International Black Copper Marans Thread - Breeding to the SOP

[KF0002]

congrats!

don't keep legbars more than a month with marans chicks. I had marans and araucanas together. marans grow fast while araucanas (and legbars) stay small for a long time. my marans chicks were pecking araucanas, mostly in the eyes. they damaged the eye of the cockerel.

Mine have done fabulous together actually. I have brooded Legbars and Marans together right up until they were point of lay or crowing age. They co-exist peacefully with no issues. Believe it or not the worst birds I have for pecking and aggression are my SDW OEGB chicks! They are pecking and eating feathers to the point of bloodshed. They are on a gamebird starter and never have an empty feeder, they are just mean little buggers. The standard games do it too sometimes but even they do well in a brooder with Marans and Legbars. I had to take the BCM and CLBs out of the bantam brooder today because they were bloody! Bantams are meanies!

 

[OneMountainAcres]

congrats!

don't keep legbars more than a month with marans chicks. I had marans and araucanas together. marans grow fast while araucanas (and legbars) stay small for a long time. my marans chicks were pecking araucanas, mostly in the eyes. they damaged the eye of the cockerel.

I also keep legbars with my Marans from hatch till, well, forever lol. I just integrated a mixed group in to the flock a couple weeks ago. I even raised a few Seramas in with them lol. I'm sorry you've had awful luck keeping them together though :/

 

[Magnolia Hill]

Here are some of my chicks. blue, black and splash copper. Some are supper nice looking and others not so nice looking. More mossy chicks in this batchthan I've ever seen, out of 40 atleast 9 are mossy for sure. I guess on the bright side that's 9 mossy subjects to study and learn from. The older ones are 3 weeks and the younger are 3 days old.

 

[Red Banks]

Here are some of my chicks. blue, black and splash copper. Some are supper nice looking and others not so nice looking. More mossy chicks in this batchthan I've ever seen, out of 40 atleast 9 are mossy for sure. I guess on the bright side that's 9 mossy subjects to study and learn from. The older ones are 3 weeks and the younger are 3 days old.
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Very nice. I see lot's of cockerels.

 

[Magnolia Hill]

Very nice. I see lot's of cockerels.

Yea, first batch were half mossy and the other half cockerels, i think 3 or 4 decent looking pullets maybe. so i got 17 more hoping for a couple lady's and hopefully not as many will be mossy. Hopefully.

 

[Magnolia Hill]

These were a couple that stood out to me. Nothing better to me than chicks in spring.

 

[KF0002]

Made a pot roast in my instant pot for supper. It was oh so yummy! I got fancy and threw some wine in it and everything. Lol

Sorry to go off topic!

 

[KF0002]

Back on topic.. I took some pics of my blue copper grow outs today. I'm really happy so far with them. I love their lacing! Their type and mass look good so far too.

 

[KF0002]

These were a couple that stood out to me. Nothing better to me than chicks in spring.
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So cute!! I love the litttle splash chick.

 

[KF0002]

Here are some of my chicks. blue, black and splash copper. Some are supper nice looking and others not so nice looking. More mossy chicks in this batchthan I've ever seen, out of 40 atleast 9 are mossy for sure. I guess on the bright side that's 9 mossy subjects to study and learn from. The older ones are 3 weeks and the younger are 3 days old.
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Very nice bunch of chicks! And I love your brooder! Dont fret too much over mossy chicks. Is it ideal? Well no, but no line is perfect and we're going to see them crop up. Mossy chicks happen, especially from well colored parents. We just have to cull mossiness if it persists into their plumage as they mature. Some people I have talked to recommend culling mossy chicks early on as they tend to produce overcolored or mossy birds. I think I will grow my mossy chicks out for now, even as culls they can still be useful as layers or meat. Tag them so you can record that they were mossy and you can watch them as they mature. You will have plenty of other birds to choose from as your select your next breeders.