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    I thought I had a Silkie roo????

    Yay! I can live with that!💝
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    I thought I had a Silkie roo????

    So does size matter? I’ve heard here in the U.S. all silkies are considered bantams. Is this true? I’m new to the world of silkies. So the size of this silkie is throwing me off. It’s the size of my other standard chickens. The other smaller bantam silkie has the walnut comb and is rather...
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    I thought I had a Silkie roo????

    6 months ago while waiting for my online purchase of chicks I made the mistake of walking into Tractor Supply for some odds and ends needed for my soon arriving chicks. To my husbands dismay I passed by the live chicks for sale and purchased an assortment of bantams. Fast forward a couple...
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    International Black Copper Marans Thread - Breeding to the SOP

    :flHere’s hoping things will change for the better in the next 4 to 5 months.:fl
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    International Black Copper Marans Thread - Breeding to the SOP

    Their eyes do have an orangey red look to them. It’s hard to get a good pic bc I’m in Texas and the darn sun makes everything look dark!! My cockerels are huge but not showing any Copper color. It took them months to feather out, too!! Is it too early for that? Or I’m thinking he mixed up...
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    International Black Copper Marans Thread - Breeding to the SOP

    I feel like breeder I bought them from was very honest but he was getting on in years. He was breeding many rare and exotic birds and other pure breeds as well. He showed me all his birds and I saw the pens where my chicks came from and they where all beautiful FBCM. He told me all his FBCM...
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    International Black Copper Marans Thread - Breeding to the SOP

    At 12 weeks what should I be looking for in the roosters?
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    International Black Copper Marans Thread - Breeding to the SOP

    Yes! I agree!:hit
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    International Black Copper Marans Thread - Breeding to the SOP

    Need help identifying if these are BCM! Bought from breeder 12 weeks ago but only one looks like a BCM. They have different colored leg bands to differentiate them one from another. Let me know if you need more pics. The white and green banded chickens are huge and almost bigger than my...
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    Need help with breed and gender! Any suggestions?

    The pictures are up!:wee
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    Need help with breed and gender! Any suggestions?

    When I say “white” or “green” or “pink” or “purple” I’m talking about their leg bands :lol:
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    Need help with breed and gender! Any suggestions?

    Let me know if you need side by side comparisons with my older chickens to show how big they are!
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    Need help with breed and gender! Any suggestions?

    I’m still waiting on tail feathers. Lol!!
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    Need help with breed and gender! Any suggestions?

    They have colored leg bands to differentiate Them one from another. The pink and purple banded I know are hens. The pink I’m sure is a BCM. All others I’m in doubt. They are the green and white are HUGE! They are as big as my other roosters that are a month older than them. They are also...
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    Need help with breed and gender! Any suggestions?

    I went to a breeder about 12 weeks ago to purchase some back copper marans. However when I got there, he had several breeds of chicks in one brooder. He seemed very confident choosing the black copper maran chicks for me even though there were other breeds of dark chicks in the brooder as...
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