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nope no polish yet.?? my Ee that I got from Susanne lays a very pale light blue egg. the other one hasn't laid yet? my original girls should be laying soon.. they are at 23 weeks old... ?? drives me crazy..
the shell-less egg is wild looking.. Ill see if I can get a pic of it..
the new girls are discovering Mommy goodies and the feeding frenzy
that goes with Mommy goodies..
soo funny.. who would guess you could be covered in chickens just holding a spoonful of plan yogurt.. hahah.. whew they are serious about getting their share..
nope no polish yet.?? my Ee that I got from Susanne lays a very pale light blue egg. the other one hasn't laid yet? my original girls should be laying soon.. they are at 23 weeks old... ?? drives me crazy..
the shell-less egg is wild looking.. Ill see if I can get a pic of it..
the new girls are discovering Mommy goodies and the feeding frenzy
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So sorry for your loss.
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Marans are my choice for meat and eggs. The meat is very good! You can read that on my website. They do need a high protein food like Game Bird starter (27%) so you are really not feeding them economically. I do add as much in other protein as I can once they get older. But they have gorgeous eggs, though small when they start laying, once they are a year old the eggs are a good size, large to extra large. If the roos stay here until 6 months old, we eat them. Took out one yesterday. I guarantee you we will know when we bite into that meat. It has flavor like none of the others!
My Orps never had had much meat on them but the BLRW Wyandotte we took out yesterday was very nice at 4 months old. We seldom do many Wyandottes. Ameraucanas are another bird that has a nice bit of meat on them. I have never eaten a Dom or Sussex. Had lots of Cochins, LF and bantam.
But when it comes to a meat with flavor, the Marans do it for me and DH. I can't say the Cuckoo is as tasty as the French Black and Blue Coppers though.
My Marans are molting now so not many eggs but they laid all last winter, even through the coldest times. They live in our M*A*S*H units so they are pretty open air and we move them to fresh ground every week. They aren't much at eating grass as they prefer lots of meaty foods like bugs.
Stay away from certain bloodlines like the ones bred for show. They breed for color and structure, not for food like eggs and meat. That is a whole different bird.
Gold Griffin Chicken Mom, you know me well!
Well, that would be easier to work on my Marans pen for now and sound like a really good idea! I want to take picture of the two chicks I hatched this season and see what you think as far as pullets or cockerels. I am now thinking pullets?? They are Davis line birds but if hens I will keep them--they can not be any worse then these cochins for laying. Can I run blues and blacks together? These are blacks. Should I stick to blacks for now? I like the feathered legs.... I really love the color of the eggs but have not had a chance to eat any yet--that is my big attraction with the marans is the eggs!
Marans are my choice for meat and eggs. The meat is very good! You can read that on my website. They do need a high protein food like Game Bird starter (27%) so you are really not feeding them economically. I do add as much in other protein as I can once they get older. But they have gorgeous eggs, though small when they start laying, once they are a year old the eggs are a good size, large to extra large. If the roos stay here until 6 months old, we eat them. Took out one yesterday. I guarantee you we will know when we bite into that meat. It has flavor like none of the others!
My Orps never had had much meat on them but the BLRW Wyandotte we took out yesterday was very nice at 4 months old. We seldom do many Wyandottes. Ameraucanas are another bird that has a nice bit of meat on them. I have never eaten a Dom or Sussex. Had lots of Cochins, LF and bantam.
But when it comes to a meat with flavor, the Marans do it for me and DH. I can't say the Cuckoo is as tasty as the French Black and Blue Coppers though.
My Marans are molting now so not many eggs but they laid all last winter, even through the coldest times. They live in our M*A*S*H units so they are pretty open air and we move them to fresh ground every week. They aren't much at eating grass as they prefer lots of meaty foods like bugs.
Stay away from certain bloodlines like the ones bred for show. They breed for color and structure, not for food like eggs and meat. That is a whole different bird.
Gold Griffin Chicken Mom, you know me well!
Well, that would be easier to work on my Marans pen for now and sound like a really good idea! I want to take picture of the two chicks I hatched this season and see what you think as far as pullets or cockerels. I am now thinking pullets?? They are Davis line birds but if hens I will keep them--they can not be any worse then these cochins for laying. Can I run blues and blacks together? These are blacks. Should I stick to blacks for now? I like the feathered legs.... I really love the color of the eggs but have not had a chance to eat any yet--that is my big attraction with the marans is the eggs!
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I am sorry....It is really tough when you not home too! Cocci is a bad thing and I have never had the problems with it like I did this season....
I am sorry....It is really tough when you not home too! Cocci is a bad thing and I have never had the problems with it like I did this season....
I am under the weather today. Worst part is if I have the flu, all these non-chicken friends will be smarty-pants and ask if it's Bird Flu. Maybe I should just offer to cough on them and let them see for themselves!
Amy Nadine, it isn't so much that I know you well. I tend to remember what folks say about breed that interest me! I had gotten a pair of French Copper Marans and were looking forward to breeding and hatching from them. I had complete failure with the eggs I bought from you - operator error, I'm sure! (Nothing made it to hatch, not even my "control" eggs that usually do decent. I was SO bummed!) I think less water in the 'bator is what I need to do in the future. Anyhow, after my hatch failure, "Penny" got killed by something (possum?) and just last week BC (for Black Copper) died. I only have three hatchery sourced Coocoo (? on the spelling) Maran pullets. They were supposed to be BC's girls along with Penny. I'll find a place for these speckled gals, even if it is just laying flock.
The Boy Child is boarding the bus soon, so I can try to get an appointment with my doctor. My free ranging roosters are taking turns seranading me on the front steps. "Thing Two" just left and now "Blackie" is stepping up to the podium... I love my Dominique cross fellas.
Amy Nadine, it isn't so much that I know you well. I tend to remember what folks say about breed that interest me! I had gotten a pair of French Copper Marans and were looking forward to breeding and hatching from them. I had complete failure with the eggs I bought from you - operator error, I'm sure! (Nothing made it to hatch, not even my "control" eggs that usually do decent. I was SO bummed!) I think less water in the 'bator is what I need to do in the future. Anyhow, after my hatch failure, "Penny" got killed by something (possum?) and just last week BC (for Black Copper) died. I only have three hatchery sourced Coocoo (? on the spelling) Maran pullets. They were supposed to be BC's girls along with Penny. I'll find a place for these speckled gals, even if it is just laying flock.
The Boy Child is boarding the bus soon, so I can try to get an appointment with my doctor. My free ranging roosters are taking turns seranading me on the front steps. "Thing Two" just left and now "Blackie" is stepping up to the podium... I love my Dominique cross fellas.
The flu seem to be going around early this season!
Here's to everyone getting healthy and/or staying healthy!!!
Hey Joy! There's a great pic of your egg cartons on the Swamp Rabbit Cafe and Grocery Facebook page!!! Go check it out!
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Yup I had a lovely 24 hour virus last Wednesay. It was...colorful.
Yup I had a lovely 24 hour virus last Wednesay. It was...colorful.
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It's not that the Davis line doesn't lay very well, it is just they only lay the color of the Cuckoo Marans. A milk chocolate instead of a ground coffee color. Though I think my Davis girl was not as good of a layer as my others have been. She also was a much smaller hen and I wanted bigger birds so my meat would stretch further.
Here is a photo of eggs that may interest you. The darkest brown is a Black Copper Marans pullet. This is her 3rd egg of her life, she is 6 months old. Next to that is an Ameraucana egg, she lays a green egg. Below that is a Cuckoo Marans egg and next to that one, below the dark brown egg, is a Cayuga duck egg.
You can certainly run your blue C and black C together. You will hatch chicks that are blue copper, black c or splash. I seldom have gotten any splash. Recently I added a splash roo to my black copper pen so I am now hatching 100% blues. The splash roo is from a different bloodline but he hatched from a large dark brown egg, the stock looked very nice and he is a big boy himself. I am excited to see what his daughters lay next spring.
Feather legs are also dominant so if you have some without feathered legs they can still produce it crossed with a feather legged. I could care less as long as the eggs are big and dark and the meat is abundant on the frame.
I do love a pretty bowl of eggs with all the different colors in it sitting on the table. I don;t get to do that anymore because I sell them for eating or hatching but I used to love to see them there and change them out every few days.
It's not that the Davis line doesn't lay very well, it is just they only lay the color of the Cuckoo Marans. A milk chocolate instead of a ground coffee color. Though I think my Davis girl was not as good of a layer as my others have been. She also was a much smaller hen and I wanted bigger birds so my meat would stretch further.
Here is a photo of eggs that may interest you. The darkest brown is a Black Copper Marans pullet. This is her 3rd egg of her life, she is 6 months old. Next to that is an Ameraucana egg, she lays a green egg. Below that is a Cuckoo Marans egg and next to that one, below the dark brown egg, is a Cayuga duck egg.
You can certainly run your blue C and black C together. You will hatch chicks that are blue copper, black c or splash. I seldom have gotten any splash. Recently I added a splash roo to my black copper pen so I am now hatching 100% blues. The splash roo is from a different bloodline but he hatched from a large dark brown egg, the stock looked very nice and he is a big boy himself. I am excited to see what his daughters lay next spring.
Feather legs are also dominant so if you have some without feathered legs they can still produce it crossed with a feather legged. I could care less as long as the eggs are big and dark and the meat is abundant on the frame.
I do love a pretty bowl of eggs with all the different colors in it sitting on the table. I don;t get to do that anymore because I sell them for eating or hatching but I used to love to see them there and change them out every few days.
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