International Black Copper Marans Thread - Breeding to the SOP

[Red Banks]

Here are the 4 others.. they are very active and vigorous. Ignore the little Cream Legbar cockerel in some of the pictures. He was the only Legbar egg I had at the time when I set the Marans eggs so I threw it in with them. Of course it hatched to be a cockerel, such is my luck. He cried his head off when I took the Marans for their photo shoot and left him by himself so I let him tag along. I used a dish towel as a back drop.


They have minimal white on their faces and their hatch down looks good to me. The one with the red band was from the group of darkest eggs and has barely any white at all on its face. The chicks with the blue bands are from the big hen with the dark hackle @RedBanks. The chick with no band was from the 3rd group of eggs. I will take pics of the eggshells also and I will wing band these shortly, but put the zip ties on them to mark which eggs they came from. They are a cute little bunch and I am very happy with them.

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I think you got your wish I see one cockerel and three pullets. Sorry to hear about the chick with the problem. It is always so heartbreaking......

Poor little CLB! He looks cute in there with the others.

 

[KF0002]

The pen is wonderful! You are so organized!

Thank you! I have OCD-like tendencies when it comes to my chickens. I know I must drive my husband crazy, but he is very patient and tolerant.

 

[KF0002]

I think you got your wish I see one cockerel and three pullets. Sorry to hear about the chick with the problem. It is always so heartbreaking......

Poor little CLB! He looks cute in there with the others.

I sure hope so! That would be awesome!

And it is heartbreaking. I hate losing chicks. Poor little thing.

It's funny that I can set a tray full of hybrid Leghorn eggs, not really worrying whether they hatch or not, and hatch 95% of them. Then you set precious Marans eggs, fuss over them for 21 days, watch the eggs through the window in the hatcher like a lunatic and only get 4.. lol!

 

[Red Banks]

I sure hope so! That would be awesome!

And it is heartbreaking. I hate losing chicks. Poor little thing.

It's funny that I can set a tray full of hybrid Leghorn eggs, not really worrying whether they hatch or not, and hatch 95% of them. Then you set precious Marans eggs, fuss over them for 21 days, watch the eggs through the window in the hatcher like a lunatic and only get 4.. lol!

This is the only cockerel I see, of course, I am not looking at them head on. It is just like anything else, buy an expensive dog and it is always at the vet etc. get a mutt and they seem to be invincible. Ended up smiling looking at the pic with the colorful chicken towel backdrop. We will give that chicken photographer a run for her money!

 

[Red Banks]

Antonio's babies......... so cute!

 

[KF0002]

This is the only cockerel I see, of course, I am not looking at them head on. It is just like anything else, buy an expensive dog and it is always at the vet etc. get a mutt and they seem to be invincible. Ended up smiling looking at the pic with the colorful chicken towel backdrop. We will give that chicken photographer a run for her money!

I knew you'd like my chicken towel!

If I am going to be a decent chicken photographer I'm going to have to step up my game. The chicken towel was all I had to use as a backdrop that was cutesy. Now I just need some props.

 

[Red Banks]

I knew you'd like my chicken towel!

If I am going to be a decent chicken photographer I'm going to have to step up my game. The chicken towel was all I had to use as a backdrop that was cutesy. Now I just need some props.

You have come a long way from the kitchen counter my dear!

 

[Red Banks]

@kfelton0002 I was going thru my pictures and I saw a cockerel I really liked, I couldn't remember where the pic came from at first. Then I remembered it is Griffin. I like him you will have to post future pics of him.

 

[KF0002]

@kfelton0002 I was going thru my pictures and I saw a cockerel I really liked, I couldn't remember where the pic came from at first. Then I remembered it is Griffin. I like him you will have to post future pics of him.

He is always underfoot, and very easy to photograph so that won't be a problem at all. He is the biggest ham. I'm glad you like him.

I am going to breed him to a pullet that is a good match for him when I have a free pen. I just need to look the girls over and find the one with the darkest underfluff.

 

[KF0002]

You have come a long way from the kitchen counter my dear!

Haha!! Technically it was still on the kitchen counter! Good ol' trusty kitchen counter.