International Black Copper Marans Thread - Breeding to the SOP

[Bantambird]

this is my favorite hen from last year's hatch. This is proper blue, right? I just love this hen! She won't stand still though and her chest pic didn't turn out very well

 

[Chooks man]

View attachment 1757906 View attachment 1757907 View attachment 1757908 View attachment 1757910 this is my favorite hen from last year's hatch. This is proper blue, right? I just love this hen! She won't stand still though and her chest pic didn't turn out very well

she is a little darker .not a uniform blue .
here a photos from the french magazine light blue uniform throughout hole body with a thin lacing .

chooks man

 

[Chooks man]

View attachment 1757906 View attachment 1757907 View attachment 1757908 View attachment 1757910 this is my favorite hen from last year's hatch. This is proper blue, right? I just love this hen! She won't stand still though and her chest pic didn't turn out very well

love her hackle marking and the shape of her comb .correct comb shape , small straight and thin.

chooks man

 

[Magnolia Hill]

View attachment 1757906 View attachment 1757907 View attachment 1757908 View attachment 1757910 this is my favorite hen from last year's hatch. This is proper blue, right? I just love this hen! She won't stand still though and her chest pic didn't turn out very well

In blues you really want the shaft of the feathers the same color as the feather, not dark like the edges(lacing). Blue really is a harder color than most think. This young cockerel is real close to what your looking for, notice the shaft of the feather aren't dark like the edges. Hope this helps.

 

[Chooks man]

In blues you really want the shaft of the feathers the same color as the feather, not dark like the edges(lacing). Blue really is a harder color than most think. This young cockerel is real close to what your looking for, notice the shaft of the feather aren't dark like the edges. Hope this helps. View attachment 1759146

this cockerel is a little darker plus he has a thick lacing .
the French SOP call for a uniform blue with a light lacing .

but if a person is working with a Blue over a Blue than the cockerel should be darker like the one posted .
dark Blue cockerel is a breeder but not a show bird .

like I said before ,the blue is not a true plumage colour it is a Diluted Black ,so will throw many different shade . it is up to us to select recording to our need , breeder or show bird .

chooks man

 

[Chooks man]

In blues you really want the shaft of the feathers the same color as the feather, not dark like the edges(lacing). Blue really is a harder color than most think. This young cockerel is real close to what your looking for, notice the shaft of the feather aren't dark like the edges. Hope this helps. View attachment 1759146

I really like this cockerel .he look s Solid Blue to me not a Blue copper .
love his long rectangular body , his tail is a little longer but good angle .

I think it is easier to breed a solid Blue than breeding a Blue copper .

chooks man

 

[Chooks man]

here a silver blue cockerel from a French club magazine . that what a SOP call for .

here one of my old cockerel from last marans flock I sold last year.silver blue cuckoo

chooks man

 

[marchick]

here a silver blue cockerel from a French club magazine . that what a SOP call for .View attachment 1759856

here one of my old cockerel from last marans flock I sold last year.silver blue cuckoo View attachment 1759858 View attachment 1759859

chooks man

This is the blue we should be going for? That is a much lighter blue than I thought. Is the French Marans standard different than U.S. standard for shade of blue?

 

[marchick]

I am not sure yet but I think the hen laying the dark spotted egg with good shape is the blue silver Cuckoo. Bummer! What do I do with her!

 

[Chooks man]

This is the blue we should be going for? That is a much lighter blue than I thought. Is the French Marans standard different than U.S. standard for shade of blue?

I m not sure what the USA SOP look for .
for me I breed my marans to they original standard the French SOP .

chooks man