International Black Copper Marans Thread - Breeding to the SOP

[Chooks man]

2 Dz fertile pure wheaten eggs arriving on Tuesday .
had a talk to my friend he is sending them on Monday .no far away from me .

all good

chooks man

 

[WVduckchick]

hi every one .here my new marans young flock . I let them out today .they are very happy and healthy too .the little black copper pullet looking tired ,but she is alright .
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happy chooks ,happy man

chooks man

Very happy for you! I’m anxious to see the Columbian project grow!

In the third pic, what variety is the pullet in the middle of the three on the left?

 

[Chooks man]

Very happy for you! I’m anxious to see the Columbian project grow!

In the third pic, what variety is the pullet in the middle of the three on the left?

this pullet is Red Pyle marans . genetically speaking she is a white copper marans .she has the exact genes to a BC with a extra 1 dominant white gene I/i+.

the French standard call her a Dominant white variety . Not correct . the dominant white has to be completely white from the Extended black family E/E not the Birchen ER/ER like this one .

she well chunky and correct body type .no tail yet . but nice long back.

chooks man

 

[Chooks man]

here some photos of this variety from a Marans -Club de France Magazine number 72.

this rooster actually has too much red on his chest .should be white with some red spots like the Black copper marking only the black is replaced with a white ,that all .
very hard to breed .it is a reason why they don t like it and they don t breed it .
if bred correctly it is stunning pattern .

I m going to try to breed it properly .

this time I m not interested to breed a classical marans varieties .the famous one ,
this time I m going a be breeding only the no existing or super rare varieties .more exiting .

chooks man

 

[KF0002]

hi every one .here my new marans young flock . I let them out today .they are very happy and healthy too .the little black copper pullet looking tired ,but she is alright .
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happy chooks ,happy man

chooks man

They look great! Love all the variety! Is that a black tailed buff cockerel in the front of the 3rd picture? I see a cuckoo cockerel in the bunch too. Very nice! Congratulations on your new birds!

 

[WVduckchick]

here some photos of this variety from a Marans -Club de France Magazine number 72.
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this rooster actually has too much red on his chest .should be white with some red spots like the Black copper marking only the black is replaced with a white ,that all .
very hard to breed .it is a reason why they don t like it and they don t breed it .
if bred correctly it is stunning pattern .

I m going to try to breed it properly .

this time I m not interested to breed a classical marans varieties .the famous one ,
this time I m going a be breeding only the no existing or super rare varieties .more exiting .

chooks man

Very interesting! I like it.
I really love the Marans as a breed, but the black coppers always left me desiring something more. I’d love to see more diverse colors. Not to mention the BCs being so hard to breed correctly, I’m not in a position for the required heavy culling, so they just aren’t a good fit for me.
Surpringly, I haven’t had any takers on my listing for my 5 chicks. I thought they would sell like hot cakes.

 

[Chooks man]

They look great! Love all the variety! Is that a black tailed buff cockerel in the front of the 3rd picture? I see a cuckoo cockerel in the bunch too. Very nice! Congratulations on your new birds!

yes my friend ,it is a Black tail buff and Blue tail buff .
the Black tail Buff is the most important variety to breed the colombian from it .

there is 22 marans all diferent varieties .

chooks man

 

[Chooks man]

Very interesting! I like it.
I really love the Marans as a breed, but the black coppers always left me desiring something more. I’d love to see more diverse colors. Not to mention the BCs being so hard to breed correctly, I’m not in a position for the required heavy culling, so they just aren’t a good fit for me.
Surpringly, I haven’t had any takers on my listing for my 5 chicks. I thought they would sell like hot cakes.

here in Oz the marans chooks sale very fast . high demand.
I m not sure how does work over there where you are .

Black copper are famous for they dark eggs laying ability .but as plumage colour goes it is not the most impressive marans variety .

chooks man

 

[Chooks man]

this barred yellow cockerel is a Golden Golden cuckoo marans .
I only know one person who bred this variety in France ,Monique Berte ,she named it Le Coucou Dore' Dore'.

chooks man

 

[KF0002]

yes my friend ,it is a Black tail buff and Blue tail buff .
the Black tail Buff is the most important variety to breed the colombian from it .

there is 22 marans all diferent varieties .

chooks man

That's awesome! Looking forward to seeing your columbian project as you work on it! And all of the others as well!