Blue Copper and Splash Copper Marans Discussion

[desertmarcy]

I'll look for ya when I get home from work. Hard to see much on my phone at the moment

Understand! Thanks so much. I really need to get my bird numbers down.

 

[snowbird]

VICKI can you elaborate more on how you are going to open tails? it seems to be rampant in Marans.

DON I too would like to hear about the copper on females.

Kim, Donna, will try and explain how to improve the amount of copper on the BC and Blue copper females. No genetic formulas here just over 70 year of Poultry experience working.

Pick a male with good type and everything good that you can think of to begin with. Since the male is responsible for most of the color, find a male with a good amount of Copper on the breast. Breeding this way you will get a lot of freezer males but the female offspring will have some nice Copper color working. If you have a line of BC where you know that the Copper gene is there the job will be a lot easier. Once you get a line going for you try and stay away from bringing in new fowl as it is not necessary.

For the Blue Copper to improve the Copper color cross with the BC but do not breed the BC colored offspring back into your established BC line or you will contaminate the BC for sure. I would use a Blue Copper male over BC females or a Splash male over Black Copper females.

 

[Blue Roo]

Hello can someone tell me when a BCM hen starts laying my hens face is starting to get red I heard that it want be long after that can if you can tell me anything else it would be great thanks

 

[snowbird]

Hello can someone tell me when a BCM hen starts laying my hens face is starting to get red I heard that it want be long after that can if you can tell me anything else it would be great thanks

Yes, the red comb and face is a sure sign the female is close to point of lay. You can also catch the female and see if the pelvic bones are spaced apart , should be able to lay two fingers when she is laying. When she is not at point of lay the pelvic bones will be real close.

 

[Blue Roo]

Ok thanks for the info another question do the black copper marans blue splash marans and blue copper marans do that all mature around the same amount of time or is there a difference in the time it taks them to mature

 

[Blue Roo]

Here is the blue copper hen that I was talking about she looks great to me

 

[Blue Roo]

this is a picture of a young roo that I have would u call him a blue or a blue wheaten and why is the difference ill send some other pictures of my marans sry I know the picture is not great but the fellow will not be still for a picture

 

[wlhtx]

this is a picture of a young roo that I have would u call him a blue or a blue wheaten and why is the difference ill send some other pictures of my marans sry I know the picture is not great but the fellow will not be still for a picture

Looks like a blue copper to me.

 

[Blue Roo]

sry don't think the picture of my hen loaded here's another

 

[Blue Roo]

this is my main man but had someone tell me that he was blue wheaten but I don't know would someone tell if he is blue or blue wheaten