International Black Copper Marans Thread - Breeding to the SOP

[Punkybrewster]

Agree with you
I really like the place has a nice energy .
I m going to take a load of building material on Wednesday I will take few photos and post them so you guys can see what I m talking about.
Chooks man

We look forward to them.

 

[corthendo]

My young pullet chicks are always skittish until they reach egg laying age, then they become friendlier.

My young cockerels are friendly from the beginning

Also, the older they are when you get chicks, the less friendly they tend to be at first.
They have not been handled by you since hatch.
This will change as they mature.

Your pullet looks to be slow feathering as opposed to fast feathering. Nothing to worry about.
She's pretty.
Are you sure not a he?

Noooo don’t tell me that lol. I got her from a pullet Pullet BCM bin at Wilco. I already have two cockerels I won’t be able to keep that are BYM.

 

[Punkybrewster]

Noooo don’t tell me that lol. I got her from a pullet Pullet BCM bin at Wilco. I already have two cockerels I won’t be able to keep that are BYM.

Let he/she do some more growing and post a photo in a couple of weeks.
You will know by then.

Hatchery sexing is not perfect.

Either way, that's really nice hatch down coming from a hatchery. I'm impressed!

 

[corthendo]

Let he/she do some more growing and post a photo in a couple of weeks.
You will know by then.

Hatchery sexing is not perfect.

Either way, that's really nice hatch down coming from a hatchery. I'm impressed!

Her legs are really long, she looks like a turkey lol. I didn’t know if that was just a trait of BCMs

 

[Punkybrewster]

Her legs are really long, she looks like a turkey lol. I didn’t know if that was just a trait of BCMs

Some are short and stocky, some are tall and lean.

You want to breed toward short and stocky.

There is a lot of growing to do so wait and see.

 

[wrathsfarm]

Got a pretty egg today

 

[Chooks man]

Got a pretty egg today
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Very nice but very small too
Chooks man

 

[Chooks man]

This is my 3 week old French BCM (idk if there’s a difference or if they are all French) I’m pretty new to chicken tendering and she is soooo skittish absolutely panics about being picked up, I actually dropped her on her neck because she flailed out of my hands so hard she is also not feathering like my 2 OEs I have her with or my older chickies. I was wondering if anyone had some breed specific advice.

Can you please more photo from different angles so we can see all the body part .
Look to me like there is a tail in there . I think it s a pullet her feet’s are darker . Need more photos to confirm
Chooks man

 

[Chooks man]

My young pullet chicks are always skittish until they reach egg laying age, then they become friendlier.

My young cockerels are friendly from the beginning

Also, the older they are when you get chicks, the less friendly they tend to be at first.
They have not been handled by you since hatch.
This will change as they mature.

Your pullet looks to be slow feathering as opposed to fast feathering. Nothing to worry about.
She's pretty.
Are you sure not a he?

Slow feathering type chicks will not show tail feathering till they pass 8 weeks or more .
This chick look like has a little tail . Not clear from the photo we need side shot to tell.
Chooks man

 

[Chooks man]

Love the speckle on this egg . Great trait for the hen or pullet to have .
Chooks man