International Black Copper Marans Thread - Breeding to the SOP

[marchick]

So far I've got 4 people waiting to buy whatever I hatch. If it goes well enough, I'll keep hatching enough to build some more pens!

That is awesome! Makes me want to start hatching but I must wait. They are so cute! Praying you have a good hatch!

 

[chickengr]

When your house feels like a barnyard. You got to love having a rooster in your kitchen crowing in the early morning hours! Lol He is doing so much better. I am not sure how long to keep him in here. I don't want him to open the spots up. I never seen so much blood from a live bird anyway. He might end up looking awful. Losing parts of his comb they look black. No big cuts just spots bleeding. One blade has a cut on it. It might heal up or it might fall off eventually. Idk

I have an ayam chemani roo in the same condition (3 turkeys tried to kill him). he is on the first floor - unfinished and I enjoy to hear his crowing in the morning.

 

[Bantambird]

 

[Chooks man]

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stunning marans chicks ,great bpdy type and lovely marking .your line star to breed true my dear friend .you have done great job with them to get them to this level .Bravo you should be very pround of youe self,
they are plom ,sgort on the legs ,well chunky and correctley marked .minimum white on the faces and bodies ,
chooks man

 

[Chooks man]

I have an ayam chemani roo in the same condition (3 turkeys tried to kill him). he is on the first floor - unfinished and I enjoy to hear his crowing in the morning.

no bad he is on the first floor ,he can t complain can he ,
chooks man

 

[Chooks man]

Update time. Boy have they grown. Almost 6 months old if I remember right. Seems like late teenagers who haven’t left their parents house yet being in with the silkies still.

Blue Copper hen: still nice and big, best shanks of the trio. Tidy, small tail and a lovely blue colour, though this hasn’t diluted the copper much.View attachment 3401982View attachment 3401983View attachment 3401985Black copper: As awful as ever, legs faded a little but still obviously yellow, white patches in foot feathers and just lost white in her tail. Head shape not as good in my opinion, though I’m no expert. A but leaner than the blue.
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And Loki, coming along very well, early to crow and already treading. My concern was his tail, as it seemed too tall earlier in the week, though now looking at it it isn’t as tall as I thought, though still held too high. All colours filling in well, and his comb now holds up. Still got a bit of reddening but getting there - I hope that pale spot on his earlobes goes away.View attachment 3401980 View attachment 3401977View attachment 3401986View attachment 3401991
As always, any comments welcome.
Thanks

they are lovely .the cockerel has a stunning comb ..the Blue pullet is well chunky .and the BC pullet has a gorgeous copper .
chooks man

 

[Chooks man]

Now I am so confused! The two top eggs are the original. I found the one on the plate lower right today. It was on the ground behind the feeder. Is it the same hen as top 2 eggs but she is now laying eggs that are not as round?

the SOP call for the average of the 21 eggs laid by the pullet .because the know the eggs will be different from each other .after the first 2 months of laying you will see the eggs shape start to be uniform . they are lovely any way .
chooks man

 

[Chooks man]

So far I've got 4 people waiting to buy whatever I hatch. If it goes well enough, I'll keep hatching enough to build some more pens!

great news than ,that will help you to pay for the feed .keep the best one for your self .
nice to see some marans chicks on this thread .
chooks man

 

[Chooks man]

48 marans hens plus 3 CLB and 1 dark cuckoo rooster arrived to the new place couples of day ago .Sunday eveniung OZ time .was very hot day 32DC they are all healthy and in great form ,I m keeping them in they new hen house till they get used to it .
I m very happy to see them so I can looj after them , most of them start molting ,they look very sruffy but healthy .
I took few photos I will post them soon .
chooks man

 

[Chooks man]

Monique marans queen has ask me to send her half Dz fertile eggs from my solid black marans variety . what a great honeur .
I ;ot my solid Black rooster Black mamba ans his 3 son s when I was away .still have the mother hen Ravendale and her 2 daughtyer . it is a reason I got up her the dark cuckoo rooster .I m going to pen him to the Solid black hens ,half of his progeny will be solid Black and half will be dark cuckoo .
not sure yet if the hens are lating for the moment ., I ll give them a couple of weeks and see
Monique need the eggs end of march or first week of April ,not sure about that .
chooks man .