Wheaten and Blue wheaten Marans Discussion Thread

[berkeleysprings]

they wont hold still for a pictuer

 

[PepsNick]

Randy, your pullets and hens look nice.

 

[berkeleysprings]

thank you , it will be a few more months befor i get eggs , it takes 7 months for my new birds to start laying , they are so slow

 

[AyeUpChuck]

Here's a few of my lone wheaten that I was recently gifted

 

[berkeleysprings]

verry nice looking hens now u need some roosters , i have now around 20 extra roos u can have
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[AyeUpChuck]

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HA! If only I lived closer!!!!

 

[berkeleysprings]

i do wish u were close , i have been going hatch crazy , i have just hatched another 8 on the liveing room floor / brooder lol .and now after almost 3 years of haveing wheaten marans i have a broody wheaten hen along with the 3 silkiee that are broody raising chicks ... no more egg hatching for me till fall unless a hen wants to do it ..... finaly a broody wheaten marans

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HA! If only I lived closer!!!!

 

[AyeUpChuck]

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HA! If only I lived closer!!!!


You can always send eggs my way

 

[VillageChicken]

Hey Berk

When do you usually hatch? I wonder if that has anything to do with your hens taking 9 months to reach POL.
I have a Jan 31 hatched pullet who just laid her first egg at 17.5 weeks, a couple days past 4 months. Two of her hatchmates, a Bresse Blanche and a Black Copper Marans each have laid a couple pullet eggs as well. But the Wheaten hen who just laid today laid a much bigger egg than the Bresse and BC.

She's the one I posted back on page 111. Her breast cleared up nicely and has less wheat and more cream now.

 

[edgarmongold]

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That extra point is only a half a point off in exhibition.

There is a lot more to a chicken than its comb. mho