I know this is an old thread, but if anyone is still interested in a review from Chicken Scratch Poultry...
I have Black Copper Marans, Cream Crested Legbars, and 55 Flowery hens from Chicken Scratch Poultry. Angie is lovely to deal with. I will say, her birds are reasonably priced and on the...
I have Black Copper Marans, Cream Crested Legbars, and 55 Flowery hens from Chicken Scratch Poultry. She's lovely to deal with. Her birds are reasonably priced and on the higher quality end.
I will note the Legbar eggs have more green tint than I want but the birds themselves are exceptional...
So, in case anyone is interested in seeing what they look like....I have a BCM and Splash Bearded Silkie cross cockerel and a BCM and Buff Orpington cockerel. Both have a BCM dad.
So I got these chicks from a private breeder of French Black Copper Marans. Of the seven there are 3 roosters. 2 have beautiful coloring and one is all black. Is that normal for a Marans Rooster? Or is he just a really masculine hen? Attached are some photos of the boys.
Sorry, it was hard to...
Thank you all for your kind responses.🤗 My husband graciously culled the little fluff for me. 😓 I couldn't bring myself to do it. I'm still sad I happened to hear it chirping before he did the deed. But at least it's not suffering anymore. ❤
This is my first time hatching eggs and it has been an adventure. They were Ebay eggs, a second batch because the first was smashed in the mail. 2 of the 18 hatched and are doing well. My incubator was great. It maintained 45-50% humidity and 99-100.5° pretty much the entire incubation period...