International Black Copper Marans Thread - Breeding to the SOP

[Red Banks]

Its cold here too.. 22° F here right now so that's toasty compared to 9° where you are! I hate the cold. Im a creature of the spring.

On a very positive note, despite the cold my birds are laying decent. My old LA, pardon me, "line A" hens never fail to disappoint. Their eggs are a gigantic 72 to 75 grams!

You can call them anything you want. I simply meant one day we will be talking about your line like we talk about Little Peddler and you will need a fitting name!

 

[Amanita]

My chicks are in the awkward stage. No sense in taking pics right now

Aw, but the awkward stage is so adorable!
(I keep missing the notifications for this thread so apologies for dropping off so much..)
We had a bunch of snow this week and it got down to minus 8 only a few days after we moved the chickens out of the house and into their grow-out pen in the cow shed. They're about 2 months old now and we were a bit nervous about them in the cold but they dealt with it well. Not fans of the snow though! They also get upset when the wind ruffles up their feathers...

 

[Red Banks]

Aw, but the awkward stage is so adorable!
(I keep missing the notifications for this thread so apologies for dropping off so much..)
We had a bunch of snow this week and it got down to minus 8 only a few days after we moved the chickens out of the house and into their grow-out pen in the cow shed. They're about 2 months old now and we were a bit nervous about them in the cold but they dealt with it well. Not fans of the snow though! They also get upset when the wind ruffles up their feathers...
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Okay you win..... Florida is a piece of cake compared to your weather. Lowest we got was 28. What a nice set up for them! Dealing with bad weather in luxury!

 

[Amanita]

Okay you win..... Florida is a piece of cake compared to your weather. Lowest we got was 28. What a nice set up for them! Dealing with bad weather in luxury!

Haha ok probably not such a difference when you take the scale into account, I guess you had -2C? Seems very cold for Florida! And we had around 17F

 

[kfelton0002]

This works internally but..... one day when you are famous you will need a name. You will be a brand!

Hahaha! Me, famous?? Wouldn't that be a trip!

I'll have to be real creative and think on it then.

 

[Chooks man]

These are the eggs I set for the hatch a long. My Marans girls have been doing a pretty good job giving me eggs

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very nice .good luck with the hatch .
I like the marking on the eggs .look professional .

chooks man

 

[kfelton0002]

@RedBanks what will be your famous Marans name? Your birds will need a name too. Redbanks Marans sounds nice.

 

[kfelton0002]

Finally ordered a Brooder Hen. Its a generic version of the Brinsea Ecoglow 50 chick brooder. Got it on Amazon.

 

[Amanita]

@RedBanks what will be your famous Marans name? Your birds will need a name too. Redbanks Marans sounds nice.

Can I have a famous name too?
I live in a town called Curry, so they could be Curry Chickens!

 

[Red Banks]

@RedBanks what will be your famous Marans name? Your birds will need a name too. Redbanks Marans sounds nice.

Yes.... that is what I will call them..... Red Banks Marans