International Black Copper Marans Thread - Breeding to the SOP

[wrathsfarm]

you should listen to your wife and cut down on the project number from 8 to 2 maybe hahahaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa/
make a thing semple my friend .I run soo many thing at ta same time but I don t stress at all .always calm and chill. if in some how I get it wrong than I do it again .I m doing the thing I love most in life so why should I stress .no reason .it is very hard work and some time I don t take day off for months ,but like they day if you are doing the cthing you love than it is not work .
that why I mange to breed very good chooks . i m calm all the time .
here a photo of one of my best looking marans pair new color I m working on yellow buff ( blue ,black and White tail )
what do you thing
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chooks man

Who listens to their wives?!
Not how things are done around here...

They are very pretty. Had to zoom in to see the bluish tint on the base of his tail and some tail feathers. Is that considered blue under his wing?

Very stocky girl too.. well done.

 

[wrathsfarm]

yes I know each hen eggs .I never pen togerther 2 hens lay a similar eggs .
I had my hens for 4 and 6 years so I realy know them by heart every thing about each hen .
chooks man

I knew you were gonna say that...
I know Joannie's, Jett's and Betty's. Very different. Them will be the first eggs I set. (With your advise of course)
I'm 95% positive the newest 3 came from 1 or more of them.
Tagging and test mating is so important to me first.

 

[AusHen]

I decided to start hatching some chicks from my Blue copper rooster and Splash hen. So far 2 splash and 3 blue (one still in the incubator) I'm planning on holding a few of the splash back so will do a larger batch in hopes of getting more

 

[TexasBlues]

Do all chicks do this?

 

[Bantambird]

Do all chicks do this?
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yes, given the chance

 

[wrathsfarm]

Do all chicks do this?
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yes, given the chance

And sometimes not where you want them to.

 

[wrathsfarm]

I got all the Marans leg banded today..... Finally. Now I'm jotting notes down and watching who's laying and marking eggs, which was easy as I only got 2 eggs today out of the 6 hens.

 

[TexasBlues]

Can somebody recommend a good egg candler for marans eggs?

 

[Bantambird]

Here are some of the boys who made it through the second round of culling, although the blue silver guy isn't great, I just love the quality of the blue color, he might have that splash gene too. The turkeys were eating his saddle feathers and picking at his tail, but he's a good size and shape. All the black silver boys are pretty decent. The splash looks great for his age, I want to watch his progress so he was spared. There's a few more guys out there for sure.

 

[Bantambird]

Can somebody recommend a good egg candler for marans eggs?
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High powered flashlight.