International Black Copper Marans Thread - Breeding to the SOP

[oregonkat]

Hmm... so we have a very large hen. She's not fat, very active, and really is just fluffy.
This is what she lays. Not the OE of course.



We are hatching a few chicks from her, 1 or 2 I think. Anyone else have big hens? The rest of ours are smaller than her.

You wouldn't happen to remember if this hen had a really tall comb as a chick? I have 5 8 week old chicks, 3 I know are roos but I am hopeful that the other 2 are pullets that just happen to have a really tall comb. The reason I say this is that the 3 roos already have wattles and the other 2 have wattles but they are small and tight. BTW, nice monster egg, is this the size she always lays or is this an anomaly?

 

[marchick]

Update on this funny little Blue Copper Marans chick. I have never seen such a light chick but is feathering in dark blue. She is in with some ameraucanas but not crossed with them. She is from a BLCM X BCM breeding. She is about 9-10 days old now.

 

[BobletFarmBirds]

I'm pretty

You wouldn't happen to remember if this hen had a really tall comb as a chick?  I have 5 8 week old chicks, 3 I know are roos but I am hopeful that the other 2 are pullets that just happen to have a really tall comb.  The reason I say this is that the 3 roos already have wattles and the other 2 have wattles but they are small and tight.  BTW, nice monster egg, is this the size she always lays or is this an anomaly? 

I'm pretty sure she did have a big comb. And these are normal eggs, on the small side for us lol.

 

[baunlee]

Enjoy your Birds !
Best
Karen

yes Karen, welcome to the thread. I have been reading the advice you give and i find it helpful. I have even saved a few notes on my computer because my memory is so below average

 

[chickengr]

my buff orpington pullet seems to be determined to hatch chicks. today she got up just to eat and went back to the nest. I am going to put the real eggs tomorrow. 10 BCM and 5 rumpless araucana. I hope she will cover them well as the araucana eggs are tiny and she is a big fluffy butt.

 

[marchick]

my buff orpington pullet seems to be determined to hatch chicks. today she got up just to eat and went back to the nest. I am going to put the real eggs tomorrow. 10 BCM and 5 rumpless araucana. I hope she will cover them well as the araucana eggs are tiny and she is a big fluffy butt.

Good luck with your hatch. Please post pictures when they hatch. I have a big fluffy butt! Maybe I should sit on eggs! That would be quite the clutch of eggs. lol

 

[Bantambird]

My little Marans and the newly refurbished 1942 stacked brooder pen.

 

[chickengr]

Good luck with your hatch. Please post pictures when they hatch. I have a big fluffy butt! Maybe I should sit on eggs! That would be quite the clutch of eggs. lol

thanks for the wishes. I hope my bad luck with hatching marans should be gone now. my little girl (the only one I have) laid 10 beautiful eggs from 29th march till today (10 eggs in 13 days). the colour went down to #4-5 but they are still darker than #4.

 

[chickengr]

My little Marans and the newly refurbished 1942 stacked brooder pen.

adorable!

 

[pioneerchick816]

@Bantambird
Oh cool!! I want to see pics of your vintage brooder

the chicks are super cute too