NY chicken lover!!!!

[rancher hicks]

I'll have to take a pic. Some of the eggs are a little darker than the others, but they're no where near as dark as Sue's marans.

I had some CM's once and they were ok. Sometimes I think there is a trade off between color and productivity. Not to mention Barred and Cuckoo patterns are auto sexing. This is the reason for the Rhodbars and such.

Next to an EE green or blue I'm sure they look dark enough.

I'm happy with mine laying a xtra large egg and dark, rather than a smaller but darker egg.

 

[Tab's chicken obsession]

Here's the pic of my maran eggs and one BLRW. The lighter of the dark ones is from the one cuckoo maran I have. The darker are from the golden cuckoo marans. The pic doesn't show that difference as well as seeing it in person.

 

[rancher hicks]

Here's the pic of my maran eggs and one BLRW. The lighter of the dark ones is from the one cuckoo maran I have. The darker are from the golden cuckoo marans. The pic doesn't show that difference as well as seeing it in person.

I reckon my BM's lay at least that. Which is fine. Only one egg today though they do tend to lay late in the day. Anyone know if anything determines when a hen will lay.

You know time of year she was hatched and all that. These I got late in the year, though they did mature fast.

Those are nice Tab you should be satisfied. What number is that on the card? I don't have a card. They were selling them once and wanted way to much money for a little post card. $5?? I don't think so.

Now I wonder what the crossing of colors would bring in the marans. BC and BM or Blue and GC that type of thing. Don't really matter to me as long as it's dark and large.

 

[Tab's chicken obsession]

Those are nice Tab you should be satisfied. .

Now I wonder what the crossing of colors would bring in the marans. BC and BM or Blue and GC that type of thing. Don't really matter to me as long as it's dark and large.

Thanks. I think the egg color between mixing types would vary on what color the parents lay and then selective breeding depending on the desired color. I think some of the feather colors from mixing the types would turn out pretty. We've crossed the blue and golden cuckoo to get blue cuckoo.

 

[happyhensny]

Just marking my spot...

 

[featherz]

I'm drowning in eggs!! LOL. Went from about 4 eggs a day to over two dozen a day - and that's with two of the three sets just starting to lay again. Definitely going to downsize this year or I'll be making a LOT of 12-egg pound cake.

 

[horsekeeper]

featherz, I think I am going to have the same problem. Got 9 eggs today and they seem to be gearing up with the extra daylight. I believe the skylights in the coop give them more light than the usual coop.

Do you have a recipe for that 12-egg pound cake? Hard to believe, but we are all getting tired of cheesecake.

 

[rancher hicks]

I'm drowning in eggs!! LOL. Went from about 4 eggs a day to over two dozen a day - and that's with two of the three sets just starting to lay again. Definitely going to downsize this year or I'll be making a LOT of 12-egg pound cake.

I hear that. I'm struggling with whether to give up my BR's or not. Though I am in contact with someone on having some butchering done, so I might just take the whole flock out and have them done.

I'm getting plenty of eggs so I don't know that I want to have so many birds. Not to mention the new chicks.

 

[featherz]

featherz, I think I am going to have the same problem. Got 9 eggs today and they seem to be gearing up with the extra daylight. I believe the skylights in the coop give them more light than the usual coop.

Do you have a recipe for that 12-egg pound cake? Hard to believe, but we are all getting tired of cheesecake.

I got it wrong it's 10 eggs - but I usually end up using 12 or so since I use up all the itty bitty eggs. One egg should be about 1/4 cup, so I just go by cups instead of actual eggs.. Found here on the forum, not my recipe..

OLD FASHION POUND CAKE

3 c. sugar
1 lb. butter, softened
10 eggs
4 c. plain flour
2 tsp. baking powder
2 tsp. vanilla

Cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs and beat well. Measure and sift flour, baking powder and dash of salt. Add flour to mixture in several parts. Stop mixer, add about 1/3 of the flour, start mixer back slowly, then mix fast JUST UNTIL MIXED. Repeat until dry ingredients are all incorporated. Scrape down sides after each mixing. Put in 10 inch tube pan that has been greased and floured. Bake at 325 degrees for 1 hour and 20 minutes. Cool in pan for a few minutes before removing.

 

[featherz]

I hear that. I'm struggling with whether to give up my BR's or not. Though I am in contact with someone on having some butchering done, so I might just take the whole flock out and have them done.

I'm getting plenty of eggs so I don't know that I want to have so many birds. Not to mention the new chicks.

Yah, since I switched jobs and don't have as many people to sell to (nor the time to put up an egg stand), I definitely do NOT need this many eggs.