Marans Thread - breed discussion & pictures are welcome!

[gilavina]

Just wanted to pop in and let everyone know that Kim won the Marans Egg Show here at the 128th Annual Nebraska State Poultry Show! I'll get your entry card and award to you asap! Yay!

 

[DMRippy]

Just wanted to pop in and let everyone know that Kim won the Marans Egg Show here at the 128th Annual Nebraska State Poultry Show! I'll get your entry card and award to you asap! Yay!

WAY TO GOT KIM!

Next year.... I will give you a run for your money LOL

 

[gilavina]

Do it Donna! I was one egg short from being able to compete with her. I was so bummed I couldn't get another egg. I suppose its part of the problem of molting and just going with the territory.

I'm hoping we'll have another egg show this next year. I can't even believe how many people were really interested in the Marans! I'm praying for some competition to start springing up locally for both eggs and birds!

 

[math ace]

Just wanted to pop in and let everyone know that Kim won the Marans Egg Show here at the 128th Annual Nebraska State Poultry Show! I'll get your entry card and award to you asap! Yay!

 

[math ace]

WAY TO GOT KIM!

Next year.... I will give you a run for your money LOL

Count me OUT.... I have gotten TWO eggs from the marans flock in the last week!
I remember complaining about the girls not laying last year about this time too!

 

[Keara]

Count me OUT.... I have gotten TWO eggs from the marans flock in the last week!
I remember complaining about the girls not laying last year about this time too!

Yes those Marans are not really the best layers.... but I love them anyway. I do have a 4yr old Silver Hamberg that lays great, when not molting. I hatched maransx from her and I have been told by the folks who I gave them too they lay as well as her! Also the chicks appear to be sexlinked, hens black with gold and the roos black with silver.

 

[slick4591]

Just wanted to pop in and let everyone know that Kim won the Marans Egg Show here at the 128th Annual Nebraska State Poultry Show! I'll get your entry card and award to you asap! Yay!

Congrats Kim!

 

[mstricer]

Quote: None of my birds are laying. I'm lucky to get one to eat. They all molted back in September.
Donna I set your eggs last night

can't wait to see the little Blue Cooper Babies. I'm so excited, this is the first time I'm hoping for a boy, since my last BCM had white tail feathers.

not to get any of those.

 

[DMRippy]

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Mine are laying like crazy, they are just smaller pullet eggs. I got 7 eggs from one pen of Marans the other day and 5 yesterday. Mine I are GOOD layers when they are laying. I get an egg a day out of most of them when they start laying. But that only lasts for a few weeks and then they stop for a month or so and start back up. They don't lay like my other birds. They lay in a cycle of some sort. Maybe it is the European heritage.... I think they take lots of vacations.... RIGHT?

 

[mstricer]

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Mine are laying like crazy, they are just smaller pullet eggs. I got 7 eggs from one pen of Marans the other day and 5 yesterday. Mine I are GOOD layers when they are laying. I get an egg a day out of most of them when they start laying. But that only lasts for a few weeks and then they stop for a month or so and start back up. They don't lay like my other birds. They lay in a cycle of some sort. Maybe it is the European heritage.... I think they take lots of vacations.... RIGHT?
Dag, what are you giving them, super duper egg laying food. I can't buy an egg from my girls, any of them, I have Olive Eggers eggs I need to collect, but everyone is striking, even though I'm bribing them with goodies, like meal worms and and such. I mixed hot pepper in their feed. Long shot, but it worked in the past. ( I'm also cheating and resorted to adding some extra light hour in the morning and an hour past dusk, Just so I can fill these orders.

Send me some of those laying vibes please