International Black Copper Marans Thread - Breeding to the SOP

[Chooks man]

I am currently dying of jealousy at that fantastic brooder setup! That is amazing! Chicken paradise at it's finest.

thank you .we call it purple room. fit 4 spaces of 8x8 . now I have 2 boxes 8x8 and one large 8 X 16 .
run out of room so I had to put the new hatching in the shed .made a 8 X 4 space for them .
next week group #3 will be 7 weeks old ,so they will be moved out . big pen is waiting for them . I ll be left with Group #4 and #5 .two large spaces of 8 X 16 . lot of room tell they reach 7 week old

chooks man

 

[Wolfefarmyard]

I was able to get a few more pictures of both of the girls today!

 

[Chooks man]

I was able to get a few more pictures of both of the girls today!

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very nice .I like the one with copper on her neck ,gorgeous looking marans .love the colour of they eyes .bright orange .
hope they lay dark eggs for you .

chooks man

 

[Chooks man]

I was able to get a few more pictures of both of the girls today!

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if you want to breed them the combs will be your challenge .
chooks man

 

[Chooks man]

Day Walker X Unicorn cockerels . all 3 of them are great type .the best .long ,wide shoulder and back . good feathering correct in all the traits .
the white one Red Pyle look exactly like her .

chooks man

 

[Wolfefarmyard]

if you want to breed them the combs will be your challenge .
chooks man

I don’t plan on breeding them at the moment other than to my Ameraucana Cock to create olive Eggers. My little sister will probably show them at the local fair as well.

But we’ll see! I might change my mind in the future and end up with a Black Copper Marans pen!

 

[BenTN]

You are wrapping up your hatching season just as we begin ours here in Kentucky. Congrats on your many many babies! My husband has decided to fire up the incubator next week to get some Game chicks hatched early. I dread brooding chicks in the dead of winter, but it must be done. On a positive note, I am finished with my BSN classes and will be graduating with a 4.0. Very stoked about that. Now I'll have more time for the chickens.

Congrats on that 4.0. That is no small task in a BSN program.

 

[KF0002]

Congrats on that 4.0. That is no small task in a BSN program.

Thank you very much!

 

[KF0002]

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Day Walker X Unicorn cockerels . all 3 of them are great type .the best .long ,wide shoulder and back . good feathering correct in all the traits .
the white one Red Pyle look exactly like her .

chooks man

The red pyle is lovely! They all are! Color genetics are fascinating with all the different patterns and varieties.

 

[Two rivers]

guess now we have to find out hard way by breeding them .
he is her sire ,so it is the first back crossing ,you will end up with few different type ,we see how they look and we take it from there ,

chooks man

Sounds good. First we will have to wait for spring. It's nice to think that somewhere in this world people are having spring. It makes the cold a bit easier to take.

Your chicks look healthy and happy, ready to run