Black Copper Marans discussion thread

[bribre]

You are welcome!  I am not ready to let any eggs or chicks go yet, test mating two new cocks to make sure I do not further pollute this wonderfull breed.  If all goes ok, I would be happy to bring some eggs up to you in the future or send some back with some family members.  We are usually crossing the border a couple of times per year.  I should know by mid summer if I am moving forward or heading back to the drawing board

Yes that would be great!!! keep me updated with your progress!!!
Also a little off topic but I love your avatar. Got two QH my self. yours looks alot like a Warmblood?

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[BarnGoddess01]

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Time for "groceries" ....

 

[Zanna]

Yes that would be great!!!

keep me updated with your progress!!!

Also a little off topic but I love your avatar. Got two QH my self. yours looks alot like a Warmblood?

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He is a Westfalen that belonged to a client. I showed him for her a couple of years back then when the economy went south, she needed to sell him. Awesome horse, I really miss him.

 

[Chickengirl1304]

Ok how do you break a broody?? SHe's a FBCM and about 9 months old

 

[Zanna]

Ok how do you break a broody?? SHe's a FBCM and about 9 months old

What has worked the best for me is to put them in a breeding pen with a young cockeral. Takes a week or two till they lay an egg again then I let them out. My only breeder pullet last year laid about 12 - 25 eggs then would go broody. That was her cycle. I think I had to break her of it about 6 times throughout the season I was trying to collect her eggs for hatching. It was a pain but I love her and she has given me some nice pullets to work with this year. I free-ranged her with my layer flock and just put her in with her Cock two mornings a week. When she would go broody, I would leave her in with him until she was laying again then she would get to free-range again.

 

[Chickengirl1304]

What has worked the best for me is to put them in a breeding pen with a young cockeral.   Takes a week or two till they lay an egg again then I let them out.  My only breeder pullet last year laid about 12 - 25 eggs then would go broody.  That was her cycle.  I think I had to break her of it about 6 times throughout the season I was trying to collect her eggs for hatching.  It was a pain but I love her and she has given me some nice pullets to work with this year.  I free-ranged her with my layer flock and just put her in with her Cock two mornings a week.  When she would go broody, I would leave her in with him until she was laying again then she would get to free-range again.

Oh man it takes that long for them to start laying again? Oh no.

 

[Lotsapaints]

Ok how do you break a broody?? SHe's a FBCM and about 9 months old

I have a wire bottom pen a rabbit cage I think old one anyways I feed them and water them takes about 3 days or turn them in with a young cock.....sometimes it doesn't matter they are going to set whatever you do.....good luck

 

[EEBLACKCOPPERMARAN]

This is my 1yr French BCM.

Can anyone tell me if she is show quality?

 

[Turkeytruff]

SO HAPPY!

Finally got some BCM eggs to hatch! here's bantam mama giving me the stinkeye and the first chick I ever had hatch out. There's another one peeping under there and 5 more eggs to go (3 of them mutts from another sneaky bantam that I finally realized was laying new ones in the nest each day

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[Scottyballs]

First Time outside 2 weeks old so funny how they follow you all around the yard