International Black Copper Marans Thread - Breeding to the SOP

[KF0002]

They made it safe and are doing well. 5 Birchen, 5 Blue Birchen and two Blue Copper pullets.
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Yay! Glad they finally arrived and are doing well!

 

[marchick]

Yay! Glad they finally arrived and are doing well!

Now just waiting for White Marans eggs to be shipped. I have cleaned my incubator and I am ready.

 

[KF0002]

Now just waiting for White Marans eggs to be shipped. I have cleaned my incubator and I am ready.

Hopefully you get a good hatch rate! Fingers crossed!

 

[marchick]

Hopefully you get a good hatch rate! Fingers crossed!

Thank you, That would be good. Then I wouldn't have to worry about breeding to produce a White Cockeral. Just incase I will keep studying.

 

[KF0002]

I have read that silver based would be a better foundation for recessive white, so you were right there. In theory it says a silver based white bird wont yellow as bad as a gold based one, but any white can yellow in the sun. Even my white leghorns yellow some. They molt in pure white then by the time they are ready to molt again are a pale yellowish color in places. Keeping birds out of the sun helps there, mainly with show birds. @marchick

 

[marchick]

I have read that silver based would be a better foundation for recessive white, so you were right there. In theory it says a silver based white bird wont yellow as bad as a gold based one, but any white can yellow in the sun. Even my white leghorns yellow some. They molt in pure white then by the time they are ready to molt again are a pale yellowish color in places. Keeping birds out of the sun helps there, mainly with show birds. @marchick

So my best bet would be Birchen over White? If I don't get a cockeral.

 

[OneMountainAcres]

I'm down to 3 boys now. Red and yellow went to freezer camp yesterday and purple to his new home today. I still have Black Green and Blue. Blue has really been catching my eye lately so I think I'm going to take new pictures of the boys to double check with you guys and see what order you all see them in. How bad is the white leakage under the hackles? I remember someone mentioning that before and all my boys have at least some.

 

[KF0002]

My photography skills are getting better. Lol.

 

[KF0002]

So my best bet would be Birchen over White? If I don't get a cockeral.

Yep

 

[Old Man Tom]

My photography skills are getting better. Lol.

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So you are still hatching??? TOM