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  1. cyborg

    Black Copper Marans discussion thread

    X2. Look like BCM to me.
  2. cyborg

    Black Copper Marans discussion thread

    MERRY CHRISTMAS, EVERYONE!
  3. cyborg

    Black Copper Marans discussion thread

    No white feathers anywhere. That one pic might be some fluff showing. I will try tomorrow morning for some better pics.
  4. cyborg

    Black Copper Marans discussion thread

    OK Marans gurus. I am to the cull point on a group of cockerels, but these pics are of my selected keeper, and his favorite pullet. He is a beautiful mahogany, and she is dark. I selected this guy for color and nice comb, but any comments on type and form would be appreciated. These are early...
  5. cyborg

    Black Copper Marans discussion thread

    The first thing I noticed was his deeply serrated comb, that is normally one of the first things I look at, as it's hard to correct. The color isn't too bad, but I think the tail is very close to a squirrel tail now.
  6. cyborg

    Black Copper Marans discussion thread

    X2. Rear rooster is pretty dark, and front rooster has a wheaten halo at the bottom of his cape. The eggs look nice, but if they are from those birds, I'd give it a pass.
  7. cyborg

    Black Copper Marans discussion thread

    X2!
  8. cyborg

    Black Copper Marans discussion thread

    I know these are not the best pics for judging quality, but they are what I had saved on my computer.
  9. cyborg

    Black Copper Marans discussion thread

    Yup, that's where I got the ones I have now!
  10. cyborg

    Black Copper Marans discussion thread

    I have the opposite problem, 7 excellent cocks, but I need a bunch of nice hens!
  11. cyborg

    Black Copper Marans discussion thread

    White earlobes are typical of several of the Meditteranian breeds.
  12. cyborg

    Black Copper Marans discussion thread

    Well, I definitely have heat! I have one BCM rooster in a pen with 6 hens, and he has the blue tips on his comb. Another pen with 7 cockerels have no blue tips, but they are still pretty young, about 12 weeks.
  13. cyborg

    Black Copper Marans discussion thread

    I have a comb question. Anybody know what causes the bluish tips on the comb points?
  14. cyborg

    Black Copper Marans discussion thread

    Yes, they should be feather legged, but the feathers can come in later. When you get hatchery birds, you are rolling the dice, and the dice are loaded. Many hatcheries advertise a "clean legged strain" which originally started with the British Standard, but are not desired to American or French...
  15. cyborg

    Black Copper Marans discussion thread

    Sounds more like you have a plucker on the loose.
  16. cyborg

    Black Copper Marans discussion thread

    Definitely a buttercup comb. If that guy has white earlobes, I'd say you have a nice example of a Sicilian Buttercup.
  17. cyborg

    Black Copper Marans discussion thread

    And, I really like your method of saving the shells and record keeping!
  18. cyborg

    Black Copper Marans discussion thread

    Give them a week or two to get their ink jets calibrated. First eggs are often light colored.
  19. cyborg

    Black Copper Marans discussion thread

    I'd take square ones if I could get them that dark.
  20. cyborg

    Black Copper Marans discussion thread

    Not so fast, first eggs are often light. Give her some time to get her inkjets calibrated.
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