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    Anybody have a Youtube Channel?

    I have one that’s all chickens https://youtube.com/@texasblues3000?si=jZQH8PIcrFRgdMuA
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    International Black Copper Marans Thread - Breeding to the SOP

    The brown and speckled eggs are from the pure black copper marans. Unfortunately, I didn’t get any pullets from the backcross, only 4 cockerels. I plan to hatch some more backcross eggs soon.
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    Whiting Blue Color Pattern

    Any updated pictures of your rooster? Btw to the comment that Tom Whiting developed this breed for fishing flys would be incorrect. They are not related at all to the hackle lines he produces.
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    International Black Copper Marans Thread - Breeding to the SOP

    This is a black copper backcross. 3/4 BCM 1/4 whiting true blue
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    Marans and Back-crossed OE Breeding Project.

    That’s probably right. I will do another hatch at some point and hopefully get some with pea combs. Should be 50% chance for pea combs. Be nice to have a nice gold hackles without the halo also.
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    🐣🐥Black Copper Marans and Whiting True Blues. Lots of videos🎥

    Here’s some updated pics on the brood from the November hatch. These are all out of the olive egger roosters that are 1/2 whiting and 1/2 black copper marans. About 17 or 18 cockerels and about 7 or 8 pullets. Not the best ratio!
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    Marans and Back-crossed OE Breeding Project.

    I ended up with 4 cockerels from my backcross. No pullets. They all have single combs.
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    Hawks hawks hawks....

    I highly recommend you don’t shoot a hawk or eagle. “shooting a hawk is a federal offense in the United States. All hawks, along with owls, eagles, and falcons, are protected under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act (MBTA). Here are the key details regarding this federal law: The Law: The MBTA...
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    Hawk Hunting Chickens?

    What kind of hawk? Do your roosters do anything? I had a hawk attack recently and the rooster quickly chased it away.
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    Thinking about switching from a manual coop door to an automatic one – what should I watch out for?

    Pullet shut doors work great. It was the biggest investment in my chickens so far, but well worth it. https://chickendoors.com/product/standard-right-pullet-shut-door/?srsltid=AfmBOooqw-YeHT305Wx-p5iLpb0Yc4nqeQSuels2awdeqyWBd2dtEBFq
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    Feather color genetics

    Thanks. Here he is this morning. He’s got a very upright stance. More so than either of his parents.
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    International Black Copper Marans Thread - Breeding to the SOP

    Now that the days are getting longer I’m starting to get more eggs. The one in the middle has a nice round shape and is dark and glossy.
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    Marans and Back-crossed OE Breeding Project.

    That dark one by your thumb looks like a winner for backcrossimg back to marans.
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    Marans and Back-crossed OE Breeding Project.

    Ok good, that’s what would hope to get back crossing an olive egger to a Marans. I did breed my f1 olive egger rooster back to the pure marans… and also to some pink, green, olive, and blue eggers. I should get a nice variety of greens/olives, and browns from all these birds come spring time...
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    Marans and Back-crossed OE Breeding Project.

    So what’s the lineage of this pullet? I love the egg color and speckling.
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