Marans Thread - breed discussion & pictures are welcome!

[math ace]

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We have ALL the major ones in north Florida....

1.) Rattle snake --- pygmy and regular
2.) Copperhead Snake
3.) Coral Snake
4.) Moccasin Snake

I have had the pleasure of seeing three of the four in last few years....

 

[AyeUpChuck]

Here are two of the little marans babies I hatched out yesterday!

 

[Mountain Mel]

Very Cute babies!!!

I have reduced my flock down to 11 hens and 2 Roos

(The Blues Brothers, Jake & Elwood). 2 of my BCM hens are getting some real nice copper hackles...

all have well feathered legs and perfect toes. I have 1 Olive-Egger, 4 blue hens (including Bills' Girl, Dolly Parton), 1 Cuckoo Marans hen that lays MONSTER eggs, and 5 BCM hens.

 

[VillageChicken]

Odd Marans hatching fact for you who are trying to solve the mystery of hatching Marans successfully:
Dry incubated over 50 eggs - mostly mixed laying breeds - in the past week, it was a crazy staggered hatch mess. I forgot to put two Marans pullet eggs into lockdown, and they hatched in the turner without a drop of water in the incubator. Of 30 eggs that went into lockdown, one of the only ones that "drowned" was the single Marans egg that was in the mix.

 

[Bravo]

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Very interesting! Are you going to test this with a larger number of eggs? I often wonder if the moisture created by several simultaneous eggs hatching is adequate, if not ideal, for a successful hatch. After all, it's not like a broody hen fills up her water resorvoirs before going into lockdown

 

[VillageChicken]

If I do, it won't be for awhile. I'm done hatching for awhile.
There are German breeders out here who spray their eggs with vinegar!

 

[PHarris985]

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What does vinegar do for the egg?

 

[Mountain Mel]

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What does vinegar do for the egg?

Makes it taste funny....

 

[Raven1]

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What does vinegar do for the egg?

Makes it taste funny....

Good Morning Mel!!

You are almost as good as a cup a coffee to start off a Monday.

 

[Mountain Mel]

Well, Thank You and a good morning to you too, Raven!