Marans Thread for Posting Pics of Your Eggs, Chicks and Chickens

[pinkchick]

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I sell hatching eggs from time to time but they are usually not shipped because I keep a very small flock (too many other breeds going on) but am working on increasing my flock to atleast 25 birds by this coming spring so I can ship further. I have only ever shipped my Marans eggs once and not too far from home as it takes every bit of 7- 8 days to get 12+ acceptable eggs from the girls. I don't know what the girls are up to right now but I didn't get one egg yesterday....

I do have some photos but they are pretty dated by now....later today when I get home from town I will snap some more pics of them.

 

[geebs]

Pinkchick They are probably about to go into molt... Mine just started losing thier feathers... I am getting one egg for nine hens...

I hope they get through it quickly!!! I haven't gotten an eggie from my new CREE birds... I can't wait to see what the little buggers lay!!! Probably nice and dark after molt...

 

[pinkchick]

A molt!!!!!!!!!!! NOOOOOOOOOOO It's not time is it.....say it isn't so!?!?!?! Good thing I have more that should start laying very soon!!!!

 

[pinkchick]

Come to think of it.....it did feel very weird coming in from collecting eggs yesterday with out a Marans egg........but what feels even more weird is that I don't have any incubators going!!!!!!!!

 

[geebs]

Pinkchick:

Really.... You didnt' know... Well mine are DEFINETLY molting... no one told them not too... I should have had them sign a contract till after June... ha ha. FEATHERS are hanging off them rendering them rediculous looking... I am just starting to find feathers everywhere... It did seem a little early.. We have had such wierd weather.

Have yours hatched any offspring yet? Mine have already raised a brood. I am glad.. they look terrible...Mine may be molting because I had them under lights all winter.

 

[geebs]

ACK... that is bad.. You need to get on the Crazy egg chain... quick!!!

I have my Cree eggies in for a week and a half out and BHB's coming in the mail in a week... I think I can hold out till after molt... Frankly I am sick and tired of listening to little babies!!!! ACK!!! I will welcome the peace of the end of hatching season.

 

[pinkchick]

They don't look like they are going into a molt....this flock is only 9 mos old will be 10 months on 5-19.

One gal went broody and hatched out 3 babies. Now another is broody but I tossed her in with my very active dark blue roo "Bill" he is keeping her on her toes. I really didn't want her to go broody so I am going to see if Bill can help her out with that.

Besides I don't have any eggs to put under her. lol Bill was doing a great job of keeping her out of the next box yesterday.

I miss the sound of babies but right now I don't have anymore room for them until some babies go to their new homes, plus I just got my Lav. Ameraucanas.......I need an extreme coop make over! Quick somebody call ABC and get them over here.

I am looking for more hatching eggs....LF Blue Salmon Faverolles.....BBS Langshans......more Barnevelders......Delawares.......Light Sussex...........and the list goes on!

 

[geebs]

I have lavender D'uccles about due... maran maran (have to stay on topic ha ha) They are not as prone to flying and they have the cute cheekiness required for the maximum amount of squeezability. he he...

I will have to find the thread to see the postings of your lavs... marans marans he he... (possible hijacking attempt here!)

 

[Illia]

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Curious, anyone here know exactly how much their Marans roosters weigh? . . . Because I always (gasp, also talking non-Marans) thought Ameraucanas and Easter Egger roosters should weigh 5-6.5 pounds. Well, I know for one that the last and only Marans rooster I saw in my life must have been 2-3 times bigger and heavier than my EE, which sounds reasonable. . . But I weighed my EE a couple days ago, and. . . He's 10 pounds! - Now, how is it that I have a 10 pound Easter Egger?

I really was expecting that my own Black Copper and Blue Wheaten boys would tower over him, but . . . Aren't Marans supposed to max at ooh 11-12 pounds?

 

[AHappychick]

I think Marty weighs at least 14 lbs or more, I will try to weigh him later, all I know is that he is huge lol