International Black Copper Marans Thread - Breeding to the SOP

[Bantambird]

I hear you about finding more, there are not a lot of Black Silver around and it isn't an approved APA color yet.

 

[Red Banks]

I hear you about finding more, there are not a lot of Black Silver around and it isn't an approved APA color yet.

The Black Silver are so beautiful. I just want pretty Marans and the darkest egg layers. Variety of Marans is not important. I like my chickens to be dual purpose - pretty to look at and the tasty dark eggs. If anyone has any leads please let me know. Browsing the old posts I saw pictures of your birds. Very beautiful.

 

[marchick]

Welcome back RedBanks! Glad to see you back!

 

[marchick]

All my Marans are fired! Free loaders! Where are the eggs! They need to start paying for the new feeders! Lol
I didn't realize how much feed the mice where eating and the chickens where wasting. I am going through 1/2 the feed. So it won't take long and the feeders will pay for themselves. The mice population is way down also. I bought feed last September or October. So the feed lasted 5 or 6 months. That amount would normally be gone in less than 3 months.

 

[Red Banks]

Welcome back RedBanks! Glad to see you back!

Thank you! My BCM will come the end of the month and I am excited to have some again.

 

[Red Banks]

Welcome back RedBanks! Glad to see you back!

Marchick, didn't we meet on the Ameraucana Thread? Do you still have them?

 

[marchick]

Marchick, didn't we meet on the Ameraucana Thread? Do you still have them?

Yes, I decided to concentrate on Marans so I sold them.

 

[Red Banks]

Yes, I decided to concentrate on Marans so I sold them.

I did the same, Ameraucanas were not for me. Loved how cute they were, the blue eggs but they were too noisy for me!

 

[Red Banks]

All my Marans are fired! Free loaders! Where are the eggs! They need to start paying for the new feeders! Lol
I didn't realize how much feed the mice where eating and the chickens where wasting. I am going through 1/2 the feed. So it won't take long and the feeders will pay for themselves. The mice population is way down also. I bought feed last September or October. So the feed lasted 5 or 6 months. That amount would normally be gone in less than 3 months.

What kind of feeders?

 

[marchick]

I did the same, Ameraucanas were not for me. Loved how cute they were, the blue eggs but they were too noisy for me!

I liked them ok but my first love was Marans so they had to go.