International Black Copper Marans Thread - Breeding to the SOP

[Bluebonnet Poultry TX]

He/she was falling asleep and I didn't want to get them all up. This was the best i could do. At least you can see the comb...And I just realized he's on my profile pic

How old are they?

 

[Bluebonnet Poultry TX]

Do you have a full body picture? I usually wait at least 2-4 weeks to tell the sex and sometimes it’s hard to tell still.

 

[Bantambird]

This guy looked like a boneless puddle hanging out in the shade. Had to zoom in so I wouldn't cause him to stand!

 

[Chooks man]

Viking Red from my red marans breeding project . love his body type ,not great fan of his comb ,but love his dark dark red .hackle and saddle need more work ,they need to be similar to the rest of the body .for that I need to mate him to a specific hen /hens with Mahogany gene .Mh .
I few waiting for him .

chooks man

 

[FlipFlopFarmer6279]

Do you have a full body picture? I usually wait at least 2-4 weeks to tell the sex and sometimes it’s hard to tell still.

I think they're about a month and a half

 

[FlipFlopFarmer6279]

I think they're about a month and a half

 

[hugene]

Hi Guys,
Another update on the BCMs!

It's been about two weeks since the pictures in the older post. First one is Colette (same chick from the older post), and the other one is Jeannette, who we got later after realizing our wheaten marans was a boy.

These ladies are growing FAST. I can't believe how big they've gotten since we got them as a 1-2 week old. Still very far away from getting eggs though..

Colette: ~7 weeks by now.

Jeannette (I thought she was the same age as Colette but she might be 6 weeks old):

hi guys, here is an update on the BCM pullet 10 days after. It's crazy how big chicks get each day. replying based on the original post to show the comparison!

again, any feedback on the pullet would be appreciated.
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[Two rivers]

Well i got around to taking pictures of the wheaten marans 11 days later. It's quite interesting to watch them feather out because some are doing it much faster.
I haven't named any of them.

 

[Two rivers]

 

[Two rivers]