International Black Copper Marans Thread - Breeding to the SOP

[AusHen]

I finally got around to checking my cockerels wings. I dont think it's split wing?

 

[Chooks man]

I finally got around to checking my cockerels wings. I dont think it's split wing?

his wing do not look alright to me maybe just few feathers missing ,do you feel any old injury did not heal properly ?
what part of QLD you from?
my new farm is aroundCoffs harbour NSW high in the montain .
chooks man

 

[Chooks man]

He is a year and a half now

he is old enough to behieve properly .
mine are over 4 years old now .love his food and burking .
chooks man

 

[Chooks man]

here Rashad s comb ,very bad lobe ,coronation type . the rest of the comb is good .
all the hens is penned with have a good to great comb except White Orchid she has a M type double point at the middle of the comb . ones I get the rest of the rooster from Sydney farm I ll pen here with Rashad s sire Shamrock .

chooks man

 

[Chooks man]

today I removed a black hen Black Caviar from a breeding pen ,she is not laying yet ,replaced her with Walker Girl Blue tail buff ( EWh / e+ genetic based ) to produce impure Columbian F1 and lot other varieties .

she is solid chunky girl . love her type
chooks man

 

[Tstraub]

My marans are just over 11 weeks old. They have been interrogated into my existing 6 month old mixed flock. They still act like 2 separate flocks most of the time. If the older birds are outside the little ones are usually in the coop and when the big ones go inside the little ones go outside. Everyone does go inside at sunset the older flock sleeps on the far south roost and the younger ones all to the far north.

The cockerels are making pretty poor attempts at crowing but haven’t found their voices yet. I have noticed some possible early attempts at mating. The cockerels will chase the pullets and sometimes grab them by the back of the neck but I haven’t seen them successfully mount them yet.

When I let them out to free range the still stay very close to the coop and run and don’t really explore much. We had a hawk fly over the other day while they were free ranging. My 6 month old leghorn mix cockerel saw it and alerted the rest. Most of them quickly ran under the coop but a few of the little ones couldn’t find the door to get back into the run. The hawk didn’t come down but did fly over a couple times. So I’ll probably not free range them without supervision any time soon.

 

[AusHen]

his wing do not look alright to me maybe just few feathers missing ,do you feel any old injury did not heal properly ?
what part of QLD you from?
my new farm is aroundCoffs harbour NSW high in the montain .
chooks man

I noticed his wing didn't open as well as his other side, as if the joint was more stiff so it's possible he has had an injury, also some new flight feathers are coming in.
I'm in the Logan region, just south of Brisbane

 

[Chooks man]

I noticed his wing didn't open as well as his other side, as if the joint was more stiff so it's possible he has had an injury, also some new flight feathers are coming in.
I'm in the Logan region, just south of Brisbane

I had a place in tweed head moved from there couples months ago . where I m now is more chilled . less peoples and great land .
chooks man

 

[wrathsfarm]

My marans are just over 11 weeks old. They have been interrogated into my existing 6 month old mixed flock. They still act like 2 separate flocks most of the time. If the older birds are outside the little ones are usually in the coop and when the big ones go inside the little ones go outside. Everyone does go inside at sunset the older flock sleeps on the far south roost and the younger ones all to the far north.

The cockerels are making pretty poor attempts at crowing but haven’t found their voices yet. I have noticed some possible early attempts at mating. The cockerels will chase the pullets and sometimes grab them by the back of the neck but I haven’t seen them successfully mount them yet.

When I let them out to free range the still stay very close to the coop and run and don’t really explore much. We had a hawk fly over the other day while they were free ranging. My 6 month old leghorn mix cockerel saw it and alerted the rest. Most of them quickly ran under the coop but a few of the little ones couldn’t find the door to get back into the run. The hawk didn’t come down but did fly over a couple times. So I’ll probably not free range them without supervision any time soon.

Lots of copper coming in. They're looking good.

 

[bigsurfwaves]

my german shepherd female never learned the lesson. her mother seems to understand she should not harm chickens/ducks/geese but I cannot trust her any more.

when my geese start laying and become aggressive I plan to put the naughty girl with them. this is the only way she can learn something. I will supervise it, of course.

Yes I was thinking a rooster or broody hen might work to train a pup from an early age NOT to mess with birds