Black Copper Marans discussion thread

[Flock Master64]

Of course you can

 

[Braxton Brigade]

Not a member of that site(thread) do not know that I could post. Tom

It's just another post on this same site.

https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/...thread-breeding-to-the-sop/1520#post_17517948

A few people are on both pages, the one dedicated to breeding to the SOP is where you'll find more bird evaluations and breeding techniques.

 

[Old Man Tom]

Yes, I did post over there.

 

[chicapee]

This is one of my boys that I hatched this spring. I would like honest opinions whether he is worth breeding or not. TIA.

 

[Braxton Brigade]

This is one of my boys that I hatched this spring. I would like honest opinions whether he is worth breeding or not. TIA.

The most prominent thing you'll notice is how high his tail sets, a Marans tail should be close to a 45* angle.

Next is his type, his legs are set a bit closer to his back end rather than his center, he seems to be quite thin in the breast, maybe caused by not enough depth to his chest.

He does have a wide enough base which is good but he is short in the back (length), ultimately this is more or less the cause of a high set tail, chances are a hen with long back would correct this in some of the offspring, basically just only keep the offspring that show the improvement.

His color might be more on the mahogany side rather than the copper side but it might be the dim lighting making it look that way.

His comb and waddles are a good medium size, that is very good, legs are a bit dark.

I won't further comment on his color because this changes with time, but he might be a bit darker than preferred.

But it seems you have hens that have good color on the hackles in the background.

We lean more towards using coqs with some copper on the breast to insure good color on the females in the next generation.

 

[chicapee]

The most prominent thing you'll notice is how high his tail sets, a Marans tail should be close to a 45* angle.

Next is his type, his legs are set a bit closer to his back end rather than his center, he seems to be quite thin in the breast, maybe caused by not enough depth to his chest.

He does have a wide enough base which is good but he is short in the back (length), ultimately this is more or less the cause of a high set tail, chances are a hen with long back would correct this in some of the offspring, basically just only keep the offspring that show the improvement.

His color might be more on the mahogany side rather than the copper side but it might be the dim lighting making it look that way.

His comb and waddles are a good medium size, that is very good, legs are a bit dark.

I won't further comment on his color because this changes with time, but he might be a bit darker than preferred.

But it seems you have hens that have good color on the hackles in the background.

We lean more towards using coqs with some copper on the breast to insure good color on the females in the next generation.

Thank you very much I will look at the other 5 I have growing out too. I had a feeling his tail would be too high.

 

[Itilianc]

Here is a pic of my gray roo, he was supposed to be a hen so now he's just a pleasure to look at, he won't be bred and he's too nice to be eaten, shade under the trees don't do his colors justice

 

[Itilianc]

And this is my black hen, she also has some pretty gold speckling on her neck

 

[Spartan22]

Does French Black Copper Marans normally takes laying breaks often? Seems like mine takes breaks every 4-5 months of laying.

 

[chicapee]

Does French Black Copper Marans normally takes laying breaks often? Seems like mine takes breaks every 4-5 months of laying.

One of my girls is molting and she is not laying at the moment.