International Black Copper Marans Thread - Breeding to the SOP

[Old Man Tom]

I have at least 2 hens giving me speckled eggs. One hen is a pure Bev hen. She starts out laying pretty dark eggs but then fades to a 4. Not sure which hens are laying these eggs.

Are these the chics you got from "Brian"? Did you get chics in March last year? I was thinking you and I got chics same place, same time. TOM

 

[marchick]

Tom, I didn't get any chicks from Brian. I guess he was buisy. I messaged him and he messaged me back once. I told him I wanted chicks. Didn't hear back from him. Most of my birds are from Julie Akers she has pure Bev.

 

[Old Man Tom]

Tom, I didn't get any chicks from Brian. I guess he was buisy. I messaged him and he messaged me back once. I told him I wanted chicks. Didn't hear back from him. Most of my birds are from Julie Akers she has pure Bev.

Is this what you call spotted

 

[marchick]

 

[marchick]

I am not sure which hen is laying these eggs but I think she is towards the end of her laying cycle. I have two other hens trying to set. If I could figure out who is laying them. I would relocate her to my friends house.

 

[kcrandall]

My pullet #8 as I call her is finally laying decent now. She sure took her sweet time. I do need a better name for her and Im thinking Dutchess is a good fit. I got this little beauty from her yesterday. Very proud of my babies! Dutchess is a line C pullet (line formerly referred to as FRF x LA) and is a mix of my two original lines I have.

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Well done Kayla! I really like the shape, color and sheen of Dutchess’s egg. I would breed from her just for those eggs. The FRF x LA Crossing did you well.

Keith

 

[kcrandall]

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OMT,

Yes, this is a speckled egg. I really like the spherical shape and sheen of this egg. If you breed the hen that lays this egg to a Cockerel known to carry a good dose of the dark egg genes then you can start a Pullets Line that lays a dark spherical egg.

Keith

 

[kcrandall]

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Marchick,

I really like the color / sheen of the egg on the left and the spherical shape of the egg on the right. You have the ingredients now all you have to do is mix them together to produce some pullets that lay a dark spherical egg.

Keith

 

[KF0002]

Well done Kayla! I really like the shape, color and sheen of Dutchess’s egg. I would breed from her just for those eggs. The FRF x LA Crossing did you well.

Keith

Thank you! I am very happy with the crossing! The two lines compliment each other beautifully. I am eager to see how this next generation of birds I am raising will look and if egg color is improved further.

 

[chickengr]

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in my flock I get eggs like that when they start laying. they get darker, maybe around #5.