#cuckoo marans

[occaisional-chunkens]

imagine your shitty landlord who you hate abducts you from your bed in the night and drops you in a saw trap where you nearly drown, then puts you up in a five star hotel with a gourmet meal, then lets you go back to your shitty apartment the next day like nothing happened.

thats her life rn

[qwigoqwaga]

I think I figured out the eggs! Top picture left to right: Clementine (Welsummer), Olivia (cuckoo Marans), Annabelle (Cream Legbar), Lydia (Prairie Bluebell) and the tan one in the bottom picture is Petunia’s (Swedish Flower).

Petunia doesn’t lay nearly as much. There were 2.5 dozen eggs in the fridge and only one of Petunia’s!

[chickenor]

Blue Copper Marans: Powerful Chickens with Stunning Eggs

Engaging Opening Statement Learn about the appeal of Blue Copper Marans, a fairly unique variety of chickens that are known for their beautiful feathers and even more impressive ability to produce eggs! Popular for their bright blue plumage and the dark chocolate brown eggs they lay, these chickens are a novelty for the poultry and small scale farm growers. However as you browse through the pages…

[rotclaw]

peepers 2: the new batch

[pizza-kity]

I found my chicken Stinkbug! well, the dog found her. she had gotten stuck between two plywood boards leaned up against the wall under the deck.

she's been missing for FIVE DAYS!

she seems alert, but too weak to stand. she was also trapped kind of lopsidedly, so she kept flopping to the side even when lying down.

when i laid her in front of food and water in the little rehab crate she started eating and drinking ravenously, and she's had one watery poop since i rescued her. she also fairly calmly let me give her a little nutridrench in a dropper (a supplement for a boost of electrolytes/vitamins/minerals that can help them recover). she seems comfortable and is sleeping for now.

one thing I'm worried about is that she couldn't lay eggs while trapped, and I'm hoping that her body just shut that process down under stress and she isn't suffering some kind of complication from an egg issue.

"i really thought i could fit between those boards!"

portrait of a dumbass (loving)

"what took you so long to find me?!"

oh sorry I didn't think to look in between the boards of stacked wood and walked past a million times searching for you while you made zero sound! silly me!

[ainawgsd]

Nine long weeks until we pick up our chicks.

Pictures from the Meyer Hatchery website

[humming-bird10]

EXCUSE ME!?

THAT IS NOT YOUR NEST MA'AM!

[hooksbackyardpoultry10]

Maran Chickens

Marans chickens are valued for their beautiful dark brown eggs, calm demeanor, and dual-purpose capabilities. They make a distinctive addition to backyard flocks and small farms, combining practicality with aesthetic appeal.

[todaysbird]

Todays bird is this cuckoo maran chick

[catermeow]

Day 2! I wanna poke at this design some more in the future, but I’m happy with it for now.

And as requested, chickens!

We have four of em, three hens and a rooster! Willow, the rooster, and Obsidian are both Easter Eggers, Chickpea is an Orpington, and The Second is a Cuckoo Maran.

Here’s them dustbathing! The orange one is Willow, the yellow (buff) one is Chickpea, the black one is Obsidian, and the black one with white bars in the back is The Second. They’re all sweethearts.

Willow is very polite, and very protective of the hens. If one of them stays in the coop while the rest are outside, he gets nervous and starts crowing to try to get the missing hen with the rest. Obsidian is a little bit grumpy, and she loves treats. Whenever she hears the treat bag being shaken, she comes running, which for a chicken means a very fast, very funny-looking waddle. Chickpea is probably the friendliest of the bunch, and she is very poofy, so she’s fun to pet. The Second is fairly skittish, and she’s usually at the back of the group, but she’s smart.

Chickpea and The Second were later additions to the flock, whereas we’ve had Willow and Obsidian since they were chicks. We got four chicks, and they were supposed to all be female, but we ended up with three roosters so we gave two of them, Tuna and Junior, away and adopted these two from the rescue/farm where Junior went. The Second’s full name is technically Junior The Second, because Junior was named by my brother and he wanted to keep that legacy.

Baby pictures :)

[mings]

Pretty sure I have (yet another) new favourite hen. She hatched nine weeks ago from a cross with a Black Copper Marans rooster and a Cuckoo Marans hen. Looks like the rooster provided the dominant genes in this one. Isn't she gorgeous?

[occaisional-chunkens]

everyones new favorite snack. its good because its very easy to move the spoon between bird and make sure everyone gets some, and peanut butter is more challenging to steal directly out of another birds mouth before they can swallow.

[qwigoqwaga]

Getting lots of eggs! I’m not sure who’s laying which brown eggs though. Both Clementine and Olivia are clearly laying (Petunia’s eggs are much paler and the other two are the blue eggs), but one is a Welsummer and the other a Cuckoo Marans

[the-starry-seas]

You have chickens?! Do you have names for them? 👀

yeah!!! we have nine cuckoo maran hens, they're almost three years old and they're the light of my life

I can't tell them apart so I collectively refer to them as the girls, the ladies, the darlings, and/or Fett'ike (which started as a joke about them being clones since they all looked alike)

woe pictures be upon ye

[rotclaw]

peeking peeper

this one's name is clove 🧡 she's a mottled bantam cochin

[pizza-kity]

Lil cuckoo maran getting her cheep on

this tiny lady doesn't have a name yet 💜