International Black Copper Marans Thread - Breeding to the SOP

[Chooks man]

Looks like you got that incubator all dialed in. Lots of good healthy looking chicks this time.

We have a snow possible here tomorrow as well. Just a dusting, maybe an inch in some scattered places. I’m not looking forward to it because my job is outside a little bit of snow makes things tough.

Here are a couple quick shots of my girls hatched out June 26 so a week and a half behind yours

they do a lot growing for sure great healthy looking pullets .you have done well .hope will lay lot eggs for you
chooks man

 

[Chooks man]

There they are.. been waiting for the chic pics.

97 hatched total one of died after hatch . rest all strong and healthy .impressed with the fertility of the young roosters ,
here photos of them in they new brooder box I have to build one larger next couple of day they can t stay in this one for long .

chooks man

 

[Chooks man]

the older hatch are doing great 2 group of 12 chicks each all from Rashad pen , plus the first 5 and the one I scored so 3 group total without countaing the newly hatched group different pairing .they are old enough now to go outside but I just don t have room for them yet they passed the heat lamp stage yesterday .

dark cuckoo cockerel from this group I like him a lot ,lot good qualities hope he stay healthy and will grow to be good breeding rooster .he is a better version of his sire Rashd he has a better comb and well feathered shanks .all from his mother Amor .

chooks man

 

[Chooks man]

Solo s and the Columbian group are mixed with the one I scored similar age all doing good ,they start to come out of they broody box ,they don t go far .

chooks man

 

[wrathsfarm]

 

[Tstraub]

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Congratulations that is a good looking egg

 

[wrathsfarm]

Congratulations that is a good looking egg

Thank you.. I'm very happy with her today.

 

[Chooks man]

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that is a lovely egg ,bravo happy for you my friend you waitted long enough ,
love the speckles
chooks man

 

[Chooks man]

filled up my 3 incubator last night ,tonight I changed the pairing in the breeding pens .kept the hens mobs in they pens only changed the roosters ,got ready of one breeeding pens only have5 now all marans .
pen #1 Black copper hens are now with Shamrock ,dark blue silver/golden cuckoo + making F1 cuckoos blue and black .
pen #2 Blue copper hens now with Blackgen BCM rooster ( he was with BCM hens before )
pen #3 Splash copper hens now with Khabib #2 Splash ciopper rooster line breeding .
pen #4 Black/Blue and White plus Red Pyle and recessive white now with Conan The Barbarian .
last pen is Dark Angel plus Dominant white hen Fiona s with Conan s son , BLC rooster .,he was with DA for last 3 weeks going a keep him with her more
tomorrow will take photos .
not collecting eggs for incubation till 2 or 3 weeks time . I have a lot eggs in the incubator now and I don t have places for the chicksto go , need to build broody boxes and sort some stuff out first .
chooks man

 

[wrathsfarm]

that is a lovely egg ,bravo happy for you my friend you waitted long enough ,
love the speckles
chooks man

Thank you...looking forward to seeing how they look over the next few weeks. Here's a few more I took trying to get different lighting pics.