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post #38181 of 45762
7/15/12 at 1:33pm

Here is BCM cockerel #17. This one is lower on the pecking order and has no tail to evaluate. He is younger than the others. I am not keen on his two-toned hackle feathers, and I think he needs to color up overall more, so I could give him some time. He also has just a few stray brownish feathers on his breast, not bad, but I'd rather see none. Keep, cull, or watch?

 

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Heritage turkeys: Royal Palm, Blue Slate & Lavender, Mottled Black, and Narragansett

Chickens: Black and Blue Copper Marans, Rhode Island Red (Mohawk line), Barred Rock (Good Shepard line), New Hampshire (German line), Spangled Russian Orloffs, and red and black sex-links. A motley crew of various breeds in my mixed layer pen. Poults/chicks sold locally and shipped. I feed all organic.

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Heritage turkeys: Royal Palm, Blue Slate & Lavender, Mottled Black, and Narragansett

Chickens: Black and Blue Copper Marans, Rhode Island Red (Mohawk line), Barred Rock (Good Shepard line), New Hampshire (German line), Spangled Russian Orloffs, and red and black sex-links. A motley crew of various breeds in my mixed layer pen. Poults/chicks sold locally and shipped. I feed all organic.

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post #38182 of 45762
7/15/12 at 1:43pm

Here is BCM cockerel #21. I like this one, too, but I sure wish I could see his tail. I don't see anything in particular wrong with him, but others may. Please point them out.

 

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Here he is the one front right:

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Heritage turkeys: Royal Palm, Blue Slate & Lavender, Mottled Black, and Narragansett

Chickens: Black and Blue Copper Marans, Rhode Island Red (Mohawk line), Barred Rock (Good Shepard line), New Hampshire (German line), Spangled Russian Orloffs, and red and black sex-links. A motley crew of various breeds in my mixed layer pen. Poults/chicks sold locally and shipped. I feed all organic.

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Heritage turkeys: Royal Palm, Blue Slate & Lavender, Mottled Black, and Narragansett

Chickens: Black and Blue Copper Marans, Rhode Island Red (Mohawk line), Barred Rock (Good Shepard line), New Hampshire (German line), Spangled Russian Orloffs, and red and black sex-links. A motley crew of various breeds in my mixed layer pen. Poults/chicks sold locally and shipped. I feed all organic.

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post #38183 of 45762
7/15/12 at 1:50pm

Here is BCM cockerel #33. This one looks like he has some maturing to do. As he looks now, I don't like him, particularly his comb, and he needs to color up. How much time should I give this guy?

 

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Here he is the one facing us, I was trying to get a breast shot.

BCM cockerel 33 (3).JPG

 

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Heritage turkeys: Royal Palm, Blue Slate & Lavender, Mottled Black, and Narragansett

Chickens: Black and Blue Copper Marans, Rhode Island Red (Mohawk line), Barred Rock (Good Shepard line), New Hampshire (German line), Spangled Russian Orloffs, and red and black sex-links. A motley crew of various breeds in my mixed layer pen. Poults/chicks sold locally and shipped. I feed all organic.

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Heritage turkeys: Royal Palm, Blue Slate & Lavender, Mottled Black, and Narragansett

Chickens: Black and Blue Copper Marans, Rhode Island Red (Mohawk line), Barred Rock (Good Shepard line), New Hampshire (German line), Spangled Russian Orloffs, and red and black sex-links. A motley crew of various breeds in my mixed layer pen. Poults/chicks sold locally and shipped. I feed all organic.

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post #38184 of 45762
7/15/12 at 2:00pm

And lastly, here is BCM cockerel #37. This is the one Don liked the best, I believe. His color is a little lighter than I personally like, but other than that, he looks good to me. He does have a bit of wrinkling/thumbprint? on the right side of his comb. Thank you all for your patience and time! I never thought it would be so hard to get just a couple good ones. I have found taking pics a very valuable tool to evaluate them. I see things that I don't see when I am out in the pen with the birds moving around.

 

BCM cockerel 37 (1).JPG

 

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BCM cockerel 37 (3).JPG

 

BCM cockerel 37 (4).JPG

 

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Heritage turkeys: Royal Palm, Blue Slate & Lavender, Mottled Black, and Narragansett

Chickens: Black and Blue Copper Marans, Rhode Island Red (Mohawk line), Barred Rock (Good Shepard line), New Hampshire (German line), Spangled Russian Orloffs, and red and black sex-links. A motley crew of various breeds in my mixed layer pen. Poults/chicks sold locally and shipped. I feed all organic.

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Heritage turkeys: Royal Palm, Blue Slate & Lavender, Mottled Black, and Narragansett

Chickens: Black and Blue Copper Marans, Rhode Island Red (Mohawk line), Barred Rock (Good Shepard line), New Hampshire (German line), Spangled Russian Orloffs, and red and black sex-links. A motley crew of various breeds in my mixed layer pen. Poults/chicks sold locally and shipped. I feed all organic.

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post #38185 of 45762
7/15/12 at 3:19pm

I see most of those roos have feathers on the middle toes. what is the purple discoloration on the comb? I posted a question a bit ago on this exact thing a while back. My rooster has it.

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post #38186 of 45762
7/15/12 at 3:26pm
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Originally Posted by laughingclown View Post

I see most of those roos have feathers on the middle toes. what is the purple discoloration on the comb? I posted a question a bit ago on this exact thing a while back. My rooster has it.


Yes, middle toe feathers. I decided that was the least of my worries at this time since it is not a disqualification. I have a lot of other stuff to work on, so that is down the list. At least I don't have problems with clean legs/shanks--I've not had one chick clean-legged. I saw your post about the discoloration and wonder the same thing. Can't answer that question.

Heritage turkeys: Royal Palm, Blue Slate & Lavender, Mottled Black, and Narragansett

Chickens: Black and Blue Copper Marans, Rhode Island Red (Mohawk line), Barred Rock (Good Shepard line), New Hampshire (German line), Spangled Russian Orloffs, and red and black sex-links. A motley crew of various breeds in my mixed layer pen. Poults/chicks sold locally and shipped. I feed all organic.

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Heritage turkeys: Royal Palm, Blue Slate & Lavender, Mottled Black, and Narragansett

Chickens: Black and Blue Copper Marans, Rhode Island Red (Mohawk line), Barred Rock (Good Shepard line), New Hampshire (German line), Spangled Russian Orloffs, and red and black sex-links. A motley crew of various breeds in my mixed layer pen. Poults/chicks sold locally and shipped. I feed all organic.

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post #38187 of 45762
7/15/12 at 5:16pm
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Are cuckoo marans a broody breed?

They are at my place.... one right after the other......

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Donna  -   Wife and mother first, unless the chickens need me smile.png  With God ALL things are possible.

My Breeds and Hatching Eggs that are available HERE

My reg and Mega Incubator with turner HERE the Mega bator has a link at the bottom of the page

My Pallet Breeding Pens HERE

My Pallet brooders/Growout Pens HERE

Lavender Ameraucana Breeders Thread

 

 

 

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post #38188 of 45762
7/15/12 at 5:25pm

The off color comb is just something that happens to the Marans at times during the year. I suggest it might be stress related but have no evidence. It is not a fault as far as I know.

Don,

 

We are seldom as great in the eye of others as we are in our own mind.. Look at the photo section at the album and see pictures of my setup. Plan on adding a few pictures shortly.

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Don,

 

We are seldom as great in the eye of others as we are in our own mind.. Look at the photo section at the album and see pictures of my setup. Plan on adding a few pictures shortly.

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post #38189 of 45762
7/15/12 at 5:28pm

So I was looking at my Blues today. 3.5 months old and the pullets are getting black specks a small strip splotches on them. That cannot be good. Every one of them. They are getting simularities of a splash what gives? Does this happen?

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post #38190 of 45762
7/15/12 at 5:49pm

Maybe they're just a really dark splash? 
 

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