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[Dave C]

@timon , thehatch rate was very good although fertility was only about 70%.

Timing wasn't the best I got the eggs right after the hot spell so they were on/off lay a lot and half the eggs were over a week old.

So given all that I'm happy

 

[Freisian]

Hi I am living on the south coast near Hastings and rye

but from north yorks originally, I used to breed and keep australorp bantams, org bantams

and various others plus various ducks, after a thirty year absence I now have a very young new flock, three fresian pulleys three french black copper marans with a French back copper cockerel see the pics

 

[Dave C]

Very nice very pal

What's the egg colour like from the a Marans?

 

[Goobsnho]

Hi All,
I'm from Sutton Coldfield in the West Mids and have 3 chicks. I think they're Rhode Island Red variety.
Looking forward to sharing my journey with you all and getting loads of help along the way!
Katie

 

[newchickmama91]

Hi and this is a great thread and has gave me lots of great advice!

 

[Freisian]

Very nice very pal

What's the egg colour like from the a Marans?

The guy has line bred them for years for large and dark, dark brown, they not laying yet as only just over three months old. Saw the two lines he bred from and the eggs despite being mid season were an impressive colour, the picture is of egg he let me take from one of his breeding pens

, collected two weeks ago.

 

[newchickmama91]

When do chickens start laying? I'm newish to keeping chickens and ducks my polish are coming up to 4 months and the same with my miniature appleyards. I'm excited for the first egg from my girls

 

[Dave C]

The guy has line bred them for years for large and dark, dark brown, they not laying yet as only just over three months old. Saw the two lines he bred from and the eggs despite being mid season were an impressive colour, the picture is of egg he let me take from one of his breeding pensView attachment 1079526 , collected two weeks ago.

Very nice

Looking forward to seeing how you get on with them.

 

[newchickmama91]

Nightmare morning, let the chicks, ducklings and button quail out and two button quail flew off! I don't mean flew off a little bit I mean flew off into the sky I don't think I'll be able to find them as I seen them fly into the distance never to be seen again. I'm hoping they will fly into someone's garden and they'll return them but that'll be a miracle..

 

[Dave C]

Got my fingers crossed for you but I fear they're gone!