International Black Copper Marans Thread - Breeding to the SOP

[OneMountainAcres]

Thank you everyone for the condolences. I'm going to try to get individual pictures of the chicks later on today to share but it looks like the majority are cockerels :/

 

[Red Banks]

Thank you. I believe there are 10, maybe 9. Now I'm going to have to count again. I know at least 4 are boys :/ I know it's not a lot to work with but it's better than nothing.

Little Peddler started with a trio. I am sorry for your difficulties. It seems with chickens you don't just coast along. There are tremendous triumphs and terrible setbacks.

 

[OneMountainAcres]

As promised, I took a picture of each of the chicks today. There are 10. I double checked their age. 6 are 4 weeks old, on the dot, 4 are 2 1/2 weeks old. The younger ones are going to be harder to tell but I think most of them are boys. I've never seen chicks grow this fast (besides Cornish cross). Even the Marans I've raised in the past were not such huge chicks! I swear, they're half bald from their down being stretched so thin! I tried my best to get clear pictures but between their squirming and my camera not cooperating....I did my best.

Here are the younger ones:

These are the older ones:

Here are their parents:

I believe it was the second hen that I lost

Here are the eggs that they hatched from

 

[Chooks man]

As promised, I took a picture of each of the chicks today. There are 10. I double checked their age. 6 are 4 weeks old, on the dot, 4 are 2 1/2 weeks old. The younger ones are going to be harder to tell but I think most of them are boys. I've never seen chicks grow this fast (besides Cornish cross). Even the Marans I've raised in the past were not such huge chicks! I swear, they're half bald from their down being stretched so thin! I tried my best to get clear pictures but between their squirming and my camera not cooperating....I did my best.

Here are the younger ones:

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These are the older ones:

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Here are their parents:

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I believe it was the second hen that I lost

Here are the eggs that they hatched from

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Wow I m impressed with the color of the chicks eyes .blue green ( bright orange when fully matured ) and the comb type .well shaped with nice points and good lobe .

the oldest group many cockerels
the youngest group many pullets . one of the it a star . pure and gorgeous

your BCM rooster and the hen are gorgeous . high quality .

chooks man

 

[Chooks man]

@Auroradream26

good comb light feathering type . great eye color .

Great comb and eyes

my favorite pullet .=true marans head .thick and a little long .
brow dot on her head is indication off pure BCM stock .Early feathering type .very good quality to have. this pullet is off the highest quality .

hope the hen you left with is the mother of this pullet .fingers cross .

chooks man

 

[OneMountainAcres]

Wow I m impressed with the color of the chicks eyes .blue green ( bright orange when fully matured ) and the comb type .well shaped with nice points and good lobe .

the oldest group many cockerels
the youngest group many pullets . one of the it a star . pure and gorgeous

your BCM rooster and the hen are gorgeous . high quality .

chooks man

Thank you Chooks Man! I hope you're right about there being a lot of pullets in the younger group. I'm going to have quite the choice of boys though lol

 

[OneMountainAcres]

@Auroradream26

good comb light feathering type . great eye color .

Great comb and eyes

my favorite pullet .=true marans head .thick and a little long .
brow dot on her head is indication off pure BCM stock .Early feathering type .very good quality to have. this pullet is off the highest quality .

hope the hen you left with is the mother of this pullet .fingers cross .

chooks man

Thank you again for looking over my chicks! I found the pullet with the brown spot and banded her so I can keep track of her and periodically post pictures of her development. I hope she every bit the star that you say she is. Now, I'm debating, do I name her Star (since she obviously is one), or Phoenix (since she's rising up from the ashes of disaster).

 

[marchick]

Thank you again for looking over my chicks! I found the pullet with the brown spot and banded her so I can keep track of her and periodically post pictures of her development. I hope she every bit the star that you say she is. Now, I'm debating, do I name her Star (since she obviously is one), or Phoenix (since she's rising up from the ashes of disaster).

They are both good names! I think I would combine the two names. Phoenix Star or the Star of Phoenix. lol

 

[pioneerchick816]

Not trying to hijack or anything but is it bad for a hen(a year & a half old) to lay a fart egg like this? Just wanted an opinion on if something could be wrong with her plumbing. I want to keep an eye on her

 

[pioneerchick816]

Thanks y’all, but a whole article about odd ball eggs just came up on the main page. Very helpful