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    Chicken acting like she’s laid

    Hi I have a Blue French copper marans who is 8.5 months old. She’s been laying lovely eggs since February. About a month ago she seemed unwell and we wondered if she was egg bound. Gave her Epsom salts bath and she went to her coop for rest of the day and seemed better but she had stopped...
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    No egg then soft egg

    Hi I’ve posted in another thread but looking for advice. We have an 8 month old French copper Marans that’s been laying perfectly beautiful dark strong eggs. They’re on layers pellets with oyster shell and occasional egg shell but we’ve never seen soft eggs. Then 3 weeks ago she seemed poorly...
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    Third time incubating

    Hi last summer we incubated for the first time. All with postal eggs. We got 5 out of the first 12 but 2 died. We have a beautiful cream crested legbar and a legbar/marans cross. Also a blue French copper marans whose going through an identity crisis. Stopped laying and started crowing. She has...
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    Sex change chicken

    This is ‘Morag’ We incubated in summer a mix of French black and blue copper Marans eggs. We got one black cockerel. He had to go. One blue female who had seizures and died and this one who until 10 days ago lauded beautiful big brown eggs. But she went through a period of seeming not herself...
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    Hurray our first eggs

    Hi I’ve not been on the forums much as life has been busy, also flu, and honestly been mourning the loss of our two lovely little cockerels that we hatched. Couldn’t find homes and couldn’t shut them up. After that hard decision our girls have been happier and friendlier. 2 were hatched 19 July...
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    Pullet has stopped roosting

    Hi I think I may know the answer, but just want to check. I have at this point 1 cockerel and 2 pullets 16 weeks, and the only surviving 12 week old. It's been a tough couple weeks. She is the Blue French Copper Marans. I was worried she'd miss her pal though I think at end she would be relieved...
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    CCL

    Hi someone referred me to this part of the forum. I just want an opinion on the markings of my CCL cockerel and I also have a pullet. They are 15 weeks old and I incubated them. I just wondered if they are good specimens of their breed. I also managed to incubate a Blue French copper marans and...
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    Cream crested legbar cockerel

    I hope I’m in the right place now? Just wanted to ask anyone that might know does my cockerel have the correct markings etc for breed
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    Cream crested legbar cockerel

    just wanted to ask if anyone looking at these posts would know if my cockerel has the right markings. He’s 15 weeks old
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    Our rollercoaster ride and my CCL cockerel

    It’s been a huge learning curve this summer, out of 24 eggs total to incubate we have a CCL cockerel and pullet and CCL/BCM olive egger pullet and a Blue French Copper Marans pullet. We lost one BFCM, she became very ill and died and last week sadly we had to cull the BCM cockerel. I tried in...
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    Black French copper Marans cockerel?

    Before I start looking for a new home I just want to double check, it definitely looks like a cockerel doesn’t it? No chance I could be wrong??
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    7 week old chick seems wobbly

    one of my Blue French copper marans chicks is worrying me. She seems very quiet and withdrawn, and although she’s walking and eating and drinking she sometimes seems a little Unsteady on her feet when she does a poo which looks normal, seems to need to sit back for a bit or just wobbles a bit...
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    Yellow lumps on cockerels neck

    hello I’m new to raising chicks and have a young Cream Crested legbar cockerel. I’ve noticed strange yellow lumps each side of his head at thhe edge of the comb and wattle colouring. I’ve tried to take a picture but he wouldn’t keep his head still. I’m not sure is this normal or a problem?
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    Integrated my 9 and 5 week chicks

    I am really happy tonight. I wasn’t sure if My plan would work when I incubated chicks 4 weeks apart but just two days together in coop after a week side by side and they’re doing everything together. Including waiting in line for some worms before bed and then all went to bed together. I’m...
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    9 and 5 weeks chicks first day together

    I’ve spent the week poring over info and asking questions but our two wee sets of 3 chicks integrated beautifully today with minimum distress, a few pecks and it was over. The baby marans total disinterest in treats stood in their favour. The mini coop which was ignored up until now was embraced...
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    Integration advice, 8.5 and 4.5 week olds

    hi I hijacked another convo and have been reading lots but just wanted to ask about my specific situation. My husband thought it would be great to incubate chickens, we certainly got the kinds he wanted, and I am happy we started in the biggest learning curve since childbirth :lau But we...
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    Copper marans chicks behaviour

    My blue/black French copper marans chicks are 4 weeks old now. It definitely looks like the black one may be a cockerel. The chicks from last hatch who are now happily loving outdoors were so different. The CCL’s cockerel and pullet were so forward and inquisitive and the CCL/maran cross held...
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    My little flock

    i didn’t not know when my husband suggested incubating at all what I was getting myself into. It’s been a lovely but sometimes heartbreaking experience and not sure if that’s quite ended but I do love these little birds. Out of 12 mixed eggs (that was my first mistake maybe) I got a CCL...
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    Black maran chick

    I know I was told it was way to early to tell but I do have a question. My little black marans chick does have a more pronounced comb which is a little pink compared to the two blue marans who have small yellow combs. There is no upright stance except when looking up, no chest bumping, no clear...
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    Blue and Black French copper marans

    My chicks are 2 weeks old now. I’ve been looking at pictures on here, they all look exactly the same and with my other 3 I could see the difference in the roo but that was made easier as he is CCL. I don’t expect any answers really but here are some photos. Are there any signs at this age what...
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