like good times Pink... That would have been a "Kodak moment" for sure.

 

[flgardengirl]

OMG lmao @ Kansasboy's licence plate entry GR8LAY !! That reminds me of when I was little (about 5) I found this shirt with a little chicken on it and it said, " I just got L*id". I thought it was so cute. I washed it and put it on and when my mom and grandma saw it their jaws just hit the floor and my grandma turned all white and they told me to go take it off. It was a couple years before I knew why they didn't like that shirt. I sure liked it !! (We didn't have cable in those days LOL or I'd probably known what it meant.)

 

[flgardengirl]

LOL @ the bikini pin up pics. (I read backwards through the thread when I get on till I catch up lol)

 

[pinkchick]

Geebs~ I would love to hatch with ya...but I am all hatched out. I have 56 eggs in the 'bator right now due for lockdown on Monday. I was going to do one more Welsummer hatch right after that but my friend in California can't make it up when she wanted to so that she could pick up some Wellie babies and I don't want to get stuck with them. I already have to find homes for the ones that are set to hatch in a few days.
I'm keeping every Marans that hatches this time and all my little Barnies that hatch and possibly a couple Olive Eggers (depending if any come out Splash) so if anyone wants any Wellies or Olive Eggers and you live close just let me know.

 

[pinkchick]

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The word here on the thread is pictures
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Good one Don!!

Don's got jokes!!!!! I love it! Keep 'em coming Don!

 

[pinkchick]

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COOL! I love her VERY MUCH! Her lacing is out of this world!

IF you know who you got her from I might could tell you fo' sho' if she is from me, you can PM the info if you like.

How old is she? Is she feather legged? Is she huge, like just an all around hefty bird? If indeed she is from me......she looks like a product of my Bill. Did the person get them from me as chicks or as eggs, do you know?