Black Copper Marans discussion thread

[Keara]

You can order them straight from the maran club, at http://maransofamericaclub.com/moaclogo.php

I ordered the large 8 1/2 x 11 sheet egg color chart. The link for the mini chart is broken, tries to order a travel cup, I e-mailed them about it and they claimed they would look at it but that they thought it was right, but I see today it is still wrong. Unless there is another way to select it that I wasn't seeing.

Rinda

Noticed the thing about the mug... will have to call them. Thanks!

 

[Keara]

your incubator made it into storage?

I cant even force mine to turn off..

Well when you don't get eggs for 2+ months it is easy to put it away. But it is coming out this week and hopefully by christmass will be full of eggs!

 

[Sweetly Silkies]

Well when you don't get eggs for 2+ months it is easy to put it away. But it is coming out this week and hopefully by christmass will be full of eggs!

I havent been getting any eggs either, so i buy them off ebay. lol!

 

[jendodd79]

I just wanted to share my girl - Moll Flanders 12 weeks old!

 

[Sweetly Silkies]

Shes pretty!

 

[Keara]

Quick genetics question.....

I gave some cull BCM roosters to a coworker who is raising barred rock hens for eggs. He wants to hatch his own barnyard mutts so he does not need to buy chicks every few years. Would a Black cooper roo over Barred Rock hens make a sexlinked chick?

-Keara

 

[DMRippy]

Quick genetics question.....

I gave some cull BCM roosters to a coworker who is raising barred rock hens for eggs. He wants to hatch his own barnyard mutts so he does not need to buy chicks every few years. Would a Black cooper roo over Barred Rock hens make a sexlinked chick?

-Keara

Yes and they make GREAT meat birds too.

 

[Wynette]

Jendodd - I love the shade of copper in your female's hackles!

 

[Keara]

Quick genetics question.....

I gave some cull BCM roosters to a coworker who is raising barred rock hens for eggs. He wants to hatch his own barnyard mutts so he does not need to buy chicks every few years. Would a Black cooper roo over Barred Rock hens make a sexlinked chick?

-Keara

Yes and they make GREAT meat birds too.

I bet they would, the one Barred rooster I had was hugh and made a good meal!

Would he be able to tell sex as chicks?

 

[DMRippy]

Quote: They would be sexlinks if you use a BR hen and BCM Roo. The roos will all have spots at hatch. ANY spot even tiny ones are roos.