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[slick4591]

I have decided to do the same thing and just work on egg color... The blue pullet I sent pics of has started laying.

Hard to tell from the picture, but I want to say I see some improvement in color. Does it look darker than the egg it hatched from to you?

I just got into them last year and thought it would be easier to get some good breeding stock. But as far as chicken breeds go they are new and breeders aren't letting go of the few that are close to SOP, they are breeding or showing them. I'm keeping one of the Bev Davis and one of the Ernie Haire roos. I'm going to keep all of the hens until they lay; The hens are nice but have zero copper in them. How do you tell the difference in a black copper Marans with no copper showing and a Black Marans? I am going to concentrate on dark eggs and keep trying to achieve SOP. I picked BCM and Lav Ameraucana to breed, and both require hatching many to get the few.

Since true Black Marans are really hard to get your hands on you can just about bet you have Black Copper. Test mating is the only way to figure that out for sure and you would need the elusive Black Marans cock.

 

[galanie]

I know it's off label, so no specific set time has been established. Just asking for the chicken communities "guidelines" for it. Every other dewormer I've read is 2 weeks after last treatment. So am going with that, just wanted some others opinions.

Ivermectin is used on humans in Africa for worm treatment so it is safe for humans. I have used it and gone ahead and eaten the eggs anyway with no ill effects. But I've read where many people wait 2 weeks anyway.

ETA: I do tell my egg customers about it. If they are comfortable with the idea, they go ahead and get them. If not, they pass on them for two weeks.

 

[CatKai]

It's as dark as she hatched from.

Hard to tell from the picture, but I want to say I see some improvement in color. Does it look darker than the egg it hatched from to you?
Since true Black Marans are really hard to get your hands on you can just about bet you have Black Copper. Test mating is the only way to figure that out for sure and you would need the elusive Black Marans cock.

 

[bnjrob]

Ivermectin is used on humans in Africa for worm treatment so it is safe for humans. I have used it and gone ahead and eaten the eggs anyway with no ill effects. But I've read where many people wait 2 weeks anyway.

ETA: I do tell my egg customers about it. If they are comfortable with the idea, they go ahead and get them. If not, they pass on them for two weeks.

Have had this same discussion several times in the last few weeks with others - still have people that are freaked out about it and don't want to risk ingestion of ivermectin themselves, yet get upset because no one can tell them with a certain withdrawal period. But then they don't want to use other methods of pest control with their chickens. Can't always have your cake and eat it too.

 

[galanie]

Well It's been a while since I posted on this thread but Hey everyone!

Been busy trying to sell the house and now I think it's sold. Found a place north of Woodville that I want. Hopefully the deal with go through. It's on 5 acres, and the house sits on top of a hill. Just beautiful out there.

 

[RachaelS]

Well It's been a while since I posted on this thread but Hey everyone!

Been busy trying to sell the house and now I think it's sold. Found a place north of Woodville that I want. Hopefully the deal with go through. It's on 5 acres, and the house sits on top of a hill. Just beautiful out there.

Hi!!! Wow that is your dream come true

 

[slick4591]

It's as dark as she hatched from.

Gee...wishing for something a little darker. Maybe this is going to take longer than I thought.

 

[CatKai]

Maybe it wil get darker. She's just laid a few.

 

[TexasLisa]

Well It's been a while since I posted on this thread but Hey everyone!

Been busy trying to sell the house and now I think it's sold. Found a place north of Woodville that I want. Hopefully the deal with go through. It's on 5 acres, and the house sits on top of a hill. Just beautiful out there.

Way to go Galanie! I hope everything works out for you.

Lisa

 

[galanie]

Well It's been a while since I posted on this thread but Hey everyone!


Been busy trying to sell the house and now I think it's sold. Found a place north of Woodville that I want. Hopefully the deal with go through. It's on 5 acres, and the house sits on top of a hill. Just beautiful out there.

Hi!!!  Wow that is your dream come true

Yes it is! Thanks. And keep crossing those fingers for me, I know I am. Getting that place is conditional on mine closing on time and I don't hvae a closing date yet but I'm positive it will happen.