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Livestock => Poultry & Waterfowl => Topic started by: Offgridgreg on January 01, 2014, 05:28:13 pm

Title: Darkbrowneggs
Post by: Offgridgreg on January 01, 2014, 05:28:13 pm
Hi
A bit of a long shot really,me and my missus are currently taking
A short break in Scotland in the kinross area
And was wondering if anyone has any p.o.l
Marans from sue-darkbrowneggs for sale as we're aware some of
Her stock came up here,we are after starting a small breeding group from sue's line
Back home in saddleworth,any small number would be a start???
Regards Greg-Amanda
Title: Re: Darkbrowneggs
Post by: bloomer on January 01, 2014, 05:49:57 pm
if everyone elses are like mine they aren't laying yet let a known ready for babies!!!
Title: Re: Darkbrowneggs
Post by: Offgridgreg on January 01, 2014, 06:40:54 pm
Yes appreciate that bloomer..plenty at home keeping me
Waiting too.. suppose it will be a couple of months yet..
Traditionally they used to say pure breeds would start laying around
Valentin's day!!!! Personally I find it's more the middle of March time by which time
It's been a long wait but worth it when there clucking and laying like billio..
Title: Re: Darkbrowneggs
Post by: lord flynn on January 01, 2014, 06:46:20 pm
crikey, when you all hatching them? my rumpless araucana and Scots Greys pullets (all late hatched at beginning/middle of June) have all come into lay in the last week or so-and the rumpless are the latest starters I've come across as yet.
Title: Re: Darkbrowneggs
Post by: bloomer on January 01, 2014, 06:49:26 pm
the batch i brought to scotland were hatched mid july so hopefully eggs will appear soon...
Title: Re: Darkbrowneggs
Post by: Offgridgreg on January 01, 2014, 07:03:29 pm
Yes sure they will..one of my silver black marans is redning up nicely so hoping its imminent (fingers crossed)they were hatched very early July..there's a chap in South Wales who's had marans off sue and think his have just started I think..
Title: Re: Darkbrowneggs
Post by: HesterF on January 01, 2014, 09:06:36 pm
My Marans started Boxing Day after a mid-May hatch and we'll have more daylight down here than you have up North so it doesn't surprise me if yours are later starting. No help with the original question though - sorry!
Title: Re: Darkbrowneggs
Post by: doganjo on January 01, 2014, 10:13:11 pm
the batch i brought to scotland were hatched mid july so hopefully eggs will appear soon...
Any chance of a hen chick from one of them so I can have brown eggs?  The boys we hatched are still around aren't they?
Title: Re: Darkbrowneggs
Post by: bloomer on January 01, 2014, 10:17:31 pm
hopefully...



Title: Re: Darkbrowneggs
Post by: Big Light on January 01, 2014, 10:42:32 pm
Hi Bloomer/ doganjo unfortunately all my marans were boys ive still got them and  happy to use them over any hens any one got to produce eggs from the strain
BL

Title: Re: Darkbrowneggs
Post by: bloomer on January 02, 2014, 09:12:43 am
i plan on borrowing a boy or loaning my girls out at some point to get a couple of dozen hatching eggs at least as just in my immediate central scotland Tas friends there is demand for more of these...
Title: Re: Darkbrowneggs
Post by: Big Light on January 02, 2014, 09:20:00 am
How many girls did you get - are they  black copper or english maran coloured  - i have both in cockerels?
i guess i was just unlucky:0(
Happy to assist either way ( i know you have an issue with cockerels staying for 2 long) - we are about 20 mins up the road from you , the legbars are looking good 2
cheers BL
Title: Re: Darkbrowneggs
Post by: bloomer on January 02, 2014, 09:40:23 am
I have 2 girls both plain black from


i know roughly where you are and if the girls start laying soon will be in touch to arrange a holiday for the girls or one of your boys at some point.


Assuming payment for service would be in eggs :-)



Title: Re: Darkbrowneggs
Post by: Big Light on January 02, 2014, 09:49:04 am
That would be appreciated :0)

Can assist with incubation if required also
cheers BL
Title: Re: Darkbrowneggs
Post by: doganjo on January 02, 2014, 12:00:28 pm
That would be appreciated :0)

Can assist with incubation if required also
cheers BL
That would be good as David has one owned by a friend of mine and he'll want it back soon. ;)
Title: Re: Darkbrowneggs
Post by: Mathew_J on January 06, 2014, 12:59:46 pm
I've spoken to Greg I think about my hens purchased from Darkbrowneggs...they're yet to start laying, but I'm keeping my fingers crossed for any day now. My young cuckoo Marans pullets [from Kevin Bowkett] are laying though.
Title: Re: Darkbrowneggs
Post by: ellied on January 07, 2014, 10:13:45 am
I didn't manage to get any of the batch that came up last year, being too far down the order/waiting list once the boys started being identified, so if anyone who was luckier than me does get female chicks I would still like to be considered at POL, I really can't have another cockerel here, one is more than enough or I'd have offered to rehome one of the copper/black boys.  Or anyone else in north Fife area who has copper/black POLs with dark egg producing lines please.