International Black Copper Marans Thread - Breeding to the SOP

[marchick]

Merry Christmas everyone!

 

[marchick]

close call the bush fire come close to the farm last Wednesday/Thursday , high temperature .high wind and a lot of smoke .few of my farm around me where evacuated .
one of the worst week I have experienced in OZ .
my place was not touched and all my animals and workers are fine .
fire is not joke .

chooks man

You are right my friend. Fire is no joke. It goes so quickly. Glad you are safe and all ended well for you. Praying for all affected by the fires. Merry Christmas my friend!

 

[Chooks man]

You are right my friend. Fire is no joke. It goes so quickly. Glad you are safe and all ended well for you. Praying for all affected by the fires. Merry Christmas my friend!

2 fire fighter lost they life . both young man with a young family . one has 2 girls and the other has 2 girls and a boy . those mans where brave , my heart and my though to they families .
a lot bush land went into flames .now every thing is under control . that was a bad weeks .
without a fire fighter I don t think any farm will be standing .prayer to they families .

chooks man

 

[marchick]

2 fire fighter lost they life . both young man with a young family . one has 2 girls and the other has 2 girls and a boy . those mans where brave , my heart and my though to they families .
a lot bush land went into flames .now every thing is under control . that was a bad weeks .
without a fire fighter I don t think any farm will be standing .prayer to they families .

chooks man

That is so sad. I am Praying for them all. We do youth group and some that are still coming have become adults 18 and 19 years old but they still come every week. One of the boys he is 19 and a volunteer firefighter. I can't help but worry about him. It's a dangerous job. Very proud of Shawn.

 

[NanaK]

Hi everyone-

So glad to hear you are ok Chooksman. I saw pictures of the fires on the news and online. Been thinking about you and your animals. Hope you've had no damage. I'm sad to hear of all the troubles there. Fire is scary! My thoughts and prayers are with those who have lost loved ones, homes, and animals. I really feel for the children and families of those firemen. Hopefully things will get better soon.

 

[Chooks man]

we still have fire going on ,not as big as the last one ,but still fire ,causing a lot of heat and smoke .
the chooks are handling the thing good ,they are tough .growing fast .a lot chooks ,picture soon ,I m too over loaded with work for the moment .

Happy New Year to you all
chooks man

 

[Chooks man]

my chicks are growing fast . first group are 15/14 weeks old ,cockerels start to crow and causing problem ,time to separate the 2 sexes next week for sure .16 weeks of age is a time to separate . pullets are going through a lot molting .

group #2 are 12/11 weeks old . they are free ranging now , a lot of chicks from Big Blue have a bald back causing the feathers picking . I don t like that . Big Blue is a carrier of Very slow feathering gene .Kn or Ks .both bad genes . his cockerels progeny has a naked back and no tail . Khabib and Samir#2 gave me a stunning progeny ,big and sound chooks . happy about them .

Group #3 are 8 weeks old ,moved to they new outdoor coop and run ,they are well happy about it ,trees and grass .no complain . this group is my favorite ,those one are all my own pairing from my flock . I got it alright .all the chicks are stunning . Day Walker has produced the best marans chicken I ever seen . Enki second . those are marans .
marans X CLB { Golden Boy } produced the most colorful chicken I ever seen in one hatch . if you guys want to see them go to Jose s Marneck Thread .

Group#4 and merged with Group#5 to form one super large group .because they are from a same pairing .mainly from Liza s . this group is over 200 chicks they are 6/5 weeks, they will go outside to they new pen .this coming weekend . it is too hot for them inside the purple room . this group is less colorful mostly blue /black and Splash . Day Walker progeny and Golden Boy chicks are the only colorful one s .

Group #6 are the last and they youngest past 2 weeks old , like what I see . A lot early feathering type . Avgen roosters are Early Feathering type and all they pullets progeny are fast feathering type complete tail and wings . my future cockerels BL/BC /SP copper will be from this group .By By Slow feathering type .

Sorry no new photos .soon .
chooks man

 

[KF0002]

2 fire fighter lost they life . both young man with a young family . one has 2 girls and the other has 2 girls and a boy . those mans where brave , my heart and my though to they families .
a lot bush land went into flames .now every thing is under control . that was a bad weeks .
without a fire fighter I don t think any farm will be standing .prayer to they families .

chooks man

Glad you and your farm is safe! That is so tragic about the young fire fighters losing their lives. My deepest condolences go out to their families.

Hope everyone had a Merry Christmas, and have a Happy New Year as well. Christmas is a very chaotic time, so I am not sorry that it is over. lol

 

[KF0002]

We have been in a battle with a fox and possums (caught on camera killing birds). We have lost many chickens to them the past couple of weeks. We trapped and killed one possum, but the fox is still on the lam. It's always something. The birds that were killed were all my husband's Gamecocks and a few Game cockerels.

 

[Chooks man]

We have been in a battle with a fox and possums (caught on camera killing birds). We have lost many chickens to them the past couple of weeks. We trapped and killed one possum, but the fox is still on the lam. It's always something. The birds that were killed were all my husband's Gamecocks and a few Game cockerels.

that is no good news. don t let them get to your chooks .
chooks man