International Black Copper Marans Thread - Breeding to the SOP

[Chooks man]

I have some midnight majestic marans!

welcome . cool name .
chooks man

 

[marchick]

it is too early to cull for colors now .I will not worry about it for the moment .they change so many time you know that .

chooks man

I had some that where mossy hatch last year but thought I culled them all. One of them must be carrying but not showing. I am assuming the hen correct? I hope my whole flock is not all carrying. That means all these chicks are carrying the mossy gene but not expressing it. Correct? I think all the eggs so far are coming from the same hen but not 100% sure. I believe so though. I have even worse news the two BC pullets have leg injuries and not laying yet.

 

[wolfwalker]

I got my first egg from my six and a half month olds. I ut it next to a RIR egg for comparison.

 

[Chooks man]

I had some that where mossy hatch last year but thought I culled them all. One of them must be carrying but not showing. I am assuming the hen correct? I hope my whole flock is not all carrying. That means all these chicks are carrying the mossy gene but not expressing it. Correct? I think all the eggs so far are coming from the same hen but not 100% sure. I believe so though. I have even worse news the two BC pullets have leg injuries and not laying yet.

I m telling you my friend .it is too early culling for plumage color yet . you are just stressing your self . take it easy let them grow and molt few time to see if it is just short parasitic term or permanent ,
I had mossy chicks many time as chicks but pure and clear plumage at adult stage .
Mossy plumage is caused by Autossomal red genes . can be carried by both sexes hen and rooster .
it is a reason I always say ,we need to know witch egg come from witch hen . so when trouble appear we know where chick come from ..
sorry to hear about your BC pullets .what happen to they legs? how old are they now?

chooks man

 

[Chooks man]

I got my first egg from my six and a half month olds. I ut it next to a RIR egg for comparison.

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lovely color .love the little dots on it .
photos of the pullets please .don t be shy to post more photos .we love photos of marans .

good job
chooks man

 

[wolfwalker]

Number 51 is really starting to widen out and get some good girth on him.

 

[wolfwalker]

I'll grab some pics of the pullets when I am at the farm today to post them

 

[Chooks man]

Number 51 is really starting to widen out and get some good girth on him.

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love his body color but not his tail .gorgeous copper and complete pattern .
keep posting ,don t make as wait for too long .
are the 2 cockerels gentle ?
chooks man

 

[Chooks man]

I'll grab some pics of the pullets when I am at the farm today to post them

good man .make sure many angle possible ,so we can see they body type .
chooks man

 

[wolfwalker]

love his body color but not his tail .gorgeous copper and complete pattern .
keep posting ,don t make as wait for too long .
are the 2 cockerels gentle ?
chooks man

Number 51 is. LOL number 52 likes to jump on my feet and jump off and puff up then watch to see what I'll do. Which is that I grab him and hold him while I do things. he backs off for several days after that. But i am trading him out with another breeder for new blood. Now that I am holding him, I found an extra point coming out of the side of his comb. that and his coloring means he is being traded in 3 weeks time.