International Black Copper Marans Thread - Breeding to the SOP

[Chooks man]

there are no ugly chickens. the ones that are not good for breeding are good for my laying flock. if I move to the country I will be able to afford the foraging flock as well.

as long as they are healthy.

I have a non marans question: 1 of my araucana chicks is a runt. how can I find out if she is a real runt or maybe she got sick and has stunted growth? I have a worm infestation in my flock right now and there is a possibility she has worms too. their mom feed them earthworms.

if she is small nothing you can do about it .could be internal parasitic infection .
need to worm them quick before goes out of hand .

chooks man

 

[chickengr]

if she is small nothing you can do about it .could be internal parasitic infection .
need to worm them quick before goes out of hand .

chooks man

can I worm them at 5-6 weeks old?

I have already started with the natural staff. I am afraid to use chemicals on such young birds.

 

[Chooks man]

Black copper pullets

chooks man

 

[Chooks man]

here my favorite Splash copper cockerel .son of Samir over Sari

he is absolutely lovely .5month and half .he still have some growing to do

chook man

 

[Chooks man]

can I worm them at 5-6 weeks old?

I have already started with the natural staff. I am afraid to use chemicals on such young birds.

yeah you can worm them at 4 weeks old .small dose
I worm mine when they are 5 weeks old.

chooks man

 

[kcrandall]

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chooks man

Those are some gorgeous ladies!!"

Keith

 

[kcrandall]

agree with you in this one 100% does come to the color of the eggs they ll lay .very important .
long fanned tail is easy to fix .I do have this problem with a Wheaten line from SA( Salima) ,but I think I found the rooster who is going to help me to fix it .
from all the 5 wheaten/Salmon rooster I matted her to ,only Massoud ( Salmon rooster ) throw a correct tail progeny . Now I need to select the best cockerels from the 6 brothers to mate him to her and go back to the wheaten .
black eyes on the cockerels is a bad news .you need to be careful when you selecting .don t leave your self short .
like we talked about before ,select a cockerel recording to your breeding hens . the one who complement them .
so if you have a pullet/hen with a good eye color than go for the colorful cockerel even with a dark eye if he has a good body type .
you don t want to many fault packed in one rooster /cockerel

good luck to you .
love to see more pick of your chooks .
they look gorgeous last time you posted some photos of them

chooks man

We agree on the black eye. I have 5 BLCM Cockerels (3 from Otis) that have green eyes that I think will end up with good color. So hopefully I won't have to make a tough decision. They are just not coloring up as fast as one of my brown eyed cockerels. My young chooks are 11 weeks old today so lots of things can change in the next 3 months.

Take Care,
Keith

 

[Chooks man]

We agree on the black eye. I have 5 BLCM Cockerels (3 from Otis) that have green eyes that I think will end up with good color. So hopefully I won't have to make a tough decision. They are just not coloring up as fast as one of my brown eyed cockerels. My young chooks are 11 weeks old today so lots of things can change in the next 3 months.

Take Care,
Keith

my friend .
green eyes when young = orange/red eyes at adult stage .

it is always nicer when we don t have to make a hard choice .
many to choose from is the go .

chooks man

 

[chickengr]

my friend .
green eyes when young = orange/red eyes at adult stage .

it is always nicer when we don t have to make a hard choice .
many to choose from is the go .

chooks man

some of my chicks have light grey eyes and some have a bit darker olive green eyes. I took for granted that those green eyes are not good. it have little hope now.

 

[Chooks man]

some of my chicks have light grey eyes and some have a bit darker olive green eyes. I took for granted that those green eyes are not good. it have little hope now.

green and Blue are the best . rich orange red as adult
light grey and brown .orange brown as adult
dark ,black as adult

chooks man