Black Copper Marans discussion thread

[chisNchickens]

Actually, you will get all blue coppers. Splash & black produce all blues. If you had a blue bred to a black copper, then it would be 50% of each. Its the rule of blues. I don't think it makes a difference if one is a "blue" splash or a regular splash.

Splash is splash...there is no "blue" splash.

 

[chisNchickens]

While I am participating, may I ask for more images of roos? I have two - albeit young - that I am growing out and I really want to cut that down to one. I know there are lots of images here and I have seen most...but more is always better! Anyone have any they are particularly proud of? I would love to see....I am new to the breed and have a lot to learn. I posted images a while back but got no feedback, I figure I will wait and let them mature some before submitting more.

 

[ashandvine]

Someone had chicks for sale today and two had white dots in their heads. I understand that this is often a sex linked characteristic but none of my BCM hatches have dots. Please, someone explain this discrepancy.

 

[SIMZ]

Were they selling them as BCM or Cuckoos? I believe cuckoos will have a dot on their head. The dot usually goes with the barring pattern as an adult.

 

[OleMissChic]

Someone had chicks for sale today and two had white dots in their heads. I understand that this is often a sex linked characteristic but none of my BCM hatches have dots. Please, someone explain this discrepancy.

Cuckoos will have that trait.

 

[Runawaylobster]

Someone had chicks for sale today and two had white dots in their heads. I understand that this is often a sex linked characteristic but none of my BCM hatches have dots. Please, someone explain this discrepancy.

you can still have black copper marans and have male chicks with spots. by crossing a pure female cuckoo with a pure black copper roo, the female can only pass on the barring to the male chicks, the females will be black copper marans... maybe this is what they had?

i should add that the males will be barred and NOT BCM's..

 

[math ace]

you can still have black copper marans and have male chicks with spots. by crossing a pure female cuckoo with a pure black copper roo, the female can only pass on the barring to the male chicks, the females will be black copper marans... maybe this is what they had?

i should add that the males will be barred and NOT BCM's..

 

[cmitchell]

Here's one of my black copper marans chicks that hatched today.

 

[maryhysong]

I like 49 better, too, although I like the way the comb sits at the back on 50 better. Too bad he doesn't have the weight of 50! Also does 50 have a wry tail or is it just his stance in the photo?

Thanks; 50 has a straight tail. In the butt shot he was walking away from me at an angle; he might have also been twitching it a bit. When he is standing still his tail is straight.

 

[Runawaylobster]

here is a link..

http://sellers.kippenjungle.nl/page2.html#t4

that's exactly what I said when i found this out... i have no clue if it is a good thing as far as breeding practice,i'm not experienced enough, BUT it is a fact that the barring gene can only go to the male offspring in this specific cross, because it is associated with the male sex chromosome...