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    Rooster or hen? French marans

    They both have Vulture Hocks. A *HUGE* DQ for Marans. Acceptable for European bred Cochin. But I think it is a DQ in the US. but doesn't a Cochin have yellow skin? Marans can only have white skin. I'm at a loss.
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    Black tailed red marans chicks

    They're called "Fauve Acajou á Queue Noire" in french. They were accepted into the French Standard of Perfection in the early 1950's. There is a Facebook page if you're interested-"Black Tailed Red and Columbian Marans".
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    Black tailed red marans chicks

    We're working to get the hens to color up better. He looks nice, but the cockbirds have always looked good. Trying to get the hens a more uniform color. More like a New Hampshire. Eggs look GREAT!
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    Black tailed red marans chicks

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    Black tailed buff marans

    You're absolutely right about males coloring just as well with Co-vs-Db! It is the hens that were not. I have since started adding Co, and it's making a world of difference.
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    Black tailed buff marans

    Db is in my line of Black Tailed Red. I was breeding using Db, Di & Mh. The hens were not coloring up uniformly. I added Co from a Light project I'm working on. The black hackles are coming in nicely. The Co allows hackle marking, the Db removes it. Dark Brown seems *MUCH* more powerful in the...
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    Black tailed buff marans

    I was using a genotype from two authors. They said the Black Tailed Red was: eWh/eWh, Db/Db, Di/Di, Mh/Mh. After more than 7 years trying that the hens were *STILL* Not coloring up well. I have seen how Columbian will, so I'm adding that fourth gene. The first generation looks real promising.
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