Omg are those Kongs and Kings?Awwww... Thanksand I saw your mention in the other thread, also. When chicken math bites again...(it will) We could see about sending you some eggs.
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Those are all Angels eggs...
I'm sorry, I'm mistaken. Those were Angels first 18 eggs laid. As a breeder standpoint for BCMs you want to keep track of the first 20-30 eggs your pullet lays. This gives you the average color of egg that she will lay. In case you don't know, Black Copper Marans lay the darkest egg of any chicken and thru the American Poultry Association (APA) for the breed Standard of Perfection they must lay at least a #4 on this color chart to be considered a Marans.
lol right. I meant did Kong lend a “helping hand” with those eggs. Those eggs are beautiful, so dark brown! Name your price!! Obviously not for ALL those beauties, I’d like to stay married, my husband kills the spiders. Seriously if you ever want to sell a few please let me know. I’d love to have Kongs decedents.
Those specific eggs in that pic were not fertile. But yes, Kong is the sire of all 8 of the chicks I just hatched.
) let me grow these out for a few months and I'll get you some eggs for the price of shipping. My Black Copper Maran is only 10 weeks old and he's already establishing order over 10 pullets. He just started letting out a hoarse little crow (his wattles aren't fully formed). He pecks at the girls to alert them to go in the coop at dusk. He waits for all of them to roost while he checks around the run (for threats and/or to make sure everyone is inside?) and then he stands in the doorway and scopes the surroundings for predators before he'll go in to roost. Every morning, he's first at the door and does a lookout before anyone leaves the roost. IDK if they're all like this, but my boy is amazing! I've been rewarding him with strawberry tops.
Thank you so much!!!
You get yourself situated, (your gonna need a bigger coop
Sounds like a great boy you got, pics of him?My Black Copper Maran is only 10 weeks old and he's already establishing order over 10 pullets. He just started letting out a hoarse little crow (his wattles aren't fully formed). He pecks at the girls to alert them to go in the coop at dusk. He waits for all of them to roost while he checks around the run (for threats and/or to make sure everyone is inside?) and then he stands in the doorway and scopes the surroundings for predators before he'll go in to roost. Every morning, he's first at the door and does a lookout before anyone leaves the roost. IDK if they're all like this, but my boy is amazing! I've been rewarding him with strawberry tops.
I want to know this too. I have a 10-week old Black Copper Maran that's 5 weeks older than the rest of the flock. I thought I had 11 pullets, but one of the Starlight Green Eggers turned out to be a roo. There's been a bit of a power struggle between them, but I think the bigger Maran is winning the battle. I'm not sure what I'll do if they can't get along. There are 12, so enough to separate. Do you have to build separate coops/runs?
