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  1. Chooks man

    Marans genetic and how to breed them to SOP

    here in this thread you will be able to fellow all my work from building pens to breeding and hatching .I just moved to this new place mid November last year 4 months now .I was up around Gympie QLD .too hot for my chooks and too many wild dogs ,lost too many chooks , so moved back to NSW ...
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    International Black Copper Marans Thread - Breeding to the SOP

    peoples say all sort of stuff ,we have to refer to the original standard , rooster with a complete shoulder pattern and chest marking mean he has a balanced autosomal red genes in his genetic make up ,black chest rooster with incomplete shoulder pattern plus black ears tufts is imbalanced and...
  3. Chooks man

    Marans genetic and how to breed them to SOP

    @AusHen this is my thread and my work , you can fellow what I m doing and hatching here , today I have more chicks Black /blue and Dom White hatching from my foundation breeders . Chooks man
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    International Black Copper Marans Thread - Breeding to the SOP

    I m in NSW Central coast , I can help you with some fertile eggs or young bird this coming breeding season , I m hatching now from 3 different foundation pens so in the spring time I should spare you a trio of Blue or BC . Blessing Chooks man
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    International Black Copper Marans Thread - Breeding to the SOP

    like I explained it chest marking is not an issue it is accepted by the SOP for the rooster to have black or marked chest ,as long as the marling doesn t go all the way down to the thigh . chooks man
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    International Black Copper Marans Thread - Breeding to the SOP

    chest leakage is not a fault as long doesn t go all the way down to to the thigh ,there is miss understanding about the marked chest and green sheen on the black copper caused by the show judges . the standard call for No sheen is required and chest should have some copper marking but the judges...
  7. Chooks man

    Let's talk Golden Cuckoo Marans!

    are you trying to revive this thread ?
  8. Chooks man

    Marans genetic and how to breed them to SOP

    moved the eggs to the hatcher this evening 42 good one out of 49 few of them look like they are not going to make it ,but still lot good one ,fingers cross , the sires are = pen #1 = Black Pearl ,BC X Solid black rooster ,over The Talker daughters 2 black 2 DW and 1 Splash Pen #2 One Eye Angel...
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    Marans genetic and how to breed them to SOP

    11 days old chicks this one are from One Eye Angel some are Blue ,others are Black and one is DW ,some are fast feathering type ,other are slow feathering type all healthy
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    Marans genetic and how to breed them to SOP

    Blue copper chicks group 2 from a Splash copper rooster Talking Angel over BCM hens Amori s daughters ,all 8 of them have fast feathering type ,they are 11 day s old they wing and tails feathers are fully formed .there is few shade of blue colour expecting that some are darker like they grand...
  11. Chooks man

    International Black Copper Marans Thread - Breeding to the SOP

    guess breeding her to a golden cuckoo is a great move becuase the lighter hackle doesn t matter the barring gene will affect the copper any way , chooks man
  12. Chooks man

    Marans genetic and how to breed them to SOP

    having a personal opinion is not a crime my friend , chooks man
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    Marans genetic and how to breed them to SOP

    more progress yesterday on the container coops .manage to fix the chicken mesh along the pens and fix the plywood sheet at the bottom of each coop ,they are about a foot high to keep the the wire safe from rusting . now the breeding season is ending so I decide not to fix the door yet on the...
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    International Black Copper Marans Thread - Breeding to the SOP

    does appear on few of my chooks when it is hot and humid but always goes away ,never bother me .and I don t know what causing it never looked into it ,maybe it is time to do so , chooks man
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    International Black Copper Marans Thread - Breeding to the SOP

    in this 2 photos her hackle look more golden type rather than copper type plus the photo making her earlobe look white ,look like this 2 photos are doing her justice . we need to see better one please. hope some Silkies will go broody and Channel lay you more eggs . chooks man
  16. Chooks man

    Marans genetic and how to breed them to SOP

    thank you this is Marans thread ,we talk about the art of how to breed them to they full glory show quality or breeding quality ,blessing to all . chooks man
  17. Chooks man

    Marans genetic and how to breed them to SOP

    that is a big incubator hopefully one day you will be able to fill it up with gorgeous dark eggs ,wishing you all the best chooks man
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    Marans genetic and how to breed them to SOP

    set 49 eggs this evening ,they are from 3 different pens ,I m not getting many eggs now most of my hens has stopped laying and they are molting , I m trying to few chicks from the one they still laying , chooks man
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    Marans genetic and how to breed them to SOP

    what the capacity of your incubator? lot of room there , good luck to you , chooks man
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    Marans genetic and how to breed them to SOP

    I get what you saying y friend , all my old birds will live the rest of they life in my farm ,the young stock I m not too attached to but not my breeders ,they contribution is so great I can t just get rid of them it is they home as must as mine , try to look after them till they die naturally ...
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