International Black Copper Marans Thread - Breeding to the SOP

[Chooks man]

Another baby picture
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well colored eyes too .

Bravo

chooks man

 

[Chooks man]

Have you noticed any correlation of ear tuft colour in roo to offsprings egg colour?

they are not related .
the ears tuft color is governed by the Autosome body color genes ,the egg color on the other hand is more complex than that .
All black /white marans chooks lay dark eggs as well ,and they don t have a coppery ears tuft .

there is not physical indication to how the egg is going to be .

chooks man

 

[Red Banks]

well colored eyes too .

Bravo

chooks man

Better pictures tomorrow. Thank you Chooks man.... I had to do it you were driving me crazy!

 

[Red Banks]

they are not related .
the ears tuft color is governed by the Autosome body color genes ,the egg color on the other hand is more complex than that .
All black /white marans chooks lay dark eggs as well ,and they don t have a coppery ears tuft .

there is not physical indication to how the egg is going to be .

chooks man

@Chooks man
Which variety of Marans lays the darkest eggs on your farm?

 

[Chooks man]

Better pictures tomorrow. Thank you Chooks man.... I had to do it you were driving me crazy!

my friend I had to .we been waiting for a year now .I though is enough .it is a time to see some chicks from your lovely flock .

you done well . not complicated .

chooks man

 

[Chooks man]

@Chooks man
Which variety of Marans lays the darkest eggs on your farm?

from the oldest hens I ll say Cheetah my silver cuckoo marans at her best wen young #7 at 70 g where the best thing I had .
Bella BLCM
Sari Splash/dominant white
Norway BCM
Zibra Salmon

but this year pullets are far superior than they Dam s .
the Blue/ black silver cuckoo from Bella are at the top for the time been ,than Norway daughters BC.

chooks man

 

[kfelton0002]

I guess I will have to give them Thanksgiving names, 14 so far.... some still in the incubator. Kfelton0002 has been helping, poor woman! I have been driving her crazy all day.
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Babies!!! Congratulations!!

You have not drove me crazy. I am always here to help and support you. First hatches are stressful, I know. I could hatch eggs in my sleep now but I remember my very first hatch in an incubator. It was an old beat up second hand styrofoam incubator with a manual wafer thermostat. I experienced multiple temp spikes of 102 degrees or more and had a heck of a time keeping the temp stable. I set 10 eggs and only two hatched. In hindsight, I realize I was lucky I got two to hatch in that old incubator. lol But that hatch got me hooked and I've been hatching ever since. Only I have come a long way from that old wafer incubator.

 

[kfelton0002]

Another baby picture
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They look a lot like LP chicks! What you have there is pure gold.

Here is a pic of some of LP's chicks.

 

[Red Banks]

They look a lot like LP chicks! What you have there is pure gold.

Here is a pic of some of LP's chicks.

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Thank you Kfelton0002.... that is quite a compliment! What we have you mean!

 

[kfelton0002]

Thank you Kfelton0002.... that is quite a compliment! What we have you mean!

You're welcome. I treasure my 4 babies from you like they are made of diamonds and mink fur. lol