International Black Copper Marans Thread - Breeding to the SOP

[OneMountainAcres]

Oh, I hope you're wrong! She/he is actually 12 weeks. And very small..my roos were at least double that size at that age, so that's the hope I've been clinging to!

2 weeks can make a big difference. At 12 weeks old, there's a much higher chance that She's a she

 

[Song girl 11]

2 weeks can make a big difference. At 12 weeks old, there's a much higher chance that She's a she

I hope so! The one thing that's made me nervous is that she's been slow to develope tail feathers, which I've been told is a sign of a roo. I guess time will tell..

 

[marchick]

I hope so! The one thing that's made me nervous is that she's been slow to develope tail feathers, which I've been told is a sign of a roo. I guess time will tell..

Have you looked to see if there are any pointy saddle feathers coming in? If it's a cockeral at 12 weeks you should be starting to see them. Part the feathers above the tail and see if there are any little pointy feathers starting to come in.

 

[Song girl 11]

Have you looked to see if there are any pointy saddle feathers coming in? If it's a cockeral at 12 weeks you should be starting to see them. Part the feathers above the tail and see if there are any little pointy feathers starting to come in.

Will do!

 

[Hensndoes]

View attachment 1477857 View attachment 1477858 Ok, here are some pics of my girl (hopefully!) sorry, not the best pictures, she's super skittish and doesn't hold still. And I counted back to the hatch date, she's actually 12 weeks old. What do you all think?View attachment 1477860

That's a pullet. She's pretty too. Has someone been trying to shag her? She isn't quite ready yet lol!

I believe you just posted a roo with chest leakage? If so your in same spot as me. Roo has leakage but hoping the sparsely colored hen will balance that out.

*cockerel would be more appropriate

 

[Song girl 11]

That's a pullet. She's pretty too. Has someone been trying to shag her? She isn't quite ready yet lol!

I believe you just posted a roo with chest leakage? If so your in same spot as me. Roo has leakage but hoping the sparsely colored hen will balance that out.

*cockerel would be more appropriate

Thanks for your response. I hope you're right about her being a she! Yes, looks like we're in the same situation. I haven't witnessed the cockerels bugging her too much, but she does a good job of keeping her distance from them!

 

[chickengr]

@marchick I incubate with no water, and still maintain 25-30% and works great for me. I’d let it go as low as 20% on those dark eggs before I would even consider adding a damp sponge. Jmho

in my climate humidity is 0!

 

[kfelton0002]

View attachment 1477857 View attachment 1477858 Ok, here are some pics of my girl (hopefully!) sorry, not the best pictures, she's super skittish and doesn't hold still. And I counted back to the hatch date, she's actually 12 weeks old. What do you all think?View attachment 1477860

Yep she's a pullet. A 12 week old cockerel would have a bigger comb. Hopefully she will stay nice and dark so she can help balance out the cockerel's chest leakage.

 

[Song girl 11]

Yep she's a pullet. A 12 week old cockerel would have a bigger comb. Hopefully she will stay nice and dark so she can help balance out the cockerel's chest leakage.

Yay! Glad to hear what you think since you were right last time! She was the only egg that hatched out of a batch of 20. They were shipped eggs and every single egg had a completely detached air cell, so I'm actually surprised she made it. Must be meant to be!

 

[WVduckchick]

So my group is a little over 18 weeks now. Maybe some input on how the cockerel is coming along?

These are pretty indicative of his natural stance, tail angle, etc. Tried to get most angles. I know he still has some filling out to do, but thoughts are welcome! Does he have too much color on his sides? He has zero copper on the chest.

And a pretty pullet.