International Black Copper Marans Thread - Breeding to the SOP

[TexasBlues]

That didn’t work for me, too much light spillage. I tried to use a toilet paper tube on the end of the flashlight and that didn’t quite work either.
I have some blue eggs that I’m going to candle soon so, I ordered this one from amzon. I’ll see how it does with the extra dark marans eggs too.

https://www.amazon.com/Incu-BrightT...4&psc=1&mcid=b2aaf8c3ea1b3998b9bb9d49279a89ff

 

[Tstraub]

Can somebody recommend a good egg candler for marans eggs?
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I use a 20 volt led flashlight and a few inches of pvc pipe to keep the light from spilling out. It’s nothing fancy just what I had laying around. The light is Hart tools and it came as a part of a combo when I bought a cordless drill, impact driver, saw,etc.

For the first week or so I can see through the eggs even in a non dark room. Week 2 you really need a dark room to see anything by week 3 the eggs are full enough with the growing chick it’s just shadow and air cell little to no details to see.

 

[wrathsfarm]

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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.

Stunning... Always love seeing pics of your Marans.

 

[wrathsfarm]

That didn’t work for me, too much light spillage. I tried to use a toilet paper tube on the end of the flashlight and that didn’t quite work either.
I have some blue eggs that I’m going to candle soon so, I ordered this one from amzon. I’ll see how it does with the extra dark marans eggs too.

https://www.amazon.com/Incu-BrightT...4&psc=1&mcid=b2aaf8c3ea1b3998b9bb9d49279a89ff

Give a review of it when you can. I hope it works for you.

 

[wrathsfarm]

I use a 20 volt led flashlight and a few inches of pvc pipe to keep the light from spilling out. It’s nothing fancy just what I had laying around. The light is Hart tools and it came as a part of a combo when I bought a cordless drill, impact driver, saw,etc.

For the first week or so I can see through the eggs even in a non dark room. Week 2 you really need a dark room to see anything by week 3 the eggs are full enough with the growing chick it’s just shadow and air cell little to no details to see.

Kinda what I need to rig up. I've got a super bright head lamp I wanna try out if the nr360 built in one doesn't work out.

 

[Tstraub]

For those that choose to butcher and eat their culls, is there an ideal age to butcher them? I’m not ready to cull any of them yet just trying to plan housing for any that I hatch out in the spring

 

[Bantambird]

For those that choose to butcher and eat their culls, is there an ideal age to butcher them? I’m not ready to cull any of them yet just trying to plan housing for any that I hatch out in the spring

I will start with obvious culls at around 4 months, those guys make nice chicken dinners. second rounds at 6 months, then I watch them closely after that, because at that time I have narrowed it down to my favorites.

 

[Chooks man]

I will start with obvious culls at around 4 months, those guys make nice chicken dinners. second rounds at 6 months, then I watch them closely after that, because at that time I have narrowed it down to my favorites.

great method of selection .
chooks man

 

[Chooks man]

yesterday drove down to Sydney farm 22 hours return trip ,picked up the rest of my breeding roosters left the hens there no need for them now .I needed the rooster to breed the second round from them .
I picked up few marans cockerels too where guifted to me by this lady from FaceBook group ( there is few good thing come up from FaceBook group I admit that ) 2 Lemon cuckoo ( Blue tail cuckoo buff ) very nice from good dark eggs line .
one young dark silver cuckoo from import line
one dark blue silver cuckoo from import x line has a white ears lobe no good to me
one Blue tail Wheaten pullet.
plus I picked up a lot of chooks wire and roofing tins from my old pen ( where put down ) full load
here some photos

chooks man

 

[Chooks man]

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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.

love the pure silver on them . love the splash cockerel he is a stunner .the Blue one is chunky well buit .great selection
chooks man