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

[onthespot]

You can speed things up if you don't want to wait. Just yank that feather out, see what color it grows back. If it has less white on it, but still some, pull it again. Do that a few times and if it keeps growing back in white, I'd cull. I had several from Bev Davis lines with a LOT of white in them and it was a lot less after a few pullings, but not perfect. I elected to keep the blue roo because he is REALLY nice in a lot of other areas and I think it is worth it to keep him. When i have something better he will go the way of cull roosters.

 

[happytxchick]

@bonnylass79 - thanks...that's what I was thinking, too. I appreciate your reply...you are the only one all day who commented.

 

[marquisella]

White feathers in the first real feathers chicks grow is very common. When they molt those feathers & get their adult feathers, the usually disappear. Not anything to really worry about.

Also, sometimes, and I would imagine it is mostly in older chicks & older birds, a white feather can mean there was some trauma to the area.

White feathers at the base of the tail is not acceptable and usually don't appear until the rooster is an adult.

Sue

 

[Resolution]

Quote:
Fascinating. I've never seen nor heard of this mutation appearing amongst the Marandaise. I'll bore you with another useless factoid.
According to recent papers in the Japanese Journal of Molecular Science- I hope that's the name of journal!
I read that origin of this mutation as its seen in the Yokahoma is from Ceylon Junglefowl.
Female Ceylon contributed as well- or more likely, Ceylon X Grey X Japanese fighting game F1 female bred
back to its Ceylon/Grey sire's line- with other females bred to their brothers.
The colour pattern of the female yokohama is analagous with a rare sport of the wild Ceylon JF hen.
I would be very curious where this sport appeared first and from what stock!

..meaning throwback mutations fom the first introduction of 'firefly asil ' to Japan specifically from the south eastern coast of India are these unique
mutations

 

[lildinkem]

Their is a guy in Germany, that bred some Brahma mixes that are all blue except for the wings, which are a scarlet red. Gorgeous birds. I like to say his name is Jochaim. But, I am going off of memory. He has a whole website dedicated to that breeding and how he did it.

 

[drom]

Wow, I just logged back in and there are pages of wonderful posts and pictures I am going to read through tonight, and...... the thread hit post #5000 courtesy of kathyinmo!

 

[drom]

Quote:
Hello Sue,
To insert an image in to your post you will need to upload the image to the site; you have about 2.5MB of free storage for your pictures
Left click on Upload in the bar above. This will open a second window
You will have an option on this page to browse your files and upload one of your pictures
After it uploads, go back to the Uploads tab and left click on My Uploads in the far lower right corner of the page
This will take you to a page with your uploaded pictures
To select the picture you would like to insert in your post, highlight the address listed in the "Image" box, right click and copy the address
Go to your post in progress and insert the Image address with a right click and paste

This should insert your image in to your post.

 

[drom]

Quote:
Which rooster came from the darkest egg?

 

[Germaine_11.20]

Quote:
Thank you geebs!


Well after that post I had to go check it out too. Very unique ingredients in there. I have a friend who markets zeolite in his health supplement and it is said to help with some forms of cancer. And I have a huge jar of bulk Turmeric, great antioxidants and anti-inflammatories in there! Gosh I would almost eat it. Cinnamon, cranberries. Great job.

Resolution--was that a Reeve's Pheasant on the home site? Such a striking bird.

Editing one more time! I was wondering what foods, spices ect... that are not ok to feed to chickens. You have put so many wonderful foods and spices that are good for them. Is there anything that they should not have? Thank you

 

[Germaine_11.20]

Quote:

Thank you, I just saw the post. I appreciate your kindness!