International Black Copper Marans Thread - Breeding to the SOP

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Here is a pic I found online of carnation comb. The gene occurs in Marans as a result of people infusing their Marans with Penedesencas to darken egg color I've read.

 

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Here are pics of a few of my BCM babies that are big enough to let out to free range. These are Apollo and #60's oldest chicks (pure LA line).

Pullet (has some white ticking on chest.)

Cockerel with nice looking type

This cockerel's tail is already too high

Same cockerels

 

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Sharing just for fun, one of my sex-link Olive Egger pullets (BCM cockerel x Cream Legbar pullet.)

 

[Red Banks]

Here are pics of a few of my BCM babies that are big enough to let out to free range. These are Apollo and #60's oldest chicks (pure LA line).

Pullet (has some white ticking on chest.)
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Cockerel with nice looking type
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This cockerel's tail is already too high
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Same cockerels
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These are nice!

 

[Red Banks]

Sharing just for fun, one of my sex-link Olive Egger pullets (Cream Legbar cockerel x BCM hen.)

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I can see the CLB. It is a BCM nightmare!

 

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I can see the CLB. It is a BCM nightmare!

It sure is! I joked with my neighbor who wanted one that they were the ugliest chickens I have ever raised. LOL. They are looking a little cuter as they grow out but they look like buzzards or something when younger.

But they will hopefully lay lovely Olive eggs.

 

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These are nice!

Thank you! I brought a bunch more out of the chick brooders, to the outdoor brooder today. I will wean them off chick feed and then turn them out to free range soon also.

 

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It sure is! I joked with my neighbor who wanted one that they were the ugliest chickens I have ever raised. LOL. They are looking a little cuter as they grow out but they look like buzzards or something when younger.

But they will hopefully lay lovely Olive eggs.

I think he will be stunning. My CLB were good layers. Can't wait to see the green eggs.

 

[Red Banks]

Sharing just for fun, one of my sex-link Olive Egger pullets (BCM cockerel x Cream Legbar pullet.)

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Isn't it crazy you put a BCM hackle on this bird with no problem! Yellow feet gone! Do I see feathered legs? LOL

 

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I am not crazy about how the sex-link Olive Egger pullets look. I have put my two LA BCM hens in my Cream Legbar pen to breed single barred Olive Eggers. They won't be autosexing but I think a barred Olive Egger will be prettier. All of the males will be culls when they are old enough to tell males from females.