International Black Copper Marans Thread - Breeding to the SOP

[LaFleche]

But i am going to relax now, grow them out, and enjoy the ride.

Yes, don't stress, but be patient and persisting.

 

[RoosterML]

@LaFleche your birds look like big girls. I prefer the bigger girls just for the reason of using for the dinner table.

 

[LaFleche]

Bahaha yea.

There will be a lot of culling i bet.

Oh, and i did weigh them before putting them in the bator. 12 above 65g, 3 just below that.

The one thing i remembered as i was freaking out.

She uses an old still air hovabator, 35-40% humidity start to finish and gets great hatches.

My past experience showed, that it is best to breed the eggs of hens starting earliest age 2-3 years and older, as the egg yolk to albumen ratio is much better, thus allowing for a better result in hatching rates and bigger and healthier chicks.

 

[LaFleche]

@LaFleche your birds look like big girls. I prefer the bigger girls just for the reason of using for the dinner table.

Yes, they are. Last years pullets are in another flock and not as big yet.

 

[Punkybrewster]

Don’t forget the beer

Of course the beeah.

 

[Punkybrewster]

My past experience showed, that it is best to breed the eggs of hens starting earliest age 2-3 years and older, as the egg yolk to albumen ratio is much better, thus allowing for a better result in hatching rates and bigger and healthier chicks.

Good info.
Thank you.
Your birds are big and beautiful.

 

[Punkybrewster]

My past experience showed, that it is best to breed the eggs of hens starting earliest age 2-3 years and older, as the egg yolk to albumen ratio is much better, thus allowing for a better result in hatching rates and bigger and healthier chicks.

All her marans hens were 1-13 years old.
13 years! I saw her and that old lady waddled and hobbled right along with the younger ones. She was about done though.

 

[RoosterML]

What about these tails? The ones on the right are leaned over getting a drink? Sorry I was gonna get more pictures but someone showed up at the house. I love this line, a lot of hackle copper, smaller comb, I just want to get them alittle bigger in size.

My kids are to big to use the pool so now the chooks got it to dust bath in.

 

[Punkybrewster]

I love those tails. Pretty marans.

I have never paid attention to a chickens tail as much as i have in the past 12 months.

It may be an issue with this line #2.
Not as bad as line #1, but still, they are a bit high.

I am hoping this new line that i am hatching can fix that.

 

[RoosterML]

I love those tails. Pretty marans.

I have never paid attention to a chickens tail as much as i have in the past 12 months.

It may be an issue with this line #2.
Not as bad as line #1, but still, they are a bit high.

I am hoping this new line that i am hatching can fix that.

Thank you, I’m really excited about the offsprings this year.