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  1. Chooks man

    Black Copper Marans discussion thread

    nice stock and wonderful eggs color . Bravo chooks man
  2. Chooks man

    Black Copper Marans discussion thread

    those chicks are not a pure BCM . they are BCM X Golden salmon . because they have the brown lacing . if they where wheaten X BCM they will have a more uniform mossiness no lacing . I recon your breeder has a Salmon rooster over her BCM . hard to tell if you don t know the breed .nly...
  3. Chooks man

    Black Copper Marans discussion thread

    Quote: no much to see almost a same photos , head is good comb good copper coming a long good will have a nicely colored chest . better photos please of his back ,body, etc................. chooks man
  4. Chooks man

    Black Copper Marans discussion thread

    Quote: good feeling when you get that first egg , gorgeous by the way. chooks man
  5. Chooks man

    Black Copper Marans discussion thread

    Quote: don t worry about it just parasitic stuff . will go away after molting . the white feather you have to watch . chooks man
  6. Chooks man

    Black Copper Marans discussion thread

    Thank you guys for having around but this is the last time I ll post a comment. seem to me that your chooks have a different genetic make up I thought they are marans and they have a same genetic make up like the rest of the marans in the world. SORRY I WAS WRONG THAT NOT THE CASE . GOOD...
  7. Chooks man

    Black Copper Marans discussion thread

    no doubt about that he s handsome .he will be great for cross breeding with a blue and green eggs layers . by crossing him you will gain a Hybrid Vigor ( other world bigger and healthier bird ) chooks man
  8. Chooks man

    Black Copper Marans discussion thread

    HI OregonKat your rooster is handsome but he ll throw 100% black pullets with a black eyes.Cockerels is different story depend of the color of the hen( they mam ).. Could be use over hens with a great eyes color, great type and overly marked ( too much copper on they chest ) . avoid to use...
  9. Chooks man

    Black Copper Marans discussion thread

    That is a good point I see where you are coming from. agree with you 100% we should test mate our breeding stock to see what are made up off . the same thing happen here in Australia ,they have been crossed with all sort of thing.that why I m hatching great numbers ..this year I kept 90 bird...
  10. Chooks man

    Black Copper Marans discussion thread

    Snowbird WE have nothing to agree or disagree, BECAUSE we did not make a standard .we are discussing it.pretty logic . BUT the standard has nothing to do with what YOU or ME or somebody else like or dislike .is not up to us The Standard is for every body to apply if they want to achieve...
  11. Chooks man

    Black Copper Marans discussion thread

    I agree with you Snowbird . by not breeding from a male that was week on the hackle color. nice rich ,lush coppery hackle flames has nothing to do with a richness of the copper. look at the Salmon marans hens hackles ,they have hackles with a large flame all the way from top to end...
  12. Chooks man

    Black Copper Marans discussion thread

    here a French standard about the leg color. - tarsi- Average size , with some feathers White or lightly pink coloured for all the varieties except for the BLACK. BROWN -RED and BIRCHEN Marans were grey or dark grey is permitted , although NOT preferred for both sexes .Four long and well...
  13. Chooks man

    Black Copper Marans discussion thread

    he do have a ruff texture at the front too . chooks man
  14. Chooks man

    Black Copper Marans discussion thread

    I don t see t as sprig. like I said before it s not excellent at the rear but not sprig . he will not loose point ah the show.because of the ruff texture . if he had a sprig he will be disqualify . NOT a CHAMPION. sprig is a disqualification and they are strict about t. Chooks man
  15. Chooks man

    Black Copper Marans discussion thread

    Flame on the hackle of a BCM Rooster will produce pullets with incomplete hackle manly where the head and neck meet. what the APS say about the BCM legs color ? chooks man
  16. Chooks man

    Black Copper Marans discussion thread

    his feet are light slate at the top front and pink/white at the rear and toes. i don t see any sprig it is not a excellent around end but no sprig for sure. We are dealing with a French champion here .So we have to observe properly and compare what we see to a French standard.is they chooks...
  17. Chooks man

    Black Copper Marans discussion thread

    Here what I see in the French champion BCM coq Type ; Excellent .nice and long No square Neither Tall. Head = pretty , solid Eyes = well colored Beak = well curved and colored .thick and Solid. Comb =nice size ,well erected , free from defect . well serrated .Good texture and color. Wattle =...
  18. Chooks man

    Black Copper Marans discussion thread

    He is gorgeous .he wasn t a champion for nothing look at him stunning ,Excellent type and color . he have 2 great trait showing he s well balanced color wise and he will throw nicely colored progeny ( No black pullets with this guy) First thing is his hear TUFT same color as his hackle...
  19. Chooks man

    Black Copper Marans discussion thread

    I start selecting as hatching,.there is many things to look for and they change with time as they grow up. 5/6 month is a good time to do a final selection.but the gorgeous one s they appear early. take nice photos of each from different angle and we help you out to select. here the area...
  20. Chooks man

    Black Copper Marans discussion thread

    Both cockerels . you have a nice Cream Legbar pullets there. chooks man
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