Wing It Ranch

[wrathsfarm]

Haha Yep. You went down the same rabbit hole I did!

See and now I want some...

You unknowingly enabled.

(Insert 'The Twilight Zone' jingle)

 

[WingItRanch]

Chicks are still happy and healthy! I'm gun shy because last year I lost 4 within the first 2 days. I love the coloring of the blue copper marans. The black (Onyx? Mystic?) olive eggers have this interesting white mark around the eyes.

 

[WingItRanch]

So.. chicken math hit me.

I got baby chicks from farm down the road. I wanted Black Copper Marans, Blue Olive Eggers, and more Easter Eggers. They were completely sold out!

So I ended up with 2 Blue Copper Marans, 2 "light" Olive Eggers (supposedly more of a mint), and 4 "Mystic" Olive Eggers. They look like they may be fibro and supposedly lay a darker olive.

They're brooding about 5 acres away from my original flock for the next month or two for quarantine. Then I'll put them in the chicken tractor next to the coop for the "look but no touch" method.

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@Logar are you getting any more chicks this year?

 

[Logar]

@Logar are you getting any more chicks this year?

I wish, I'm so jealous. I mighttttttt sneak down to tractor supply to buy some but probably not

 

[WingItRanch]

I wish, I'm so jealous. I mighttttttt sneak down to tractor supply to buy some but probably not

Well I had no self control... I decided to get these earlier in the year and brood them outside with natural light. I'm hoping that will make a difference when they get to POL. Last year's batch took FOREVER to start laying eggs.

 

[Logar]

Well I had no self control... I decided to get these earlier in the year and brood them outside with natural light. I'm hoping that will make a difference when they get to POL. Last year's batch took FOREVER to start laying eggs.

Hopefully

 

[Logar]

So.. chicken math hit me.

I got baby chicks from farm down the road. I wanted Black Copper Marans, Blue Olive Eggers, and more Easter Eggers. They were completely sold out!

So I ended up with 2 Blue Copper Marans, 2 "light" Olive Eggers (supposedly more of a mint), and 4 "Mystic" Olive Eggers. They look like they may be fibro and supposedly lay a darker olive.

They're brooding about 5 acres away from my original flock for the next month or two for quarantine. Then I'll put them in the chicken tractor next to the coop for the "look but no touch" method.

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No jersey giants? Luna and Prudy are so sad

Poor late molt Luna is so confused

 

[WingItRanch]

No jersey giants? Luna and Prudy are so sad

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Jersey giant is your favorite? The farm had them but I was focused on egg color!

I will say I suspect my chicks last year were not in good shape when I got them. This group is so active and rambunctious. Now that I have something to compare, I think my original group had some sort of genetic issue or maybe ill. Explains why I lost 4 within the 1st two days. I haven't done anything different except brood outside with a MHP.

 

[WingItRanch]

Ok so here's a other clue... the Mystic Olive Eggers have feathered legs. Not as feathered as the Blue Copper Marans but tiny little feathers.

 

[wrathsfarm]

Ok so here's a other clue... the Mystic Olive Eggers have feathered legs. Not as feathered as the Blue Copper Marans but tiny little feathers.

Ooooh, Marans in the bloodline.

The plot thickens.....