Marans Thread - breed discussion & pictures are welcome!

[pinkchick]

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Get a hold of yourself woman!!!! Don't talk like that! WAIT! Does Debbi have a "decorative" still at her house too?!?!?!?!?

 

[pinkchick]

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Love the Bill boy!

Looks very much like my Lil' Bill.

and I am working on phasing out that pesky Gnarles, wish I didn't have to but the stupid comb issues, but love your boys copper color coming in.

 

[AyeUpChuck]

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Man! I think I need some more Bill babies! I think one or two of the four I have may be Bill but I LOVE the shape of that first boys head! Really good looking.

 

[poularde]

So it is Gnarles that has the comb issues. Too bad he is such a handsome boy.

 

[Debbi]

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Get a hold of yourself woman!!!! Don't talk like that! WAIT! Does Debbi have a "decorative" still at her house too?!?!?!?!?

Nooo, nothing here that doesn't function!

I may have to switch my brand of wine though??

 

[pinkchick]

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Gnarles in combination with a couple of the GFF BCM pullets......Gnarles over my older Davis hens does not produce issues.....Gnarles over these GFF gals does. I am weeding them out slowly and now down to a few in the pen. I am no longer worried about keeping the lines pure Davis. I will keep a couple Davis roosters around (and yes that includes Gnarles, regardless of his comb) and I have pure Davis hens from my original birds offspring that I will be keeping, in case I need to create pure Davis again or for emergency purposes, but I am specifically growing out Lil' Bill to use in the breeding pen. I want Bill blood in every bird that I have here....but have to go about it the long way because Bill is clean shanked. It has taken forever but I think I finally have a boy from him worth keeping for the long run.

 

[geebs]

Does your "brand of wine" have a real label??? hmmmm???

You are a wise soul Pink There is really very little acess to pure Davis stock these days... I will make a mental note of that pearl of wisdom...

 

[Debbi]

Poularde's Bill boy looks very much like my Myron, formerly Myrtle

I can really tell by looking at the faces the difference between the Gnarles babies and the Bill babies. Old Bill stamps that face/head on all his chicks! So far, Myron's comb looks good. Will have to get some pics of mine today.

Yeh Geebs, is does have a legit label on it!

 

[AyeUpChuck]

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Get a hold of yourself woman!!!! Don't talk like that! WAIT! Does Debbi have a "decorative" still at her house too?!?!?!?!?

Nooo, nothing here that doesn't function!

I may have to switch my brand of wine though??

I just brewed 6 Gallons of my Big Arse Summer IPA - and am putting some apple wine into my ahem "decorative" still at some point this week since this stupid rain won't go away. All the chooks just gave me the most ridiculous look when I went into the coop as if I'M some how in control of this weather!

 

[AyeUpChuck]

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That's fantastic! Are you going to be hatching in the fall? I'd love to get some Bill babies then!