International Black Copper Marans Thread - Breeding to the SOP

[Chooks man]

Good luck chickengr.with a broody hen you should have a good result

Chooks man

 

[chickengr]

Good luck chickengr.with a broody hen you should have a good result

Chooks man

thanks.

it is getting hot during the day. she already got up twice today. I must be around all the time as she does not want to poop in the cage although there is room besides the nest. she wanted to go out and had some dust bath as well. she is young and first time broody. when I put her back on the eggs she took care of the eggs on her right side only leaving some on the opposite side uncovered. I put more straw and make the nest more cone shaped and pushed the eggs under her. she is big enough but inexperienced.

 

[Braxton Brigade]

thanks.

it is getting hot during the day. she already got up twice today. I must be around all the time as she does not want to poop in the cage although there is room besides the nest. she wanted to go out and had some dust bath as well. she is young and first time broody. when I put her back on the eggs she took care of the eggs on her right side only leaving some on the opposite side uncovered. I put more straw and make the nest more cone shaped and pushed the eggs under her. she is big enough but inexperienced.

She may be getting up because she feels as if the eggs are getting too hot. I've hatched under a broody in 20 F degree weather where the mom almost never got up. And I have also hatched a batch in the middle of summer, at 100 F degree temps where mom had to constantly get up to keep her eggs from getting too hot. As long as it doesn't seem like she's abandoning the eggs I think your girl will do fine

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[kcrandall]

Saturday I picked up my three BCM from Cowboy Country Poultry (who bought all of Fitz Farms BCM last fall) I sooooo hope ONE will be a hen

But I'll be ok with one of them being a Roo

I'm very pleased with my BCMs and BBS Copper Marans that I got from Fitz Farms in April 2016. I hope you will be pleased too. My birds had some flaws but nothing major and that can't be improved upon in future generations with selective breeding. I recently had my first spring hatch from my Fitz Farm Marans so I'm excited to see how these new chicks grow out.

Good Luck,
Keith

 

[pioneerchick816]

@kcrandall
Thanks! Me too. I'm wanting them mainly because of the darkness of the eggs. AND all I have now are hatchery birds. I'm excited to see the difference of quality

 

[Chooks man]

@ marchick. Your blue pullet chick is nice. Great type and vigor.
Blue plumage is instable color can be very light like your chick or realy dark almost Black

Chooks man

 

[Chooks man]

@ pioneerchick 186. Did you buy 3 or 4. I like them thet are black. Shame they are facing the wrong way
Take some photos from the front so we can see how much white on them

Chooks man

 

[Chooks man]

@ chickengr.
I agree with braxton bregade. The heat getting to her

Chooks man

 

[Chooks man]

@ dvoice happy for you with your latest hatch realy cute and healthy.

Chooks man

 

[Chooks man]

@ braxton bregade. I like your BCM pullet. Great hackel and tail
Shame a dog killed the other one.

Chooks man