International Black Copper Marans Thread - Breeding to the SOP

[marchick]

I had to cull a little cockerel today.
They are only 3 weeks old.
I heard screaming in the coop and peeked in. I thought they were just play fighting. The next time i checked on them an hour later, there were bloody combs, all the chicks piled up in the corner burying their heads and one cockerel chick attacking them.

Took him out and put him in the run by himself for about 3 hours. Put him back in the coop and he attacked them again.

Tried one more time. Same thing.
Cant have a savage beast like that...

Now i have 6 bcm.
Looks like 3 cockerels and 3 pullets.

Interesting thing. The cockerels have heavy foot feathering that seems like too much and the pullets have lighter feathering on their feet.

I never seen that in chicks that young before. Very odd! Sorry that happened!

 

[Punkybrewster]

Ive never seen it so young either.
And these marans are friendly birds.
They were bloody and all came running to me for help. Awful

They have plenty of space, off heat since its warm in the south and their feathered out. Their doing great until this.

 

[marchick]

Ive never seen it so young either.
And these marans are friendly birds.
They were bloody and all came running to me for help. Awful

They have plenty of space, off heat since its warm in the south and their feathered out. Their doing great until this.

Separate the one that is bleeding they will cannibalize each other.

 

[Punkybrewster]

Most of them are bleeding on their combs. Ive been keeping an eye on that. Its dark now so i will check them in the morning. I monitored for quite a while and they dont seem to care or bother. Thank you for reminding me to double check first light.

 

[marchick]

Most of them are bleeding on their combs. Ive been keeping an eye on that. Its dark now so i will check them in the morning. I monitored for quite a while and they dont seem to care or bother. Thank you for reminding me to double check first light.

If you have anything to put on them to stop bleeding. That would be good.

 

[Punkybrewster]

I cleaned them up good.
Their so mellow, its alarming to have a savage one. Their so friendly.

 

[Chooks man]

I never seen that in chicks that young before. Very odd! Sorry that happened!

X 2 .
very strange .
I have seen them fighting but to that point .
hopefully wasn t that pretty cockerel .

chooks man

 

[Chooks man]

I had to cull a little cockerel today.
They are only 3 weeks old.
I heard screaming in the coop and peeked in. I thought they were just play fighting. The next time i checked on them an hour later, there were bloody combs, all the chicks piled up in the corner burying their heads and one cockerel chick attacking them.

Took him out and put him in the run by himself for about 3 hours. Put him back in the coop and he attacked them again.

Tried one more time. Same thing.
Cant have a savage beast like that...

Now i have 6 bcm.
Looks like 3 cockerels and 3 pullets.

Interesting thing. The cockerels have heavy foot feathering that seems like too much and the pullets have lighter feathering on their feet.

good to have cockerels and pullets have different legs feathering . as long as they middle toes are clean only outre toes should be feathered .

very strange your cockerel chicks went into savage mood .

chooks man

 

[marchick]

Blaze attacked my husband at the door. He got out and attacked some more. My husband came in the house carrying Blaze by the legs. I thought for sure he was going to end him. My husband carried him around for a while. I told my husband I heard that if you carry him around by the legs. You could break him from attacking. So he did that for a while but felt bad and didn't want to hurt him. So he would be upside down for a while. Then he would hold him upright for a while cuddling him. Lol Then back upside down. He was afraid he would aspirate or suffocate. So far Blaze hasn't been at the fence attacking. Not even attacking when he was in the pen.

 

[marchick]

Chooksman, I noticed Blaze has parasitic white when my husband had him. I got a good look. Checked him for lice and I didn't see any.