Black Copper Marans discussion thread

[math ace]

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All kinds of things can POP up when you start crossing lines. . . .. . Be very careful about crossing them . . . . .
You can lose egg color and gain new faults and DQ's that did not exist before mixing lines.

 

[mmilcic]

Hi I am new to this I have a new hatch of black copper marans 3 are the normal black and white but the other 2 have brown faces are brown faces normal they are suppose to be pure black coppers ????

 

[snowbird]

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All kinds of things can POP up when you start crossing lines. . . .. . Be very careful about crossing them . . . . .
You can lose egg color and gain new faults and DQ's that did not exist before mixing lines.

Lisa, my friend, seems like this is something similiar to what we discussed on crossing varieties. Don

 

[ihvpower]

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I think that they may be mixed with something else and I see at least 4 cockerals. Do you have some more pictures?

 

[ihvpower]

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The first picture that you posted? is that the one you need to sex?

 

[ihvpower]

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The first picture that you posted? is that the one you need to sex?

She is a pullet.

 

[snowbird]

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I think that they may be mixed with something else and I see at least 4 cockerals. Do you have some more pictures?

These just look like typical Black Copper Marans to me, What makes you believe they are crossed with something? Don

 

[snowbird]

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The first picture that you posted? is that the one you need to sex?

She is a pullet.

With the red comb I say looks like a male. Don

 

[snowbird]

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I do not know what causes the brown but I have some hatch this color and even more color. Don

 

[Zanna]

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All kinds of things can POP up when you start crossing lines. . . .. . Be very careful about crossing them . . . . .
You can lose egg color and gain new faults and DQ's that did not exist before mixing lines.

Lisa, my friend, seems like this is something similiar to what we discussed on crossing varieties. Don

How do you improve a line if it is best to not cross lines? My novice thinking would be deal with the DQ's that crop up, cull, cull, cull and eventually end up with better birds. How can this be equated to crossing varieties? I know nothing, please give it to me straight!