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

[lostsoulhelpmejebus]

I just got my 1st BCM pullet eggs yesterday!!! I had been home sick so hubby did chores...brought in 2 eggs and said "Guess what...those pretty Marans finally laid eggs". When I get home after work I will post pictures. I thought they would NEVER lay...lol. Just need to wait for some of my cockerels to get big enough so I can get fertile eggs.

 

[hcammack]

I should have some new ones on sunday

 

[Freckle Face Farm]

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Congrats!! Julie

 

[drom]

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That's very exciting! I waited over 6 months for mine. Some people's hens were laying at 4 months so I was thinking what's wrong with mine-but they were born late in July so I think they waited through the cold weather.

 

[lostsoulhelpmejebus]

Here they are...they are so much darker than the GCM eggs I get, the GCM pullet has been laying for over a month.

The light egg in the picture is a RIR egg, just for comparison. The picture was taken with natural light and no flash.

 

[nhnanna]

there really should be a drooling icon on here.
Very pretty eggs.

 

[onthespot]

Yee-haw!!! Good lookin eggs there. Wiat till next spring they will lay big!

 

[lostsoulhelpmejebus]

Thanks nhnanna and onthespot...just so excited since they are my first. Guess that feeling fades when you have more pullets and have an established flock. Have more up and coming, but it will be a few more months before they start laying.

Next job will be seeing which cockerels to keep and which will be going to freezer camp...LOL

 

[drom]

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Very nice! And it looks like one of hens scratched a little message to you on that egg above.

 

[lostsoulhelpmejebus]

It does look like she tried to put a "cryptic message" on the egg!