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sounds like a bird who has saved her self from the stew pot. ......bobf

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--- On Thu, 12/18/08, Robert Walton <waltonrp AT gmail.com> wrote:

> From: Robert Walton <waltonrp AT gmail.com>
> Subject: [Homestead] My Marans Hen
> To: homestead AT lists.ibiblio.org
> Date: Thursday, December 18, 2008, 6:03 PM
> I've got this Marans hen, she's a little over two
> years old. She
> raised one clutch of chicks the first year, this year she
> raised two
> and is back sitting on eggs. I don't always get hens
> sitting on their
> own eggs, but I've got two daughters of hers in the
> flock. She's on
> some more of her own eggs this time also.
> 
> The good thing about this hen is she raises a clutch, lays
> for about 2
> months or so and then goes broody. I'd not want all my
> hens going
> broody on me so much, but this hen has kept me in plenty of
> replacement pullets, roosters for the frying pan and eggs
> in between.
> It's a good arrangement.
> 
> She's going to have her work cut out for her with this
> clutch.
> Hatching in the first week of January.
> 
> That's my tribute to my good Maran's hen.
> 
> Rob - Va
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