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If you are Happy then it was a good deal. Personally I would not pay that kind of money for them especially since he didn't even know what he had.
Dan
Dan
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Very exciting moment. How did it go with the hatchlings?
EDIT: apologies if this was the wrong place to put this question-- it was the blue copper marans thread I found when searching but I see my post may have been better in the general breeds discussion.
It's great to see all the photos and discussion on here!
I am posting with two questions:
1. Is this guy a splash copper? I've gone back and forth so much on what I think he is! As time goes on, he is getting darker and often in person it's hard to see the spots. He was born April 6, so about 5 months old. Should I expect much more color to come in? He does have a bit on his shoulders, though I see it's not showing up in this photo. He has a bit of orange but not as much as I would have expected. Is this perhaps just because he's hatchery stock?
2. Is this comb going to be difficult during the winters? I'm in central NH, and our temps get low (down to -20 occasionally). Anyone successfully keep the large-combed marans in this climate? I'd been planning to find a home for him out of concern for the comb getting damaged but 1) he's a great, docile, lovely rooster who takes good care of the hens and 2) anyone else in my area would have to deal with the same thing and I'd feel bad if it turned out they were less conscientious than I would be!
Thanks for any input!
Flora
At ~4-1/2 months
Sorry about your hatch. BCMs are so hard to hatch. One user said theirs hatched two days later than any of the other eggs that they set at the same time. Cute chicks, though. Congrats on them!Ugh! A disaster. Its been unusually humid here and the incubator humidity was too high. I lost most of the chicks in their shells.... I managed to save 2 blues... I will posta pic soon