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    International Black Copper Marans Thread - Breeding to the SOP

    I have two incubators running; a main one at ~45% humidity with rollers and a hatching one at ~75% no rollers. Every week I've been adding around 12 eggs to the main and I move the ones on day 18 into the hatching incubator. I'm guessing my Marans might be a bit inbred which is causing high...
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    International Black Copper Marans Thread - Breeding to the SOP

    Thanks, that's nice to hear, I'll tell them you said that! I'm in the UK, so they are probably more related to the French lines. I have hatched a few batches now, but I've noticed that consistently only about 50% of the Marans and Marans cross eggs hatch (6 different hens) - they are all...
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    International Black Copper Marans Thread - Breeding to the SOP

    Hello, I just started with a few hens for eggs a few years ago but over time I've become hooked on chickens. Marans are my favourite and I'd like to breed them (with focus on egg colour then body conformation). I picked up 3 pullets and a cockerel French bcm last year from a UK breeder and...
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    Can chickens eat sweetsop?

    Oh really? I didn't know that. Thanks. I think chickens are fairly smart and wouldn't eat what's not good for them, but since they might believe that whatever I'm offering is a special treat, I didn't give it to them. It was mostly just peel anyway.
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    Can chickens eat sweetsop?

    Can chickens eat sweetsop (sugar apple) or anything in that family (soursop etc)? I have some leftovers but wasn't sure if it might be like avocado to them. Cheers
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