International Black Copper Marans Thread - Breeding to the SOP

[Chooks man]

My hubby said absolutely no more pens. We don't have the room. We technically do but he wants them all in one section. He is right in the fact that It would be much harder to go up and down the hill in winter. So I guess no more pens for this girl.

guess you have to work with what you have .
chooks man

 

[marchick]

great way of doing it . I need to get one for the future to manage the spurs .

I prefer keep my hens and rooster separate after breeding .they are separated now except Day Walker pen .3 more weeks and is the end . no rooster is allowed to be around the hens or the pullets tell the next year breeding season September .

hens /rooster need to rest .so they last longer for breeding .they odn t get hmmered .
chooks man

I had a cockerel pen. It worked well until one day. They all turned on one cockerel and almost killed him. Then after separating the one. They all started fighting.

 

[Chooks man]

I may keep the males and females separate in the future. I just havent had the luxury this year. Hubby has to build more pens.

I have more space when I m not breeding the chooks ,because I group them in larger group . less work / plus I need the breeding area to be empty for a minmum of 4 month to desinfect and repaint the coops .regrow the grass ,fix the broken things in the runs before I start select the future breeders pullets next season to put them in those pens .

I m building a new runs /pens and 6 large hen houses for the young ones .the ara is 75 meters wide and 100 m large . a lot room in the future . will take me 2 months to get it done .

chooks man

 

[Chooks man]

I had a cockerel pen. It worked well until one day. They all turned on one cockerel and almost killed him. Then after separating the one. They all started fighting.

the fight all the time .does not worry me .they are boys ,they figure out they way of doing things .
I know one thing for sure .cockerels do no like to be along in seperate pen .they like friend .
I never mix the high ranking agressive rooster with a low ranking ones .too much dominance .

last week Tyson 2 and Blue Dimont fought for 2 days . was funny ,they fight ,take a break ,drink and a feed together rest and restart fighting . they where both dominant wont let go .now they are bodies now .

chooks man

 

[marchick]

I may keep the males and females separate in the future. I just havent had the luxury this year. Hubby has to build more pens.

I found the spur saw and blades. They show the holder but not finding where you can actually order it.

 

[Chooks man]

some photos of group #1 .the lacky selected ones .the ring will be put on they legs week 10 .couple more weeks .

DW cockerel single factor . sired by Arnold over Yuri

Dominant White cockerel .sired by Stallone over Baby Blue . this paire produced stunning cockerels .long ,thick and wide . Baby Blue does not lay dark eggs #4 at her best .

black copper/ solid black cockerel .sired by Black Mamba over Gazelle .

Dark cuckoo cockerel sired by Arnold over latifa big cockerel .

BLC cockerel Blue Mamba ,sired by BM over Dalakhania .come out of very dark egg #7 .
they leg number will be #3 ,#4 ,#5 ,#6 .#7 cockerels list
chooks man

 

[marchick]

some photos of group #1 .the lacky selected ones .the ring will be put on they legs week 10 .couple more weeks .
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DW cockerel single factor . sired by Arnold over Yuri
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Dominant White cockerel .sired by Stallone over Baby Blue . this paire produced stunning cockerels .long ,thick and wide . Baby Blue does not lay dark eggs #4 at her best .
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black copper/ solid black cockerel .sired by Black Mamba over Gazelle .
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Dark cuckoo cockerel sired by Arnold over latifa big cockerel .View attachment 1953095 BLC cockerel Blue Mamba ,sired by BM over Dalakhania .come out of very dark egg #7 .
they leg number will be #3 ,#4 ,#5 ,#6 .#7 cockerels list
chooks man

They are looking good!

 

[Chooks man]

some of the selected pullets . very nice ones .

3 DW pullets 2 in the middle and one facing away by the feeder .sired by Stallone over his daughters . Wrda ,bloosom.

silver cuckoo pullet .sired by Cry Wolf over Greenland

BLC pullet .sired by BM over Dalakhania .
@marchick . you see this white cockerel he is a cull .big but thin head and beak loose feathers . clean legs .

Blue cuckoo .sired by Stallone over his daughter Astrology .

cuckoo pullet and a Blue birchen pullet by the watrer . long body type and early feathering type .Sired by Cry Wolf over Greenland .this produced lovely and correct pullets .3 so far .

chooks man

 

[Chooks man]

They are looking good!

thank you .
you see my friend I start selecting early before 10 weeks .
chooks man

 

[marchick]

thank you .
you see my friend I start selecting early before 10 weeks .
chooks man

I am still scared to do that! Maybe I would get rid of a real nice one. I hold on to them way too long. Unless they are mossy or way over colored really early.