International Black Copper Marans Thread - Breeding to the SOP

[Chooks man]

chooks, how are you? you haven't been posting lately.

all good my friend .just busy for the moment .changing the the roof of the big shed and finishing the dogs runs .the weather is not helping a lot of rain .very good .

choks man

 

[Chooks man]

@marchick,

I always look forward to moving today! Glad all is going well for you! My GFF chicks are 4 and 5 weeks old this week (2 different batches) from their 3 lines. We’re gonna be at 98 degrees next week so I’m gonna move my chicks from the Barn to the Big Boy/Girl Pen this weekend.

Take Care,
Keith

great stuff .part one done .
all my chooks are penned now .the last group where penned and separated {pullets from cockerels} last week .. order restored .

all good .
chooks man

 

[marchick]

Just some update pictures of the brave ones that ventured out.

 

[Chooks man]

@marchick

love this cockerel . gorgeous rich red copper and great body type .love his tail angle .
his shoulders start to take colour .great sign
love his pure black under fluff . a lot people say you can t breed a good BC from Blue copper . peoples talk too much without knowing .
you have done my dear friend .I m so proud of you .Bravo .you ll end up having your BCmarans cockerel and a good one too .

chooks man

 

[Chooks man]

good looking and great type pullets and cockerels . love that thick Birchen cockerel ,far back with his wing spread to cool down ,must be hot .he look very chunky .
love the pullets , the birchen is stunning .

chooks man

 

[Chooks man]

@marchick

I like this pullet a lot .lovely hackle marking good quality silver as far as I can see . love her eyes ,they ll be correctly coloured when fully matured .

I can see some white feathers on her toes .she still young .they ll go away with time .hope .

chooks man

 

[Chooks man]

@marchick
love the pure silver hackle on the Birchen cockerel . shoulder and back are taking colour too .great stuff .his comb is going to be big .

The Splash has a correct body type ,correct tail .and correct comb . I like him a lot .

we ve done well .BRAVO

chooks man

 

[Chooks man]

Just some update pictures of the brave ones that ventured out.


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I always liked your hens body type and I told you they ll throw a correct progeny .I was not wrong .all your youngster have a correct marans body type .hard to achieve . BRAVO .
the Splash cockerel will help you to fix a correct comb .
the Black copper will help you you recreate your BCM line .

mate the Splash cockerel to his Dam .all progeny will have a correct comb /
mate the BC cockerel to his Dam and restore a copper qualities on your Blue line .

well happy for you .

chooks man

 

[Chooks man]

@Bantambird

some photos please of your young marans .

chooks man

 

[Taj_MaChicken]

I know the title says BCM, but I've been reading through for a bit and see other Marans?

I have a pair of wheaten Marans that are about 13 weeks old. I wasn't planning on the roo, but my cockerel is beautiful and I want more babies from him. The pullet is my #1 in the flock, and has her moments where she's just a punk, but my roo is well mannered.

She's obviously not laying yet, so I don't know how dark her eggs will be. We also have EE, SLW, and BCWP. None of which are laying, as they range from 12-14 weeks.

I know I want more Marans. But my boyfriend likes the colorful eggs, which is why so many EE. Realistically, we have room for 4 more birds before I feel like our coop would be crowded (puts us at 3.5 sqft/bird in the coop) until we move to a larger setup hopefully next year.

How can I optimize my roo to get pretty eggs? Is there a hen I should bring in to mate him with?