Black Copper Marans Hatch-A-Long

[ChloeSilkie08]

My avatar was the first...green egg to a purple/pink egg gene- then mixed with a BCM to get the dark gray.

Thanks!

 

[Tom Bright]

Good for you!

I put some of my gray eggs and others in for a Valentine hatch, (they may not be fertile because my roosters are only 4 months old,) I do have some other eggs coming this week. I may have BCM in that batch...below are my gray eggs and others..
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MY BCM eggs

 

[gimmie birdies]

Sapphire gem hen has a purple pink- and then mix with olive egger green.

 

[gimmie birdies]

Pretty dark eggs! I am jelly!

 

[ChloeSilkie08]

MY BCM eggs View attachment 2502405

How did you get your's so dark?

 

[Tom Bright]

How did you get your's so dark?

I have breeding my BCM's for 5 years now. I started with the best birds I could get, paid $15 a chic and breed back to the best cocks and darkest laying hens . It takes alot of time and you have alot of culls! I process all my over colored cocks and only hatch the darkest eggs. TOM(I give most of my eggs to the Senior Center.)

 

[ChloeSilkie08]

I have breeding my BCM's for 5 years now. I started with the best birds I could get, paid $15 a chic and breed back to the best cocks and darkest laying hens . It takes alot of time and you have alot of culls! I process all my over colored cocks and only hatch the darkest eggs. TOM(I give most of my eggs to the Senior Center.)

Oh okay! Man I'd love that color of eggs.

 

[gimmie birdies]

I see my roosters mounting hens! I am going to set some of my BCM to go with the ordered eggs.

 

[cssilkies]

MY BCM eggs View attachment 2502405

They are so amazingly dark!!

 

[Jaibird99]

I’m so excited for the chicks to hatch!