International Black Copper Marans Thread - Breeding to the SOP

[Red Banks]

I decided to let the injured cockerel out. I wanted to lift his spirits, I didn't see him get off the roost all day. As soon as he got out he stood at the water for about 10 minutes. He kept drinking and drinking. I don't think he has anything to eat or drink. I will leave him out for a couple of days. Take his mind off his injuries. He walks gingerly, I think he is trying to figure out only having one eye. Poor guy.
Update: The cockerel dropped a wing on a hen. Drank and ate. Seemed fine. I left him and went in the house. I decided to take Gus for a walk and when I came out of the door I heard a crash noise. I kept looking for the cockerel as I walked to the coops to investigate but I didn't see him. The other cockerel was agitated in his coop pacing back and forth. I went into the second coop and the injured cockerel was on the ground. He looked dead but he wasn't, he started flopping around but his neck was bent back and he couldn't get to his feet. I think he fell off the roost. I keep two coops open all day. The coop I found him in is where the pullets roost at night. This has been a nightmare.

 

[KF0002]

I decided to let the injured cockerel out. I wanted to lift his spirits, I didn't see him get off the roost all day. As soon as he got out he stood at the water for about 10 minutes. He kept drinking and drinking. I don't think he has anything to eat or drink. I will leave him out for a couple of days. Take his mind off his injuries. He walks gingerly, I think he is trying to figure out only having one eye. Poor guy.
Update: The cockerel dropped a wing on a hen. Drank and ate. Seemed fine. I left him and went in the house. I decided to take Gus for a walk and when I came out of the door I heard a crash noise. I kept looking for the cockerel as I walked to the coops to investigate but I didn't see him. The other cockerel was agitated in his coop pacing back and forth. I went into the second coop and the injured cockerel was on the ground. He looked dead but he wasn't, he started flopping around but his neck was bent back and he couldn't get to his feet. I think he fell off the roost. I keep two coops open all day. The coop I found him in is where the pullets roost at night. This has been a nightmare.

Holy crap! That is very bizarre! I have had cockerels and cock birds injure each other badly or worse but they've always been Games that had gotten loose, never a Marans or other large breed. I'm sorry you are going through all this!

 

[Red Banks]

Holy crap! That is very bizarre! I have had cockerels and cock birds injure each other badly or worse but they've always been Games that had gotten loose, never a Marans or other large breed. I'm sorry you are going through all this!

Thanks.... it is over now. It has been a horrible chicken day. I liked the cockerel, he had things I needed, perfect copper, no halo, beautiful orange eye, a long back and a good tail. I will look for one like him in the next batch. I feel sad and deflated.

 

[Hensndoes]

Thanks.... it is over now. It has been a horrible chicken day. I liked the cockerel, he had things I needed, perfect copper, no halo, beautiful orange eye, a long back and a good tail. I will look for one like him in the next batch. I feel sad and deflated.

 

[KF0002]

Thanks.... it is over now. It has been a horrible chicken day. I liked the cockerel, he had things I needed, perfect copper, no halo, beautiful orange eye, a long back and a good tail. I will look for one like him in the next batch. I feel sad and deflated.

Did he break his neck?? I hate that you lost him.

Is Antonio tolerating the other cockerel?

 

[KF0002]

You have days like that raising chickens. Like the day one of our gamecocks tore a huge chunk of skin off the back of the neck of one of my Marans cockerels. Just bizarre! At the end of bad chicken days you need a cold alcoholic beverage, or a few!! Lol @RedBanks

 

[Red Banks]

Did he break his neck?? I hate that you lost him.

Is Antonio tolerating the other cockerel?

I will not put them together. I have seen Antonio fight out in the yard. He is big and heavy and probably wears out but in the coop he just had to stand there and peck the cockerels head. The remaining cockerel is in the big coop 6X8 and Antonio is in a smaller 5X8.

 

[KF0002]

I will not put them together. I have seen Antonio fight out in the yard. He is big and heavy and probably wears out but in the coop he just had to stand there and peck the cockerels head. The remaining cockerel is in the big coop 6X8 and Antonio is in a smaller 5X8.

I hate that it went down the way it did. Maybe my males all get along in the bachelor pen because its huge and they can get away if they need to. And my yard Marans cock bird, Griffin gets along with all the cockerel grow outs for the most part, and even the pain in the a$$ punk ones are tolerated. Antonio is a stone cold warrior. Lol

 

[KF0002]

Well I checked on Queen to see how her new babies were doing. Apparantly she killed them all as they were hatching. They're all dead! She will never again be allowed to go broody. GRRR!!! I hate when they do that!! Chicken drama here too.. it never ends.

 

[Red Banks]

Well I checked on Queen to see how her new babies were doing. Apparantly she killed them all as they were hatching. They're all dead! She will never again be allowed to go broody. GRRR!!! I hate when they do that!! Chicken drama here too.. it never ends.

They are something else! How many did you lose? Just checked the second incubator, keeps creeping up to 103, I am going to lose them too!