International Black Copper Marans Thread - Breeding to the SOP

[KF0002]

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That's great! Sounds like you did an awesome job building your cabinet incubator.

 

[bullets]

Hey guys!

Been away for a couple of weeks and just now getting caught up on all the info.

I'm happy to report that one of my CCL started laying Friday. It's just so rediculously exciting!

Here's some pics for those interested.

I have no cockerel for them so they're for eating right now:

And here's the lady laying right now. Her name is Petunia:

Quite gold in the hackles but her sister is cream but with a much smaller crest.


Working on pictures of the small hatch I had last Saturday last week.

Will post tonight <3

 

[Bantambird]

Hey guys!

Been away for a couple of weeks and just now getting caught up on all the info.

I'm happy to report that one of my CCL started laying Friday. It's just so rediculously exciting!

Here's some pics for those interested.

I have no cockerel for them so they're for eating right now:

And here's the lady laying right now. Her name is Petunia:

Quite gold in the hackles but her sister is cream but with a much smaller crest.


Working on pictures of the small hatch I had last Saturday last week.

Will post tonight <3

You might be pleased to know that the cream legbar club is also working on a standard for golden crele legbars! Woo hoo! I love my legbars!

 

[bullets]

Here's the only CCL pullet out of my hatch:

 

[bullets]

Okay here's some pics of my week old hatchlings.

I got 2 Black and 2 Blue out of the hatch. Happy about that.
Black #1
Here's my very black with minimal white [other than wingtips]. This one looks very similar to my Lady Olivia at the same age.

Black #2
Lots of white.

Here's Blue #1
This one also has very minimal white, and hatched from the darkest egg.

Blue #2
With more white than any of them.

Gosh do I love chicks!

 

[bullets]

I noticed the chicks with the less white have the thickest and shortest down.

I remember chooks man saying something about chicks with minimal white and short down, so I was happy to see this.

 

[chickengr]

hey everyone. i will catch up later. Been quite busy- have my hands full taking care of this rooster that was in a fight with another roo he previously got along with. I think me removing another bird from their pen kind of set it off, a change in the dynamics.

On a positive note, it looks like he will recover fine. Also happy to report that my hens have started laying their first eggs.

YAYYYY.

They keep getting darker and darker every time I go out there AND I REALLY HOPE that does not stop. I have to wait and see what color their offspring lay to see if my current roo/hen combo is improving on the color right?! Since hen color alone only reflects HER mother and father combo right?? (sorry... just never paid attention in science class..hence that silly question so I regret my lack of attention to science now)

If im not pleased with the color of egg their offspring lays I might utilize my rooster that I have from another line???


ALSO- white leakage on birds
what is the easiest to work with ((now that I'm actually having success with my birds I should start researching for breeding.))

White on feet feathering?
White hairs in a small amount around the face?
White tips on tail feathers?
Infamous outer white wing feather?

I also have a sneaking suspicion one of these girls is eating eggs since I left two out there on purpose and came back to ZERO what else could it be.

good luck with your roo.

2 years ago magpies were stealing eggs. I had to make new nests and hide them.

 

[Chooks man]

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Ah that sound better .
it is a good idea to have a marans hens as layer .that will give a chance to keep your pullets tell laying period to select witch one is breeder and witch one is a layer .

it is good to work some time with a few hens that lay lighter eggs so you can test your cockerels to see what sort of improvement they bring as far as egg color .

marans cockerels test the best when they are processed @ 5month and half .before they reach 6 month and the hormone goes out of the roof .

chooks man

 

[Chooks man]

1/4 of the way to loading up incubator.
Next Gen eggs should be a little darker again hopefully

sublime . color ,form ,shape and well shiny . true marans eggs .
go for it .good luck with them .best hatch ever.

chooks man

 

[Chooks man]

Are these better pics? It was warmer today and they got to go outside and play!

Thank you for posting this gorgeous photos .
I thought you forget .

what a lovely Birchen hen you have ..she is a show hen for sure and she ll give any other hens in the ring a run for they money .

chooks man