“‚ÄúEthel‚Äù is now 5 weeks old and so far I am very pleased with her. So far a he looks to be mostly white, but does have a few blue spots here and there and her feathered feat are just the cutest. This girl is the most calm and laid back of the 6 chicks I ordered back in September. Her eyes just look ‚Äúkind‚Äù and she‚Äôs very calm. I‚Äôm excited to see what this girl looks like when she‚Äôs fully feathered out, and I have a feeling she will be one of our favorite ladies.”
“Burrito just started laying med/dark brown eggs with dark speckles, almost identical to my black copper marans hen. Her feet are invisible under her heavy leg feathering, and she has become the the most gorgeous bird in my mixed flock. She moves with sloth like speed, and yet is an agile hunter. She is neither people friendly nor skittish, just a go with the flow kinda girl. Everyone in my flock loves her, even my crabby old alpha Welsummer. A must have in any flock.”
“I got two of these gals about 4 years ago. They are rather skittish but 1 of them has hatched out several chicks for me and is an excellent mother. I put eggs from other hens under her. Today she is incubating her second clutch this year. I need broody hens to raise olive eggers. My roos are Americaunas, so the eggs are a sandy green to a camouflage green. The color is very unusual and people are really impressed.”
“I‚Äôm surprised to read about these Duck not being friendly - We have a female duck who is my best friend - she greets us and all visitors with a happy waddle and quack - anyone can pick her up and carry her around - she‚Äôs darling - she was hand raised in the house for 4-5 weeks with cats & dogs all around her cage - as well as chickens - my first Duck - we just love her- she was 1 yr in the Spring”
“I received the ducks the first week of April. These birds have grown into the most beautiful creatures, but they act like I will beat them. They scream and run when I get close or take them their food. I've never encountered an animal that was afraid of me, so it is very disappointment for me.”
“Her loose splash feathering is so fluffy and pretty. She was a bit slower to develop in the hatch and now that she got introduced with the bigger group she tends to get picked on more than her baby siblings. She doesn't mind being held and is quite talkative but I wish she wasn't picked on and I find myself running to her rescue. Ah the nature of chickens! I'm just in love with her”
“Our Blue Splash Maran, Cherie, is the most beautiful bird in our backyard flock. She is a lovely white with gray feathers peppered all over her body. Sadly she is the most skittish bird in the flock and is not friendly to people, but she lays the biggest eggs of them all. Her eggs are a nice "milk chocolate" color - noticeably darker than the Orpington eggs, but not as dark as a Black Copper Marans egg. She gets along well with all the other hens.”
“I cannot say enough good things about this chicken. She‚Äôs one of the friendliest in our flock and a total lap bird. She‚Äôs also incredibly beautiful. I ordered 8 day old chicks in August, 2018 from MPC and my only regret is that I didn‚Äôt do it sooner. I am so pleased with all of them, but our Maran, Olive, is one of my favorites.”
