International Black Copper Marans Thread - Breeding to the SOP

[marchick]

Turkeys can be downright nasty. I find that, if they all have enough space to get away from each other, they usually don't hurt each other. The turkeys have free range. It makes them a lot nicer and less likely to kill each other or any other birds. Turkeys need a lot more space than most folks think they do. A whole lot more, for the heritage ones. They practically need a pasture.
The broad breasted turkeys are weird, I dislike them because they are so fragile and can't really mate, they break bones just hopping a foot down, but the heritage ones will fly onto your roof, or the neighbor's roof. I still love my turkeys, though.

It's funny because my tom turkeys never hurt anyone. The last lone hen she was the one that got my rooster. He never was the same after the attack. I don't know what happened internally but he never was the same. He went from breeding the hens before the attack to not breeding them at all. Then for a while he started breeding them again but not like he should and then not at all.

 

[Chooks man]

You know how when you do something and it was really bad. I had this BC pullet that I missed a chick rubber band. I took them off of all of them but missed one. I had seen her hobbling but didn't catch her to check big mistake. I just thought she hurt her leg. After about a week I decided to catch her. The band was embedded I cut it out. I put her on antibiotics and doctored her. After she healed she had scar tissue and couldn't straighten her leg. I worked with her everyday. I put a splint to slowly straighten her leg and break up scar tissue. After about 2 1/2 months I figured she was about as good as she will get. She had a limp but was a lot better. That limp has almost gone away. She has developed white feathers on the injured leg. I feel so bad I caused that! Lesson learned! I am so happy about her recovery though. She is a pretty pullet but that may be I am biased from caring for her so long.

she is actualy very nice , long body type with a deep chest ,love her stance . happy she recovered well .
did happen to me before where I missed checking few chicks and latter they start limpping ,not any more
chooks man

 

[Chooks man]

My Marans are now a couple days shy of 17 weeks old. They have been living with my flock mixed flock of 7 month old Wyandotte, olive Eggers, and light Brahma and a mixed breed cockerel. I think the hormones are starting to kick in. The has been a lot more squabbling. Nothing to serious just normal pecking order stuff I guess. Iike if I feed them treats the little ones no longer stand in the back and wait. They stand up for themselves and try to get their fair share.

Everyone looks to be healthy except that both of the cockerels are missing feathers in their legs and feet. They have scabs like the feathers have been plucked out. I looked them over and I can’t see any mites on them so I think maybe they are fighting with each other or with the mix breed cockerel while I’m not around.

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Sammy missing leg feathers some dried blood can be seen
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Penny she is a lot smaller than the others both thinner and shorter
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Betty lots bigger body than penny
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Axle biggest of them all a lot wider across the Brest and bigger wattles than Sammy
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they are good looking .love the pullets very good body type , the cockerels are nice too . last one on the photos is very chunky boy
chooks man

 

[Chooks man]

I have some bad news. I lost the one rooster that was attacked by the turkey. So I am kind of lost on my future breeding program. I do have some young ones from the other rooster. First 3 pictures are the same cockerel #1. The 4th picture is cockerel #2 . The last 2 pictures cockerel #3. I do have a couple more younger BC cockerels.

I like them ,they are differennt from each other .but all lovely .very long body type .nice low tail and great coloration . number 2 maybe is younger or slow maturing but impressed with a length of his body type .
chooks man

 

[marchick]

I like them ,they are differennt from each other .but all lovely .very long body type .nice low tail and great coloration . number 2 maybe is younger or slow maturing but impressed with a length of his body type .
chooks man

That are different ages I believe. I would have to check records to confirm.

 

[Chooks man]

surprise for you guys ,here my first Blue tail Columbian marans chick .I bred a black tail columbian before but not the Blue tail , his sire is Dark cuckoo silver/golden Rashad , his mother is WalkerGirl blue tail buff . this guy has a wrong hatch down because he is ER/Ewh . so he hatched Blue with less white marking almost none . but now he is turning all white with a blue tail . he is stunning to look at ,lovely long body type .
his genome is ER/Ewh , S/s+ . BI/bi+ , DB/db+. Pti1/Pti1 etc.......................

chooks man

 

[marchick]

she is actualy very nice , long body type with a deep chest ,love her stance . happy she recovered well .
did happen to me before where I missed checking few chicks and latter they start limpping ,not any more
chooks man

I like how the new bands I bought are much thicker. I can see them a lot better. I hope that never happens again. I wing band them at about 2 weeks old. Then remove the leg bands but I missed that one.

 

[Tstraub]

they are good looking .love the pullets very good body type , the cockerels are nice too . last one on the photos is very chunky boy
chooks man

Thanks for your comments I feel like I’ve learned a lot from this thread. I enjoy seeing pictures of everyone’s birds and hearing all the comments on what’s is desirable and also any faults.

 

[marchick]

surprise for you guys ,here my first Blue tail Columbian marans chick .I bred a black tail columbian before but not the Blue tail , his sire is Dark cuckoo silver/golden Rashad , his mother is WalkerGirl blue tail buff . this guy has a wrong hatch down because he is ER/Ewh . so he hatched Blue with less white marking almost none . but now he is turning all white with a blue tail . he is stunning to look at ,lovely long body type .
his genome is ER/Ewh , S/s+ . BI/bi+ , DB/db+. Pti1/Pti1 etc.......................
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chooks man

He is stunning to look at! He is chunky with a long back. Very nice!

 

[Chooks man]

Thanks for your comments I feel like I’ve learned a lot from this thread. I enjoy seeing pictures of everyone’s birds and hearing all the comments on what’s is desirable and also any faults.

that is great ,it is a puporse of this thread to get peoples to know about marans chooks the goods and the bads so they caan breed great looking and correct marans for themselves .
happy you picking up stuff
chooks man