Marans Thread - breed discussion & pictures are welcome!

[geebs]

Can't tell ya.. Wanna make sure it worked... It will have to be a surprise.... No what are you talking about???

 

[gilavina]

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I'm trying to decide if 12 weeks is horrible or not....I'm already tired of winter and it just started here in the last week or two...yarg.

 

[geebs]

It's only a dozen....just like eggs!!!

Just eat one at a time... Won't last long.... It is only enough time to make a few staggered hatches... get on it!!! LOL

 

[pinkchick]

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somehow I feel you girls are picking on me I think I'm outnumbered where is mel or walt or don it's like 5 girls to one guy... I'm outta here. I know when my popsicle is licked. tougj croud tonight

Kim, get out the sign!! We have another whiner here!

We love ya Randy!!

 

[gilavina]

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haha I'd love to be hatching during the winter, but I need to hold off for at least a while more, plus I've gotta get my seed starting set up ready to go right after christmas. Its a task and a half, but it sure pays off to have all those fresh veggies. After I get the ones that need the longest time to grow I'll work on the hatchin... haha Oh...and I need to get cracking on buiding chickie grow out huts in the garage one at a time and move them outside as I get them done. So, you're probably right...it will end up going faster than I think it will

 

[DMRippy]

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C'mon now Pink, you know you drenched those eggs in the Hershey's, right??

Pretty eggs!!!!

Nope sorry! It's hard to believe that the eggs not in the carton are almost 3 years old and that fact that the eggs in the carton are only almost a year old and they are waaaaaaayyyyyyy darker. I think it's just crazy that they continue to darken over time. I like to study things like that...call me weird. I'm good with it! I like it that way.

I noticed my eggs in the incubator changed color... they lost the redness and turned very brown like a potato.

 

[pinkchick]

Geebsie~ I'm talking about this..... https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?pid=8011897#p8011897

 

[pinkchick]

Ksane~

Lovely Cuckoos! Nice barring on them!

 

[berkeleysprings]

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Kim, get out the sign!! We have another whiner here!

We love ya Randy!!

https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/11170_big_girl_panties.jpg


https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/11170_45258_th_biggirlpanties1.gif

no it's more like I'm gonna turn in run like a girl .lol I never mind what kind of underwear I like to wear that's between me and my therapist

 

[Debbi]

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I believe it's a fault although I was told the judges would appreciate if they were trimmed before the show!!!!

Spurs on a female are just a fault and not a DQ. If you raise enough birds, you will eventually run into a hen that will turn into a male looking bird. It will grow saddle and hackle feathers and develop an adolescent sounding crow. It is still a female, but it will look like a male. I have had three or four do that so far. I have never seen a male chicken turn into a female so far.....I grew up in SF so I have seen humans do that......just haven 't seen any chickens yet.Walt

So far, she still looks like a lady, but what a witch! She's just over a year old now, 15 months.