International Black Copper Marans Thread - Breeding to the SOP

[Chooks man]

@RedBanks
they are gorgeous . great type .well refines specimen . Bravo .
the pullet is right on the money . great hackle marking .wide shoulders and a long flat back .
the 2 cockerels are for sure from different hens .
on the left facing away from you .big boy . bigger comb and tail
on the right smaller but more tidier comb and more refine tail . keep your eyes on him . size and color don t worry about that .you have a tone of it .
comb and tail .is where you need to focus .I think this a little boy has what you need .finger cross .they change a lot as they grow .

you done well my friend

chooks man

 

[Chooks man]

@RedBanks

they are boys ,they can t help it .

chooks man

 

[Chooks man]

@RedBanks

love the pullet long flat back .her eyes and tail .nice head too .lovely type .

the cockerel is stunning ,big body type .love his chest .deep and wide well held .
love the straightness and the width of his shank .
chest with a correct amount of copper .
his tail is a little longer and his comb is going to be a little bigger . Early maturing type .
Bravo
chooks man

 

[Chooks man]

@kfelton0002

@RedBanks

this 2 cockerels are true brothers .a lot similarity .
I wish we knew who is the mama hen .very important in breeding .hard to be but very important . it is a 50% of the equation .
you done well .I can t complain .you managed to hatched a good number of chicks .Bravo

chooks man

 

[Chooks man]

I am very happy with this chick I hatched last week from Apollo and Zanitta. I love her hatch down! That makes 3 chicks from this pair so far. And of course the polar vortex has put a stopper in all my Marans hens. No Marans eggs in over two weeks! I'm going through withdrawal!

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she is cute .Early feathering type .
love the Blue one too .

chooks man

PS= worm food will help them to lay during the cold day s of the winter .
I ll give them early in the morning breeder pullets soaked in worm water / yogurt .Seaweed and Vitamin B complex .

 

[Chooks man]

my cockerels tore the skins of the pullets back than the other pullets continue to peck the wounds. 2 of them have really bad wounds. I give them antibiotics and they seem to be ok so far.

I separated (3) boys and one of them tried to kill the other two so I separated him. I have no more room for chickens. the bully has a lot of gold leakage so I am rehoming him. I hope the other 2 will not start fighting each other. they were good boys today.

it is not a good practice to leave a cockerel with a pullets before they mature and ready to breed from .
I do leave a some gentle cockerels with a pullets at a high density .1 cockerel to 15/20 pullets .
I like my pullets to mature fast and nice without any physical delay .
the cockerels can be penned together at the young age ,so they don t fight as much ,no girls around .

chooks man

 

[Chooks man]

thanks. I gave her 1/4 of aspirin. she ate some olives. no gasping today. I removed the roof of the dog's crate and disinfected the bottom and changed the pine shavings. maybe she was gasping due to ammonia.

how is she ?
gasping for air is never a good sign . her throat is infected .

chooks man

 

[Red Banks]

@kfelton0002

@RedBanks

this 2 cockerels are true brothers .a lot similarity .
I wish we knew who is the mama hen .very important in breeding .hard to be but very important . it is a 50% of the equation .
you done well .I can t complain .you managed to hatched a good number of chicks .Bravo

chooks man

We have to be honest..... so far my entire program has been sheer dumb luck but I am learning from the best on this thread.

 

[Red Banks]

it is not a good practice to leave a cockerel with a pullets before they mature and ready to breed from .
I do leave a some gentle cockerels with a pullets at a high density .1 cockerel to 15/20 pullets .
I like my pullets to mature fast and nice without any physical delay .
the cockerels can be penned together at the young age ,so they don t fight as much ,no girls around .

chooks man

In my flock of young ones, everyone is challenging every one else. Pullet and cockerels alike.

 

[Chooks man]

We have to be honest..... so far my entire program has been sheer dumb luck but I am learning from the best on this thread.

don t be hard on your self .
you done well , a hand full of gorgeous chooks better than a tone of rubbish

now you have seen what your flock are throwing .you can plan a better breeding program to suit your self .

chooks man