International Black Copper Marans Thread - Breeding to the SOP

[wrathsfarm]

Trying to catch which boy is crowing. But only got Kong....

 

[Auntiejessi3]

That's awesome... I hope it goes that well for me.

Very cool pic.

Thank you! That's all they did for the first 2 weeks, it was like a game of king of the mountain

 

[NanaK]

This...I really like that idea, thank you. I can test both the incubator and Raven to see how she does.


I've never done this, so this will be new. I'll read up on it more tho just to try and get the timing right. From what I have read...just slip them in after dark and monitor Raven for a bit to make sure she accepts them? It'll be pretty obvious immediately either way I'm assuming?

Yep and make sure to go out early AM and observe as @chickengr said.

 

[wrathsfarm]

Yep... still stressing.

 

[chickengr]

Yep... still stressing.
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2 different things.

the second post is talking about some bcm lines carrying wheaten bc of some intercrossing in the past. that's why many roos have a halo. we do not cull those birds because of that intercrossing as we got them from bcm.

 

[wrathsfarm]

I was thinking it might be related to Betty (dam mossy pullets) being from hatchery and not knowing her genetics.

I do have quite a few more screenshots I saved from that conversation between @Chooks man and @Punkybrewster related to the mossy pullets. Still researching it......

 

[Kwoka]

Hi, I’m new to Marans, and I’m not breeding to SOP or anything, just want dark eggs and nice meat from friendly birds - I ordered hatching eggs from a breeder with a mixed flock (BCM, blue, birchen, wheaten) and from those eggs I got this cockerel:

I’m just wondering what this bird might look like as an adult? And possibly what mixes went into this? Wheaten + blue? Birchen + Blue wheaten? Idk just curious his chick down was yellow

 

[Auntiejessi3]

Hi, I’m new to Marans, and I’m not breeding to SOP or anything, just want dark eggs and nice meat from friendly birds - I ordered hatching eggs from a breeder with a mixed flock (BCM, blue, birchen, wheaten) and from those eggs I got this cockerel:

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I’m just wondering what this bird might look like as an adult? And possibly what mixes went into this? Wheaten + blue? Birchen + Blue wheaten? Idk just curious his chick down was yellow

How pretty! Looks almost like a blue wheaten splash, curious to see what the experts say. Are you keeping it?

 

[BlueTheBrahma]

Hi, I’m new to Marans, and I’m not breeding to SOP or anything, just want dark eggs and nice meat from friendly birds - I ordered hatching eggs from a breeder with a mixed flock (BCM, blue, birchen, wheaten) and from those eggs I got this cockerel:

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I’m just wondering what this bird might look like as an adult? And possibly what mixes went into this? Wheaten + blue? Birchen + Blue wheaten? Idk just curious his chick down was yellow

Blue wheaten. As a rooster he will be blue with gold hackles, saddles and secondaries.