Marans Thread - breed discussion & pictures are welcome!

[gilavina]

I am glad you are making progress in finally getting a chance to start a line up. DD and I were talking and she will be starting her 4th year in working with her Blue Andalusian chickens- she has just 1 original hen left from the chicks she got. We are excited to see what the offspring will look like with the coming year hatches. She has 2 cockerals who are showing some better lacing

There is just something eye catching about the blue chickens, it will be neat to hear how things progress for you

I totally agree. Blues will always be my first love in poultry. I need to try and get some photos of the girls. They aren't perfect, very sparse leg feathering, darker eyes, and etc, but that's all stuff that is easy enough for me to work on.

 

[gilavina]

I totally agree. Blues will always be my first love in poultry. I need to try and get some photos of the girls. They aren't perfect, very sparse leg feathering, darker eyes, and etc, but that's all stuff that is easy enough for me to work on.

I take that back, I said first love in poultry, I should say first love in all animals. I have always had blue animals of all kinds!

 

[vebyrd36]

Hi Everybody! *Waves*
Welcome to all the new Marans peeps joining the thread!
Chefswifey~ Hi Lady! Good to see that you found the thread. Lots and lots of great folks 'round here.
Congrats on your new roo.......... it looks like he has yellow legs, does he? If he does then he will probably work out best for your olive egg project that we spoke about the other day on the phone.
VIVI~ The chicks are adorable! Congrats! Oh and in answer to your question...no she does not have birds from me that I know of, unless she got them from someone else by the by.
I put just over 4 dozen eggs in the bator a couple weeks ago and upon candling the other morning I removed 2 dozen clears....darn it. They rest are set for hatch on Monday.

Thank you. I Am happy but sad as well lossing the birds I have worked so long on. Just have to chalk it to a hard lesson learned. VIVI

 

[vebyrd36]

Looks like two splash and a blue to me! Cute chicks, love the blues...

Thank you, they are from some of my best Marans I lost to a coon.

 

[vebyrd36]

So Turkey day is upon us. I hope everyone has a safe and Happy one. So far I have baked off about 30 pies and 40 cakes for the Elderly shut in. Tonight Pumpkin, and Lemon margarine Pies. So lots and lots of good food, and button poppin. VIVI

 

[Debbi]

How good of you to do that!

 

[vebyrd36]

How good of you to do that!

Thank you I wish could do more. Mom starts in October organizing things.

 

[DMRippy]

So Turkey day is upon us. I hope everyone has a safe and Happy one. So far I have baked off about 30 pies and 40 cakes for the Elderly shut in. Tonight Pumpkin, and Lemon margarine Pies. So lots and lots of good food, and button poppin. VIVI

One of these days I would love to do something like that! Good for you!

When time allows it I will, but life is in the way right now... and for a few more years

Talked Hubby into taking me out to eat this year

so no cooking till Christmas.

 

[vebyrd36]

One of these days I would love to do something like that! Good for you!

When time allows it I will, but life is in the way right now... and for a few more years

Talked Hubby into taking me out to eat this year

so no cooking till Christmas.

I hear you. I remember sitting at the kitchen table just bawling like a baby trying to finish my Masters and thinking I have no life but work and school. Now I look back and think how did I do it, cuz now it just makes me tired just thinking about it. I have more time then most cuz I was never able to have children, so of coarse I have many babies in the people I care for and my many many animals. VIVI

 

[DMRippy]

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You are a good MOMMY!

I just finished school a few years ago (at 38 years old) then got married had a baby, bought a house, remodeled it, sold it, had another baby, got chickens ..... and it has been down hill every since

We are working on another house now and THEN we can think about BUILDING our FOREVER Home

I am tired just thinking about it too

Once we get the NEW house I can think about doing things like that FINALLY!