Marans Thread - breed discussion & pictures are welcome!

[gilavina]

When I used to raise sheep, I was worried about the kids being able to eat them. So, since everything here has to have a name, the lambs that were going to be eaten had names like: Joe Dinner, Lamb Chop, Stew, etc. The first time we sat down to a leg of lamb, I was very nervous for them. My then 4 year old Son says, "so Mom, is this Joe Dinner?" Yes, Joe has done his job well for us, are you going to try him? So he takes a bite, looks at me with huge eyes and says, "WOW! Joe Dinner is reeeeeallly tasty!"

And so it went for lambs, goats, pigs, and calves; they realized they had a job to do, and made the ultimate sacrafice for our benefit. Kids are a lot more rational than we give them credit for...

Amen, speaking from the perspective of being one of those kids that grew up that way, knowing about butchering and them being animals I spent time feeding and caring for and petting, I can say it was a natural process. There was nothing horrifying or scarring about it. If anything, I believe in a lot of ways my friends and I that grew up this way have a respect for food that many don't. Detattachment from how food is raised and processes (including veggies) I believe has created an ignorance in a lot of people, where it is seen as something barbaric or cruel or below them to have to do. I would rather have the peace of mind knowing the animals I use to nourish me had a good life, were well taken care of and that I know exactly what went into them and in turn what will be going into my diet.

 

[DMRippy]

Donna
What colour is Kim's baby you are showing off there?...

I just ask cause some of the ones I got from you are almost solid black with a bit of a white bib... (I was thinking those were the Black/coppers) and some are like that chick, but with a bit more moulting look to the back and head... (I am thinking cuckoo)
I have 3 little silver I know are ameracauna. One is for sure, she had a heck of a time getting out of the shell... last one out of the incubator and still the littlest (probably will grow to be a monster sized roo)

The OEs I will just have to wait and see... like you said they look just like the rest of the Marans bunch...


I have been told... no more hatching... this year.... (I might be able to get him to agree to one more hatch if I cull hard in a month or so) It is so cute when He tries to get authoritative..

Thanks Donna
The eggs I got from you hatched great!
I was really trying for Cuckoos and I think I got 10 out of the 11 cuckoos hatch from the batch I got from you.
(from the 30 I got from you 3 blacks, one cuckoo, one blue and two OE did not hatch... not bad at all!!)

She is a black copper.

here is a cuckoo



That was a great hatch! Enjoy them! they may be your last for a little while.....

 

[pinkchick]

Wonder how long it would take me to get to Lotsa's house.......chicken-nab all those little Splash babies and be gone before her Jack Russell got to me.

 

[DMRippy]

Wonder how long it would take me to get to Lotsa's house.......chicken-nab all those little Splash babies and be gone before her Jack Russell got to me.

You would be ok.... just take that dog some CHICKEN

 

[pinkchick]

Donna~ So this was the only chick to hatch out of all those eggies huh? Bummer! But do not fear......you will be getting more.

When did it hatch again?

 

[pinkchick]

You would be ok.... just take that dog some CHICKEN

Ahhhh....very wise lady!

 

[DMRippy]

Donna~ So this was the only chick to hatch out of all those eggies huh? Bummer! But do not fear......you will be getting more.

When did it hatch again?

Yeah... that was the only one. She hatched Saturday. Becky thought maybe the eggs got x-rayed

She is a keeper though

I still have the other eggs in the hatcher so I have not giving up, I will candle them again today and see if I see anything.

 

[mendocinosunris]

Amen, speaking from the perspective of being one of those kids that grew up that way, knowing about butchering and them being animals I spent time feeding and caring for and petting, I can say it was a natural process. There was nothing horrifying or scarring about it. If anything, I believe in a lot of ways my friends and I that grew up this way have a respect for food that many don't. Detattachment from how food is raised and processes (including veggies) I believe has created an ignorance in a lot of people, where it is seen as something barbaric or cruel or below them to have to do. I would rather have the peace of mind knowing the animals I use to nourish me had a good life, were well taken care of and that I know exactly what went into them and in turn what will be going into my diet.

There was a young man who stopped in at the local diner and joined in a conversation with several of the local farmers. The farmers were complaining that another orchard was being torn up to make room for a housing development.
The young man didn't see the problem. "This is such a nice place, why don't you want more housing?"
One of the farmers asked, "So, what happens when you use up all the farmland? Where will you get food?"
"Well, the grocery store, of course!"
Needless to say, he was laughed out of the diner...

 

[bigshawn]

There was a young man who stopped in at the local diner and joined in a conversation with several of the local farmers. The farmers were complaining that another orchard was being torn up to make room for a housing development.
The young man didn't see the problem. "This is such a nice place, why don't you want more housing?"
One of the farmers asked, "So, what happens when you use up all the farmland? Where will you get food?"
"Well, the grocery store, of course!"
Needless to say, he was laughed out of the diner...

Lol, I've had some of these same convos and it never ends good, most people have NO clue...............

 

[pinkchick]

"No Farms.....No Food"


The bumper sticker that adorns my vehicles, my parents vehicles, my sisters' vehicles and anyone else who comes over and agrees to have one stuck to their bumper.

I was raised hunting with my Dad and knew how to gut, skin, cut and wrap a deer or elk at a very young age. If and when Dad came home from huntin' camp with an animal, your buns better have been down at the shop pronto to help out or you didn't eat any of it.
We also raised cattle and pigs when I was growing up.......our favorite 2 cows were named Hamburger and Steak and that is exactly what they became.

Boy-o-boy......we lived on the edge in our younger days........we also drank unpasturized goats milk and cows milk.

Had a sister who would not drink fresh milk, so Mom always kept a gallon of "store bought" milk in the fridge for her.........................one year on Thanksgiving....my older sister and I switched it up and exchanged the store bought milk for goats milk...........and told her after she was done eating dinner. Can't discuss how much trouble we got in to.....but can say it was worth it.