Old Man Tom
Songster
- May 31, 2016
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Absolutely beautiful color! How many hens do you have? I currently have 3 Blue Copper, Splash, Cookoo that are 1 and 5 8 week Black Copper. I can't wait to see if I get color like that!View attachment 1033882 View attachment 1033879 View attachment 1033880 View attachment 1033881 View attachment 1033879 Great day at the farm. Large egg weighs 97 grams
I have 12 hens three of them lay the darkest TOMAbsolutely beautiful color! How many hens do you have? I currently have 3 Blue Copper, Splash, Cookoo that are 1 and 5 8 week Black Copper. I can't wait to see if I get color like that!
Laura
I have recently purchased some FBCM and am interested in how many eggs you're getting per week for each hen. I have three other 1 year old Marans, Splash, Blue Copper, and Cookoo and am getting around 3 per hen each week.I have 12 hens three of them lay the darkest TOM
I have 5 hens that lay an egg every day, not as dark. I have 3 hens that lay an egg every other day, much darker. I have 3 hens that lay every other day not that dark. I have one hen that lays one, whenever. These birds will not be 1 year old until OCT. Eggs average 60 grams. These are BCM TOMI have recently purchased some FBCM and am interested in how many eggs you're getting per week for each hen. I have three other 1 year old Marans, Splash, Blue Copper, and Cookoo and am getting around 3 per hen each week.
Sounds very similar to what I am getting from my other Marans! Thanks for the information.I have 5 hens that lay an egg every day, not as dark. I have 3 hens that lay an egg every other day, much darker. I have 3 hens that lay every other day not that dark. I have one hen that lays one, whenever. These birds will not be 1 year old until OCT. Eggs average 60 grams. These are BCM TOM
Does this look like a Black Cooper Maran? It's supposed to be, but she doesn't have any cooper on her head or neck. Belle will be 12 weeks in a couple weeks.
Flaisure,
Yes, she looks like a BCM. It's not uncommon for a BCM hen / pullet to be all black. If your Belle was going to have copper hackles she would have shown some color by now. She can still be useful as a breeder if you pair her with a BCM Cock that has nice copper ear tufts and a little copper color on his breast. This paring should yield pullets with the desired copper hackles.
Take Care,
Keith