Black Copper Marans discussion thread

[Braxton Brigade]

I worried the same thing before putting mine in. The mist is so fine that it evaporates and cools the air. If it were a sprinkler something the water would be hot. What are the temps where you live? It's around 110 degrees where I live and the misters work great.

Normal temps around here are more like 95-99 in the summer months. I am not sure how often we will be getting these 110-115 temp now that they are happening. I thought if I buried the water line the ground might cool it down as well.

 

[chickluvinfreak]

It's about mid to upper 80's where I live

That's nice that their pullets. You should post pictures of the olive eggs when you get them. I was talking to Braxton Brigade about the weather, though. He/she posted about the excessive heat. Your lucky to be in the 80s though.

 

[chickluvinfreak]

Normal temps around here are more like 95-99 in the summer months. I am not sure how often we will be getting these 110-115 temp now that they are happening. I thought if I buried the water line the ground might cool it down as well.

Burying the water line is a great idea, didn't think about that.

 

[Braxton Brigade]

Burying the water line is a great idea, didn't think about that.

Ground temps here are usually 70ish degrees in the summer, that should provide a nice change. I mean 20+ degrees cooler than the air temps would be quite the relief. If you dig them fairly deep ground temps are more around 60 degrees.

 

[chickluvinfreak]

Does anyone know if this BCM is a rooster? He or she is 4 months old. I'm pretty sure it's a roo but was expecting more rooster plumage by now.

And the pick below is the one I think is a rooster with a hen for comparison.

Thanks for any help, I'm hoping he turns out to be a roo

 

[Braxton Brigade]

Does anyone know if this BCM is a rooster? He or she is 4 months old. I'm pretty sure it's a roo but was expecting more rooster plumage by now.


And the pick below is the one I think is a rooster with a hen for comparison.

Thanks for any help, I'm hoping he turns out to be a roo

I honestly can't tell... It looks more like a hen to me.

 

[snowbird]

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This is a Pullet at point of lay, from what I see she looks real good,

 

[chickluvinfreak]

This is a Pullet at point of lay, from what I see she looks real good,

Oh. What would rooster this age look like? It's bigger than the other hen and has more gold in the neck, that's why I thought it was a rooster.

 

[snowbird]

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Look at the saddle area, has no Saddle feathers.

 

[chickluvinfreak]

Look at the saddle area, has no Saddle feathers.

He should have saddle feather and other plumage this young? I've never owned a rooster before. This is really disappointing, could have sworn it was a roo.