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  1. BlueTheBrahma

    Wrath's Marans

    I wish I could. If I ever come to the states I may just have to bring back some ‘hard boiled eggs’…
  2. BlueTheBrahma

    Wrath's Marans

    If you need to reduce the numbers feel free to convince one to fly across the Atlantic.
  3. BlueTheBrahma

    BlueTheBrahma’s thread!

    I’m a tad worried. On Sunday, I found Napoléon the BCM cockerel dead. Yesterday the white olive egger cockerel, the last descendent of Freddy, who was in with my Brahma flock, was dead. They were both 28 weeks, heavy and strong looking cockerels. The BCM had mites under his no-crow collar, which...
  4. BlueTheBrahma

    Lavender and chocolate splits genetics question

    Here’s the punnet square of the split lav chocolate gen cross double split cock. Edit: see how both choc/choc and Choc/choc lavender cocks are lavender
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    Lavender and chocolate splits genetics question

    The lavender dilution is way stronger than the chocolate. A lavender and chocolate bird looks basically lavender. I’ve never done it myself but you could expect a very slight difference between black+lavender and chocolate+lavender. I’m going to run it through the calculator rather than listing...
  6. BlueTheBrahma

    International Black Copper Marans Thread - Breeding to the SOP

    (I’m doubling down on diatomaceous earth and making sure the other boys don’t have issues). I think now I’m going to focus on getting GCMs quickly by typical flock breeding and I’ll use clan breeding later down the line. DoW (Duke of Wellington) cross Channel might be a promising cross, since...
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    International Black Copper Marans Thread - Breeding to the SOP

    I took his no-crow collar off when I buried him and found mites and eggs under it. That’s my best guess but he has no other mites and he was still very heavy and healthy looking. I’m just hoping it wasn’t the collar in a worse way. He’d been fine for ages with it though so I assume not.
  8. BlueTheBrahma

    International Black Copper Marans Thread - Breeding to the SOP

    Just after posting all his pictures yesterday I’ve found Napoléon dead today… That’s a real shame, I was really excited about his breeding prospects. I’ve still got one marans cock at least.
  9. BlueTheBrahma

    International Black Copper Marans Thread - Breeding to the SOP

    Bonus pics of Desmond and Boots.
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    International Black Copper Marans Thread - Breeding to the SOP

    Some other BCM pullet pictures.
  11. BlueTheBrahma

    International Black Copper Marans Thread - Breeding to the SOP

    I may have mixed up the DCMs but I think this is Badger. The biggest cuckoo, I think she might be the biggest pullet altogether now, even if she’s 23 weeks vs 27. Love her long, flat back and small tail, will cross well to Napléon hopefully. The other Dark Cuckoos. I’ve ended up renaming Ozzy...
  12. BlueTheBrahma

    International Black Copper Marans Thread - Breeding to the SOP

    Claudie, the biggest BCM pullet. Lovely type and colour. Eye a bit pale. Joan with her mama. She’s still smaller but lost her excess colouring.
  13. BlueTheBrahma

    International Black Copper Marans Thread - Breeding to the SOP

    Napoléon, looks big and weighs even more than he looks! About 9lbs at 27 weeks. Didn’t avoid the high tail and big comb of his parents, but still a big below squirrel and much tidier than both. Overcoloured breast but I do like his copper.
  14. BlueTheBrahma

    International Black Copper Marans Thread - Breeding to the SOP

    The Duke of Wellington, 27 weeks. Still only has one wattle! Comb a tad floppy but I like its shape. Big and chunky. Tail high but not squirrel, still taking form a bit. Nice silver cuckoo barring.Mole, his sister. Maybe my favourite marans type of all of them. Long, low, compact. I can’t wait...
  15. BlueTheBrahma

    Wrath's Marans

    I think he’s the best pick, and as long as you have blue hens you don’t loose out on colours. Is that on Ozzy?
  16. BlueTheBrahma

    Wrath's Marans

    I really like the BSM boy, good and long. The blue with the shorter tail has a tidy comb.
  17. BlueTheBrahma

    Wrath's Marans

    Where have you been hiding these boys?! There seems to be some improved tails and type there!
  18. BlueTheBrahma

    Is She a He?

    Not biased at all. That’s why my username is OrangeTheOrpington
  19. BlueTheBrahma

    Is She a He?

    Good choice (and I’m definitely not biased)
  20. BlueTheBrahma

    International Black Copper Marans Thread - Breeding to the SOP

    Yeah I was going to say it’s probably too small for SOP but ultimately we breed for a practical fowl. Your climate is different from the swamps they were bred in, so I see it as an understandable adjustment.
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