International Black Copper Marans Thread - Breeding to the SOP

[GalShon]

we have a few chicks now...
Golden cuckoo over the black copper hen
what do you think?

 

[chickengr]

how is she now .
great sign if she finished her food .

the incubator mating is very bad for the chicks .
I take them out as soon as they hatch and put them in the box next to the heat lamp .they dry quicker and rest better . they don t cry .

hope she get well soon .love to see her photo.

chooks man

she is perfectly well! no sign of twisted toes and she can walk properly. sesame seeds are really good for the young chicks. old recipe!

here she is:

 

[harmesonfarm]

we have a few chicks now...
Golden cuckoo over the black copper hen
what do you think?

They are so cute!! congrats on the hatch!

 

[harmesonfarm]

she is perfectly well! no sign of twisted toes and she can walk properly. sesame seeds are really good for the young chicks. old recipe!

here she is:

sesame seeds! how interesting...why is that? is it the magnesium in them? Thanks for sharing!

What a little cutie

 

[chickengr]

sesame seeds! how interesting...why is that? is it the magnesium in them? Thanks for sharing!

What a little cutie

thanks.

sesame seeds contain vitamin b12 among the other things. it is oily too so it keeps them warm.

 

[Double Barrel]

A couple updated pics of the oddballs of the bunch. Not the best pics.
Dot still has the dot and Ole Blue is still blue..lol

 

[KF0002]

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Thank you! I think she is a pullet also.. and I was happy that she had no white on her face. I'm hoping there will be many more blue coppers soon just like her.

 

[KF0002]

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Thanks Chooks man for your kind words on my Marans pullets! I'm thrilled you like them so much. It seems the square tail is something a lot of my Marans have in common so I will have to cull through their offspring hard to achieve nicer pointed tails in the future. I will move the Sussex pullets out of Mud's pen this weekend. Maybe he will have an easier time fertilizing a smaller group of girls.

 

[KF0002]

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Very nice chicks, big and healthy looking. If I'm not mistaken Chooks man said your Golden Cuckoo cockerel was single barred, and these chicks confirm that he was right. The chicks with white spots on their heads will be single barred. The others with no spots on their heads will be non-barred black with some copper. Your Golden Cuckoo breeding program is well underway! How exciting! Looking forward to seeing pics of them as they feather out.

 

[KF0002]

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Aww how cute! I am loving all these fuzzy Marans chick pics! My guess is the blue is looking like a pullet and the black one is looking like a cockerel. They are looking good. Dot and Ol' Blue are great names! lol