Wheaten and Blue wheaten Marans Discussion Thread

[cukooformarans]

Got my eggs today, Randy! They are enormous! And I love the color, too! Thanks for the 2 extras! Will let you know how it goes!

 

[berkeleysprings]

Got my eggs today, Randy! They are enormous! And I love the color, too! Thanks for the 2 extras! Will let you know how it goes!

good i hope you get some chicks
i think there was a couple smokey eggs but they hatch the same. i tried to wrap thwm well
so they wouldnt break

 

[berkeleysprings]

i still dont ni what causes the hens to lay a smokey egg from time to time. i have some eggs i wont be useing from my test birds. im hopeing they will produce some nice hens and dark egg layers let me know if u want some of them eggs

 

[cukooformarans]

Can you tell me about the test birds? What are you testing for? Are they pulled from your main flock?...lol I guess this is 20 questions!

 

[berkeleysprings]

i am test breeding them now for recessive yellow legs wich is always a risk .

 

[berkeleysprings]

Can you tell me about the test birds? What are you testing for? Are they pulled from your main flock?...lol I guess this is 20 questions!

yes to slow growing hens and a roo picked from my main flock. the parrents were two origonal budy henery hens and origonal davis roo and i tested them with a yellow leg roo befor raising them they came up clean and decant looking and lay very dark . i am 98 % sure my hole flock is ok but theres always a chance

 

[cukooformarans]

That makes sense! Well hopefully our brooders will be maxed out in three weeks My husband is even excited about this current batch of eggs. We have a very very small operation. Let us know how the test run goes!

 

[berkeleysprings]

donr know if u got my messahlge debbi but i sent the eggs today u should have them soon

 

[Debbi]

donr know if u got my messahlge debbi but i sent the eggs today u should have them soon

Thanks Randy. Nope, didn't get the message, glad I checked in here. I'll let you know when they get here!

 

[gilavina]

Thanks Randy. Nope, didn't get the message, glad I checked in here. I'll let you know when they get here!

yippeeee! Happy for you Debbi!. If what I've been reading over on the Marans thread is true that wheatens can be used for making silver salmons when crossed with cuckoos...I might be interested in wheatens myself haha Down the road that is...i've gotta get my pens all sorted out for building