International Black Copper Marans Thread - Breeding to the SOP

[Thomas Bright]

Yes, BCM x Splash will produce 100% blue chicks. The problem with Splash is that you can’t really see the true color of the bird because the diluter genes washes out the color. With that said, I have done this type of pairing with good results. My Splash hen had good type, redish-orange eye and was my darkest egg layer (#7) but she only laid 2-3 eggs per week. Here are some pics of the BLCMs I hatched from the BCM x Splash Pairing. I still have these BLCM and they lay as dark as their Dam.

Thanks for the reply and pics. 3 eggs a week is all I get from my dark layers. It is all about the color right! I know, I know type all ways comes first. TOM

 

[Chooks man]

Yes, BCM x Splash will produce 100% blue chicks. The problem with Splash is that you can’t really see the true color of the bird because the diluter genes washes out the color. With that said, I have done this type of pairing with good results. My Splash hen had good type, redish-orange eye and was my darkest egg layer (#7) but she only laid 2-3 eggs per week. Here are some pics of the BLCMs I hatched from the BCM x Splash Pairing. I still have these BLCM and they lay as dark as their Dam.

They are gorgeous. Correct body type.
Chooks man

 

[Chooks man]

Thanks for the reply and pics. 3 eggs a week is all I get from my dark layers. It is all about the color right! I know, I know type all ways comes first. TOM

Dark eggs layer are bad layers some times. Marans hen should lay 180 eggs a year 4 eggs a week.
Chooks man

 

[Chooks man]

Im very curious about the shipping containers. They are metal. How will they stay cool even with the shade cloth.

I know that you know what you are doing, im just full of questions.

That sounds like an awesome set up.
Very organized and i can see how this would be an excellent coop plan.

And you living there makes it even better. I know it must be a pain in the arse not being close to them.

I miss the farm we sold. If i knew i would be breeding bcm a year ago, we would not have sold it and moved. I miss the land. There was 13 acres. Here, i have no room to build anything else.

But i have a huge deck on the front of the house with a lot of room under it.......hmmmmm...

I do have a shipping container as. Chooks coops work well. When it is hot during the day time they go under it. Always cool there.
Chooks man

 

[Chooks man]

I banded the cockerels last night. Tonight I need to band the pullets. None of the younger pullets came out of the house. Here are some pictures of 3 BC pullets and one BLC pullet that's the same age as Black Jack and Ace. I didn't get very good pictures. This will have to do till everyone has bands.

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They are stunning type and we'll marked all the BC pullets have a correct small thin pointed tail. Not the BLC she have a square tail like the boys.
Chooks man

 

[marchick]

Another picture of the Blue Copper pullet.
Everyone except the youngest hatches are leg banded now.

 

[marchick]

Dark eggs layer are bad layers some times. Marans hen should lay 180 eggs a year 4 eggs a week.
Chooks man

My line is not quite as dark but still nice. They are pretty good layers though. For as much as they lay the color is still pretty good. Right now I only have 6 or 7 old enough to lay. I only have one or 2 still laying. The rest have shut down.

 

[Chooks man]

Another picture of the Blue Copper pullet.
Everyone except the youngest hatches are leg banded now.
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She need more copper on her hackle.
Chooks man

 

[marchick]

She need more copper on her hackle.
Chooks man

Yes, There is one BC pullet that has good hackle color out of the 4 pullets that I posted. The rest are a little shy on color. The BLC being the worst.

 

[Chooks man]

My line is not quite as dark but still nice. They are pretty good layers though. For as much as they lay the color is still pretty good. Right now I only have 6 or 7 old enough to lay. I only have one or 2 still laying. The rest have shut down.

They shut down early. End of summer where you are

Chooks man