International Black Copper Marans Thread - Breeding to the SOP

[Chooks man]

I thought pullet too!

Hi ed Bank .nice to see back .

I thought you went to the wood for a cabin holiday . no phone ,no net of the grid kind of retreat

how is your flock doing now ,any eggs in bator ?

chooks man

 

[Chooks man]

here some up date about the little chicks .they are huge now ( the first few hatch )
my veranda become a big pen. they claim it . I don t think they are going to move out ,especially the winter is coming .

I don t mind ,they can stay

I cover it with a shade cloth to keep them sheltered because they left the brooder .

 

[marchick]

Hi there .yes he look black but his hatch mate has a coppery hackle .
I think he is just a Black copper without copper that all .
if you said the gals has solid Black and solid blue maybe they got mix up
Do not mate hin to any Black copper strain please .
let him do some growing and will see how his final body color will be .


the reason I say he is not pure black because of his shank/feet color .they are pinkish at bottom . if he was pure black they will be solid dark grey

I like his body type and his early feathering trait .

keep us posted of his progress .

chooks man

Thank you! Yes, The little pullet and one roo has copper. I just wasn't sure because most of the Blue Coppers had no copper at all. I only had one of my older ones that had Copper.

 

[Chooks man]

here more photos Group 7 .

Group 8

Group 9

they are healthy and growing fast .

well happy about them .

chooks man

 

[Red Banks]

Quote: Thank you Chooks Man! I missed you and everyone here. I was gone so long I can't catch up on the posts. Just going to have to risk it that I haven't missed too much and most likely someone down the road will answer the same question. Haven't lost a chicken in months. Since I got the dog the varmints have stayed away but..... I caught the dog with an egg in his mouth today.

The flock is doing great. I could not walk much for a couple of weeks but on the road to recovery...... almost 100%. Hurt my back lifting chicken feed! I had to really let things slide though so I am way behind.

My hens never stopped laying and the eggs are still pretty dark. I have a man coming to cut trees and I am going to move the coops. Poor Antonio I am going to destroy his world. He is amazing rooster taking care of his little flock.

I am just going to get a little Brinsea. I am getting between 15 to 22 eggs a day. Nothing like your operation but a lot of eggs for me!

 

[Chooks man]

Thank you! Yes, The little pullet and one roo has copper. I just wasn't sure because most of the Blue Coppers had no copper at all. I only had one of my older ones that had Copper.

if there is any presence of copper in they hatch mate ,than they are Black /blue copper without enough copper .

with a blue a copper is even harder to put on .

they are nice type . I love they long back and early feathering type .

chooks man

 

[Red Banks]

here some up date about the little chicks .they are huge now ( the first few hatch )
my veranda become a big pen. they claim it . I don t think they are going to move out ,especially the winter is coming .

I don t mind ,they can stay

I cover it with a shade cloth to keep them sheltered because they left the brooder .

They have really grown. They look great!

 

[Chooks man]

Thank you Chooks Man! I missed you and everyone here. I was gone so long I can't catch up on the posts. Just going to have to risk it that I haven't missed too much and most likely someone down the road will answer the same question. Haven't lost a chicken in months. Since I got the dog the varmints have stayed away but..... I caught the dog with an egg in his mouth today.

The flock is doing great. I could not walk much for a couple of weeks but on the road to recovery...... almost 100%. Hurt my back lifting chicken feed! I had to really let things slide though so I am way behind.

My hens never stopped laying and the eggs are still pretty dark. I have a man coming to cut trees and I am going to move the coops. Poor Antonio I am going to destroy his world. He is amazing rooster taking care of his little flock.

I am just going to get a little Brinsea. I am getting between 15 to 22 eggs a day. Nothing like your operation but a lot of eggs for me!

sorry to hear about your health .
nice to hear you are on the road of recovery .

don t worry too much about Antonio he will get used to his new space

Keep that dog away from your chooks

15/22 eggs a day .no bad number

love to see Antonio chicks one day.

chooks man

 

[marchick]

if there is any presence of copper in they hatch mate ,than they are Black /blue copper without enough copper .

with a blue a copper is even harder to put on .

they are nice type . I love they long back and early feathering type .

chooks man

Thank you! I will post pictures when they get older.

 

[Red Banks]

Quote: Me too! I am going to give him my best hens. I will start hatching only the darkest eggs.