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    International Black Copper Marans Thread - Breeding to the SOP

    This is the BCM pullet I never got round to posting. I was treating her face for ringworm, so she never looked good in photos before. She’s a bit soggy, I think it’s partly from being treaded by the rooster, so her down looks a bit looser than usual. Nice, rangy type. She holds her tail a bit...
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    Black copper Maran?

    They don’t strike me as being NOT marans. Maybe poorly bred marans, which often lay pale eggs due to excessive selection for egg production over quality. Or possibly a cross between a marans and something else, though I must say the male at least looks standard enough in pattern to be pure.
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    Marans genetic and how to breed them to SOP

    We’ve talked about those copper head spots chicks can get on the International BCM thread, but maybe it would be worth an explanation here? Do you get many of these head spots? I’ve never had one. I think I have a good idea about them but would love you to share more if you have anything to say.
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    The Retford Grouseleg thread

    They’re terrible at flying I know that much. Never laid me an egg either.
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    Marans genetic and how to breed them to SOP

    @Chooks man I’ve seen pictures before of silver and gold salmon marans. I don’t know why they don’t just call them duckwing because it doesn’t seem that the silver salmon had the autosomal red on the males’ shoulders like salmon Faverolles. Do you have much experience with this variety, and...
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    BlueTheBrahma’s thread!

    While it’s still full of stock images and an irrelevant ‘blog’ that I didn’t write (I will change it), my website is now live, and selling DCM eggs. www.scullypoultry.co.uk
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    International Black Copper Marans Thread - Breeding to the SOP

    They look like a very handsome flock, quite mature for 17 weeks. Lovely copper from what I can see.
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    International Black Copper Marans Thread - Breeding to the SOP

    I may have been too high with my estimate then. It was 92% humidity outside when I looked earlier.
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    International Black Copper Marans Thread - Breeding to the SOP

    @Maranmad I’m not going to pretend I probably didn’t just lob water into the incubator and hope for the best most of the time (I actually left my incubator running while I was in Mablethorpe once so it may have been too low around hatching, I didn’t have fanatic success but not bad). I think...
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    International Black Copper Marans Thread - Breeding to the SOP

    I’ll try and think back to my hatches when I have used incubators, since I think I’m going to be the only one with comparable (aka the same) climate.
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    Marans genetic and how to breed them to SOP

    I agree with you, I much prefer the more subtle hackle markings. Thanks!
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    Marans genetic and how to breed them to SOP

    @Chooks man this question I was thinking off about a different breed, but have you ever recorded what Db looks like on a silver wheaten base? Are they like silver Colombians with less hackle markings or do they not follow the pattern you see in golds/buffs?
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    International Black Copper Marans Thread - Breeding to the SOP

    I use broodies most of the time, so I’ll let the incubator hatchers answer this. Pictures of your marans are more than welcome here. We can even evaluate them for you if you wanted.
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    Hatching Black French Copper Marans - Tips

    Feel free to ask on here: https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/international-black-copper-marans-thread-breeding-to-the-sop.1122465/page-2581#post-28990484 Best of luck!
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    Thistlewick Smallholding - Chickens & Sheep (for now)

    I’ve never seen the roundabout myself, don’t spend much time in the south. Seen pictures though. That’s a lovely thing to have a breed tying you back to a place like that.
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