She is doing really good. I have her penned by herself so she doesn't get roughed up by the cockerels. Her comb is getting red so I'm hoping to see an egg from her any day now. I will try to get some updated pictures of her on my next day off from work.
Well if you haven't notice at the bottom of my posts is a direct quote from Chooks man.I think I am going to start by rehoming Thor. I know he is carrying the yellow gene. Shame he is my best rooster. I think the two hens with him can go also. They are not my best hens. I just thought they would be good to breed to Thor. I am wondering about the babies also.Then I can breed my other Blue Copper rooster to a couple different blue Copper hens. See if they also produce yellow. This could be a plague through all my Marans. It just bothers me! If I mess up the future Marrans world. I would have to rehome or butcher. They would all have to go to people that had no intentions of breeding from them and just wanted egg layers.I just don't know what is best to do! I want to improve the breed not hurt it.
I think I am going to start by rehoming Thor. I know he is carrying the yellow gene. Shame he is my best rooster. I think the two hens with him can go also. They are not my best hens. I just thought they would be good to breed to Thor. I am wondering about the babies also.Then I can breed my other Blue Copper rooster to a couple different blue Copper hens. See if they also produce yellow. This could be a plague through all my Marans. It just bothers me! If I mess up the future Marrans world. I would have to rehome or butcher. They would all have to go to people that had no intentions of breeding from them and just wanted egg layers.
I realized yesterday that a couple of my SDW OEGB chicks have light yellow shanks. Considering that the birds did not come from "show" lines that doesn't surprise me. I got the eggs they hatched from for free from my sister's neighbor so I wasn't expecting "perfection." I love my little bantams, they are extremely sweet and I plan on working with them for fun to see how they turn out. Who knows, they may turn out to be very nice looking birds as they mature. I will most definitely enter them in shows if I can, and will select the nicest ones to breed further to improve the line. We can work on eliminating the yellow legs together @marchick just with two different breeds.
