Marans Thread - breed discussion & pictures are welcome!

[Mountain Mel 22]

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NO KIDDING!!!! If you saw the line up of birds I have growing out in that pen...you would know why I was freaking out. There was a whole lot more to the story than I said...mostly cause I was really cold and just wanted to warm up and go to bed after such a long day. When I found that turd in there I had to run to the barn for the pitchfork and when I came back, he was going after birds...so I pinned him in the corner first and then got him good a few times, but he would keep wriggling loose from the tines and would go after my birds again...so I finally go to the point where I got him good and then wedged the end of the tines on the back of the building...and took off and got another pitch fork and proceeded to block him in the tiny corner and realized I had no idea how I was going to get him out. He was growling and biting the tines and doing everything he could to get loose...by that time I'd already been outside for about 20 min trying to get him out of there. I called my uncle because he was the only person that I could think of that would be home...and he lives 20 min away...but I was NOT going to be leaving that THING alone with my birds...NO WAY. I ended up being outside sitting on a cement block with the ends of the pitchforks braced against my foot for about an hour all together in 30 degree weather...I was so happy when it was all over.
I just checked all my birds over again and was pretty happy to see that all of them were ok...sigh...my whole line up of birchen boys are in there!

not to mention the lavender silver sussex, my blue copper girls and all the young birchen girls I'm growing out....man...talk about heart break if I lost any of those.

What impresses me is that you had the testicular fortitude to use whatever means neccessary to get rid of that possum and save your birds. Most women would be too squimish to do what you have done....IMO

 

[gilavina]

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NO KIDDING!!!! If you saw the line up of birds I have growing out in that pen...you would know why I was freaking out. There was a whole lot more to the story than I said...mostly cause I was really cold and just wanted to warm up and go to bed after such a long day. When I found that turd in there I had to run to the barn for the pitchfork and when I came back, he was going after birds...so I pinned him in the corner first and then got him good a few times, but he would keep wriggling loose from the tines and would go after my birds again...so I finally go to the point where I got him good and then wedged the end of the tines on the back of the building...and took off and got another pitch fork and proceeded to block him in the tiny corner and realized I had no idea how I was going to get him out. He was growling and biting the tines and doing everything he could to get loose...by that time I'd already been outside for about 20 min trying to get him out of there. I called my uncle because he was the only person that I could think of that would be home...and he lives 20 min away...but I was NOT going to be leaving that THING alone with my birds...NO WAY. I ended up being outside sitting on a cement block with the ends of the pitchforks braced against my foot for about an hour all together in 30 degree weather...I was so happy when it was all over.
I just checked all my birds over again and was pretty happy to see that all of them were ok...sigh...my whole line up of birchen boys are in there!

not to mention the lavender silver sussex, my blue copper girls and all the young birchen girls I'm growing out....man...talk about heart break if I lost any of those.

What impresses me is that you had the testicular fortitude to use whatever means neccessary to get rid of that possum and save your birds. Most women would be too squimish to do what you have done....IMO

haha...basically i have zero tolerance for anything that threatens to mess with things i care about, whether it be two legged, four legged, furry, feathered or human. I pity whatever decides they wanna challenge my protectiveness.

 

[slick4591]

My wife woulda ran for the hills. Congrats on your victory over the beast!

 

[gilavina]

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haha that sounds so dramatic! just hope I'm getting to the end of them...i think so far I have caught 2 large ones, I'm guessin the parents and 4 younger ones...not that they were little tho...last nights I'd guess was about 10lbs or so.

 

[kari_dawn]

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Actually, that is a fantastic way to handle an opossum. All of the opossums I work with, I handle them this same way. They are one of the only wild animals I will handle without protective equipment. If they try to climb back up the tail, just bounce them a little. Their neuro systems are not well developed. Opossums are fantastic bluffers, they have to be. They are slow moving, and don't see well. So, when it comes to fight or flight, they choose to try to convince you they are mean, but they are actually very docile and very easy to handle. I far prefer them and bobcats to any other wild animal as far as handling.

And good that you were there to catch him!...they also have a fairly short life span (four years if they are lucky), and since they are pretty solitary, they don't really pass on bad habits to other opossums (not saying that the others wouldn't also discover your birds and try to go for an easy meal). I far prefer to have opossums around my coop to raccoons!

 

[Mountain Mel 22]

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Actually, that is a fantastic way to handle an opossum. All of the opossums I work with, I handle them this same way. They are one of the only wild animals I will handle without protective equipment. If they try to climb back up the tail, just bounce them a little. Their neuro systems are not well developed. Opossums are fantastic bluffers, they have to be. They are slow moving, and don't see well. So, when it comes to fight or flight, they choose to try to convince you they are mean, but they are actually very docile and very easy to handle. I far prefer them and bobcats to any other wild animal as far as handling.

And good that you were there to catch him!...they also have a fairly short life span (four years if they are lucky), and since they are pretty solitary, they don't really pass on bad habits to other opossums (not saying that the others wouldn't also discover your birds and try to go for an easy meal). I far prefer to have opossums around my coop to raccoons!

Especially if I see them!

 

[Spitman]

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Hi! Good to see ya!

Could you be so kind as to post another photo of the one that has alot of red in his chest, but I was wondering if you could get a full on front view of this guys chest?

Also, does he have a white feather in his wing bow, as seen in the last photo?

Oh and are the close ups of the same bird or is it a photo of each of them?

Thanks!

hey pinkchick thanks for the feedback been a bit busy , but here are some more pictuers. No no white , it is a glare from the lighting somehow? phone cam. not the best.
and one of the other guys chest 2 , I may have screwed up and sent 2 pictures of the same roo head shots

anyways Im using these guys for my olive egger project. but they dont get along to good I like the one with the orange chest better in every way but his chest Im thinking way to much color but I no nothing , what do you think If one had to Go ?
thanks again for looking . I need some Dark laying BCM hens do you no were i can get some good eggs ? I'm in Michigan.

 

[Spitman]

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Hi! Good to see ya!

Could you be so kind as to post another photo of the one that has alot of red in his chest, but I was wondering if you could get a full on front view of this guys chest?

Also, does he have a white feather in his wing bow, as seen in the last photo?

Oh and are the close ups of the same bird or is it a photo of each of them?

Thanks!

hey pinkchick thanks for the feedback been a bit busy , but here are some more pictuers. No no white , it is a glare from the lighting somehow? phone cam. not the best.
and one of the other guys chest 2 , I may have screwed up and sent 2 pictures of the same roo head shots

anyways Im using these guys for my olive egger project. but they dont get along to good I like the one with the orange chest better in every way but his chest Im thinking way to much color but I no nothing , what do you think If one had to Go ?
thanks again for looking . I need some Dark laying BCM hens do you no were i can get some good eggs ? I'm in Michigan.

Oops forgot the pictures

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. Here is the other guys chest side view he is really streched out tall in this photo they are both same size.
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[Chinchilla2]

Gotta comb question for everyone. What exactly is a "stupid comb" and what is a good comb? I've got a young splash roo here and if I can convince the camera kid to get some pics of him tomorrow I'll post them but until then, if someone could post a "stupid" and a "good" comparison photos, that would really help.

He doesn't have any sprigs or anything, all his points are in a nice row but wanted to get an idea before I post a pic and the comb people start giving poor Chicken George a complex

 

[chic-a-deee]

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hey pinkchick thanks for the feedback been a bit busy , but here are some more pictuers. No no white , it is a glare from the lighting somehow? phone cam. not the best.
and one of the other guys chest 2 , I may have screwed up and sent 2 pictures of the same roo head shots

anyways Im using these guys for my olive egger project. but they dont get along to good I like the one with the orange chest better in every way but his chest Im thinking way to much color but I no nothing , what do you think If one had to Go ?


thanks again for looking . I need some Dark laying BCM hens do you no were i can get some good eggs ? I'm in Michigan.

Oops forgot the pictures

.https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/55375_013_-_copy_2.jpg
. https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/55375_012_-_copy_2.jpg
. Here is the other guys chest side view he is really streched out tall in this photo they are both same size.
. https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/55375_009_-_copy_3.jpg

Thats a mighty fine comb & waddle that guy is sportn'