International Black Copper Marans Thread - Breeding to the SOP

[Chooks man]

i like this one too .she is nicely marked and great type ( plum )
wide deep chest .
well spaced feet
well feathers shanks and nice color.

photo of her from the side and rear please?

chooks man

 

[Chooks man]

nice type
great long wide and flat back .
nice tail
nice hackle

better photos will do her justice .

chooks man

 

[kfelton0002]

better for you if you want to work that line is to breed from all the group .( 3 pullets sisters/half sisters and they brother/half brother cockerel .

Because we don t know witch pullets is his a true sister .

If I was you ,here how I do it ;
1) I ll make the cockerel to all 3 pullets ( group mating )
2) I ll try to hatch minimum 20 chicks from each pullets = that will make it total 60 chicks minimum .as F1  all related ,does not matter from witch pullets they come from ( each one has it own specific trait ). I m trying to keep the diversity in the line.even if they come from a same parent stock .

3) I ll select the best 2 cockerels and the best 3 pullets from this F1 and I get ready of the parent stock .

4)mate the chosen one group1 cockerel F1a and get F2a = select the best cockerel and the best 3 pullets as F2a
group 2 cockerel F1b and get F2b . = select the best cockerel and a best 3 pullets as F2b.

5)mate a cockerel F2a to the F2a = and get F3a
mate the cockerel F2b to a pullets F2b = and get F3b.

by now the F3a and F3b are cousins and are ready to be out crossed to another line to add any desirable trait OR kept pure if I m happy about them .

if I m happy with them them ;
I ll mate cockerel F3a to the F3b pullets and get F4ab
I ll mate cockerel F3b to the F3a pullets and get F4ba

from now on I ll create 2 lines ab and line ba and keep them separate  and work them . if one of them loses a vigor or some thing than I ll cross it to the other line to restore what has been lost.

chooks man

That sounds like a great plan! Thank you. Once again, you're a genius.

Looking forward to working with my two lines. I will keep each line pure but it will be nice to have the option of outcrossing birds from the other line if need be.

Thanks for the advice!

 

[Braxton Brigade]

this 2 marans roosters are from different parents stock but they both have a same marans body type and tail. the difference is in they body colors that all .

True marans stand.

chooks man

Thanks.

My Claude..... Every time I see this photo it reminds me of the Kellogg's Corn Flakes Rooster!

I can see that.

 

[Magnolia Hill]

are they a same cockerel or different one.

can you number them for me please


chooks man

number1

number 2

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I only have the one picture of the first cockerel, are they blue copper or blue wheaten?

 

[Magnolia Hill]

number2

 

[Magnolia Hill]

can I do anything with black copper and all black hens with the blue wheaten rooster?

 

[Red Banks]

Who am I?

 

[kfelton0002]

Who am I?

Im going to guess Bello?

 

[Red Banks]

More pics, I couldn't get any of Antonio the other night. Phone went dead tonight but..... I managed to get a few.