International Black Copper Marans Thread - Breeding to the SOP

[Chooks man]

tomorrow will be going to the farm .
my design cages are ready and some of them are delivered to the old farm .
this cages will be used for single mating for now and will be used for other thing too later .
looking forward to see them .
they are made out of steel no timber . easy to keep them clean plus no places for bugs to hide .
chooks man

 

[chickengr]

tomorrow will be going to the farm .
my design cages are ready and some of them are delivered to the old farm .
this cages will be used for single mating for now and will be used for other thing too later .
looking forward to see them .
they are made out of steel no timber . easy to keep them clean plus no places for bugs to hide .
chooks man

pictures, please. I want to make some cages that I can move to my new place when the time comes. I also have problems with neighbors so I need to hide a few chickens. I am alowwed to have 30 only and I already got 35.

 

[Chooks man]

pictures, please. I want to make some cages that I can move to my new place when the time comes. I also have problems with neighbors so I need to hide a few chickens. I am alowwed to have 30 only and I already got 35.

I will have photos for you guys to see when I m back from the farm .
30 chooks that only what you can have? very bad .who is making this decisions ?

chooks man

 

[Punkybrewster]

pictures, please. I want to make some cages that I can move to my new place when the time comes. I also have problems with neighbors so I need to hide a few chickens. I am alowwed to have 30 only and I already got 35.

Yes. Pics please.
I was thinking about making stacked pens out of metal industrial shelving.

 

[chickengr]

who is making this decisions ?

chooks man
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the town hall parasites.

that's why sooner or later I will move to my new place.

 

[chickengr]

Yes. Pics please.
I was thinking about making stacked pens out of metal industrial shelving.

if you do, pics please.

 

[Mixed flock enthusiast]

Hi All, I’ve been a sometimes lurker on this thread but @jolenesdad in the meatbirds thread suggested I post here about some BCM meatbird questions. We have a BCM rooster and hen that my daughter bred with the intention of harvesting meatbirds in the fall. I’ve attached their pictures just for fun. We’ve just harvested one 4 month (18 wk) old BCM cockerel and he had nice legs, not a lot of breast, but that’s what we expected from the breed. 4 lb 2 oz dressed weight. However, he had so many pin feathers! We also harvested some 4 mo BCMx Ameraucana cockerels and pullets and they also had tons of pinfeathers. Since the birds are black feathered with pink skin, those pinfeathers really show. I’m wondering if you all have any insight as to ideal age to butcher BCM for meat? Thanks.

 

[kfelton0002]

Took a few quick pics of my youngest grow outs while doing my chores.

This cockerel has poor quality copper but he has a wide tail from the rear and a nice top line. Im keeping my eye on him. He may still be useful despite his grandsire's hackle. Or we may end up eating him.

This cockerel is young and still pretty much black but has nice type and topline for this age.

A nice pullet (back) that looks like she will have good type and topline. Then there is the dark eyed cockerel with a halo in front of her. He is a cull. The lighter colored birds in the pen are Games.

 

[Punkybrewster]

I do love those toplines.
Nice type too.

 

[Punkybrewster]

Hi All, I’ve been a sometimes lurker on this thread but @jolenesdad in the meatbirds thread suggested I post here about some BCM meatbird questions. We have a BCM rooster and hen that my daughter bred with the intention of harvesting meatbirds in the fall. I’ve attached their pictures just for fun. We’ve just harvested one 4 month (18 wk) old BCM cockerel and he had nice legs, not a lot of breast, but that’s what we expected from the breed. 4 lb 2 oz dressed weight. However, he had so many pin feathers! We also harvested some 4 mo BCMx Ameraucana cockerels and pullets and they also had tons of pinfeathers. Since the birds are black feathered with pink skin, those pinfeathers really show. I’m wondering if you all have any insight as to ideal age to butcher BCM for meat? Thanks.

I dont know about anyone else but i try to butcher at around 16-20 weeks sometimes earlier, sometimes later. It depends on my situation. Im only butchering for home consumption.

I just resign myself to dark pin feathers on dark birds. I dont know of any way around that.