International Black Copper Marans Thread - Breeding to the SOP

[marchick]

Jasper is Blaze Sire .so the parasitic white must be from the hen. the mother .

chooks man

Pearl and Poppy both have white foot feathers. I am guessing they are the ones carrying the parasitic white.

 

[RebeccaBoyd]

Holly laid her first egg this morning.

Holly's first egg on the left, Daisy's first on the right.

 

[Chooks man]

Remember Nimbus has white in tail also.

tail and wings parasitic white is easier to breed out than down feathers parasitic white , both are not good any way ,
you have a lot cockerels chicks now ,so you can select the one that are free from parasitic white .

chooks man

 

[Chooks man]

Pearl and Poppy both have white foot feathers. I am guessing they are the ones carrying the parasitic white.

if they have white feathers on they feet ,for sure they are parasitic white carriers .
what about the BC hens ?
if Jasper is free from parasitic white ,than you only need one BC hen free from any white to pair her to him and hatch cockerels line .

chooks man

 

[marchick]

we have to know witch hen is responsible for the parasitic white .
I always said we need to know the mother of the chick .when some thing like this happen ,we know witch hen to remove from the pen .
If Jasper is clean then mate him just to a BC hens not a BLC hens .
we know one of the BLC hen is responsible ,better to keep cockerels from the BC hens .
we have to see how the chicks grow up .but keep the chicks from BC hens well marked ,so we can fellow them up as they grow .
every thing is fixable with good breeding program .

chooks man

The BC hens from this year breed them with Jasper next year?

 

[marchick]

if they have white feathers on they feet ,for sure they are parasitic white carriers .
what about the BC hens ?
if Jasper is free from parasitic white ,than you only need one BC hen free from any white to pair her to him and hatch cockerels line .

chooks man

I only have one BC from last year the rest are from this year.

 

[Chooks man]

The BC hens from this year breed them with Jasper next year?

keep only BC chicks from this year hatch , get ready of the BLC .that will give more space for the extra BC cockerels . you have to fix this problem before get out of hand .

chooks man

 

[Chooks man]

I only have one BC from last year the rest are from this year.

is she free from the white?
chooks man

 

[Chooks man]

Holly laid her first egg this morning.View attachment 2226935
Holly's first egg on the left, Daisy's first on the right.
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both gorgeous colour . love the dark dots .
chooks man

 

[marchick]

if they have white feathers on they feet ,for sure they are parasitic white carriers .
what about the BC hens ?
if Jasper is free from parasitic white ,than you only need one BC hen free from any white to pair her to him and hatch cockerels line .

chooks man

I am hoping Jade and storm are not carrying white. No white in foot feathers. I have their eggs in now.