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

[hcammack]

Beautiful Eggs

I just wish my girl would start laying again. They have taken a very very long break.

 

[Germaine_11.20]

I have read so many post and really enjoy learning all the info.

I just want to make sure once again, what should we be breeding for first in the Roos. Is it first--body type?

Then what goes next? Comb or eye color or feather color,

Feathering on feet are last right because that is fairly easy to obtain?

I am just trying to narrow the 4 Roos down and each one has good points and bad points.

Oh, and can you tell me once again, when incubating do I raise the humidity or lower it a little. I know the shells are very hard and the moisture doesn't evaporate as much as with the average egg right?
So wouldn't that mean a lower humidity so that they don't drown? Then higher a little at lockdown? If I am wrong, please set me straight.

Thanks everyone.

 

[kathyinmo]

Oh, and can you tell me once again, when incubating do I raise the humidity or lower it a little. I know the shells are very hard and the moisture doesn't evaporate as much as with the average egg right?
So wouldn't that mean a lower humidity so that they don't drown? Then higher a little at lockdown? If I am wrong, please set me straight.

I have heard all three ... raise the humidity, lower the humidty, leave the humidity the same.
I just started a poll, asking opinions ... here ... https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=267004​

 

[Germaine_11.20]

Yes, thanks Kathy. I was seeing conflicting opinions. So I thought I would try here too.

 

[evonne]

no no no... it has nothing to do with humidity, and everything to do with the chicken dance... you have to do it for 3 hours straight at the begining of lockdown, then for 10 minutes every hour untill all fuzzy butts are dry....

ancient chinese secret to hatching dark chocolate eggs...
really... i swear...
i got the secret from a leprechaun the other day....

sorry.... goofy mood.. don't mind me... can't wait to get mine... still crossing fingers for a roo to put with my Lucy....
and a girl too so i can have pretty dark brown eggs like you guys...

 

[Germaine_11.20]

LOL I was looking for my dancing shoes too! If it only was that easy...

 

[hcammack]

Post here is ne of my new blue marans pullets I am going to use them in my olive eggers project.

 

[Freckle Face Farm]

Beautiful I bet they make for lovley olive eggers... Good luck on your project

 

[tina holmberg]

One of my black/copper marans just started laying, she's 24 weeks old.
To me, it seems like a pretty big one - 75g.
Is it normal for size for a pullet?

 

[Krys109uk]

One of my black/copper marans just started laying, she's 24 weeks old.

Pretty egg.