International Black Copper Marans Thread - Breeding to the SOP

[Red Banks]

some photos of a little ones .the one are all ready dried and moving around .the rest still in they hatcher .
I use 2 hatcher .1 to actually hatch the eggs and the other is for the chicks to dry out . I found this way my hatcher with the eggs stay cleaner and the hatched chicks will not interfere with the rest of the eggs .no stress by been moved around.

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chooks man

What beauties! I used two hatchers too. It seemed better for the wet chicks to not be knocked around by the newly hatched. They could just rest and get used to being alive. My humidity was so high in the main hatcher they were never going to dry out. Very hard to get the humidity right when it is 60% humidity in the room. Florida! Welcome to the jungle.

 

[Chooks man]

What beauties! I used two hatchers too. It seemed better for the wet chicks to not be knocked around by the newly hatched. They could just rest and get used to being alive. My humidity was so high in the main hatcher they were never going to dry out. Very hard to get the humidity right when it is 60% humidity in the room. Florida! Welcome to the jungle.

better result with 2 hatcher for sure .
60% humidity .you don t need to ad any water to your incubator than

chooks man

 

[Red Banks]

Thank you! This line will be bred pure (FRF) and I plan on entering eggs from this line in egg shows next year. My LA and FRF x LA birds will be my show bird stock. I will focus on egg color and shape with the pure FRF birds.

Time for you to give your line a name. Now they are Red Banks and your line. We have chosen our birds we have made them what they are.

 

[Red Banks]

@Chooks man
My chicks are in the awkward stage. No sense in taking pics right now. They are all thriving. I have them out in a coop and we currently have freezing weather.

The young cockerel Tony2 is coming along. You are really going to like him. He looks like Claude (your favorite) with a better body!

 

[Red Banks]

what are you asking? you don't remember what it was about or what?

A bump on a bird's beak.

 

[Chooks man]

Time for you to give your line a name. Now they are Red Banks and your line. We have chosen our birds we have made them what they are.

still a long way to go .
first you have to breed the original fault out ( high tail and a large comb ) and than split them into cockerels line and pullets line. by that time will be your line for sure .every body will know about it and will recognize it .
you guys are on the right truck if you keep working together .that will give your chooks diversity and strength .

you both have stunning chooks to work with . just a little tuning that all .

all the best my friend.

chooks man

 

[Chooks man]

@Chooks man
My chicks are in the awkward stage. No sense in taking pics right now. They are all thriving. I have them out in a coop and we currently have freezing weather.

The young cockerel Tony2 is coming along. You are really going to like him. He looks like Claude (your favorite) with a better body!

I liked Tony2 since day 1 .you are the one who wasn t sure about him .
I know a good marans when I see one .and Tony2 is a good one .
you done great

chooks man

PS 60% humidity and freezing weather ,you must have a strange weather in Florida ?

 

[Red Banks]

still a long way to go .
first you have to breed the original fault out ( high tail and a large comb ) and than split them into cockerels line and pullets line. by that time will be your line for sure .every body will know about it and will recognize it .
you guys are on the right truck if you keep working together .that will give your chooks diversity and strength .

you both have stunning chooks to work with . just a little tuning that all .

all the best my friend.

chooks man

Absolutely a very very long way to go! I have done very little and hardly deserve the nice birds I have. Good fortune. Just taking ownership!

 

[Red Banks]

I liked Tony2 since day 1 .you are the one who wasn t sure about him .
I know a good marans when I see one .and Tony2 is a good one .
you done great

chooks man

PS 60% humidity and freezing weather ,you must have a strange weather in Florida ?

When it is cold here it is really cold, wet and cold it goes to the bone! Much nicer out west but yes..... it can get cold here and it could be 85 on Christmas day.

 

[Chooks man]

we are expecting 43 Dg C tomorrow .
very ,very hot .
this year I m ready for the heat .most of mt coops are done and the chooks are well used to the place too .they know where to hid in the hot days .

I have access to a lot water to use for irrigation this year .a lot of grass . it is so tall in some places you can t even see the chooks.they like it .I never cut the grass .

chooks man