International Black Copper Marans Thread - Breeding to the SOP

[Chooks man]

fresh eggs arrive this morning from the farm .
some are really dark ..
here the pic .

well happy .
chooks man

 

[Bantambird]

Blues can be a hard color to get just right, but they sure are beautiful. I appreciate a good blue bird, even with all the trouble that comes with breeding the stinkers.

 

[Bantambird]

Right now I'm playing the waiting game. Hope I get something great! Lots of growouts in the smaller pen.

 

[Chooks man]

Blues can be a hard color to get just right, but they sure are beautiful. I appreciate a good blue bird, even with all the trouble that comes with breeding the stinkers.

agree with you .working with Blues yield a lot cull .
I do prefer more Solid Blue .with they dark hackle and uniform Blue.

chooks man

 

[Chooks man]

Right now I'm playing the waiting game. Hope I get something great! Lots of growouts in the smaller pen.

post some photos when you have time .love looking at your marans ,
any cockerels from your youngest pens ,showing good sign .
me I stoped selecting cockerels at early age. they change so many time ,so it is better to wait till they pass 5 months old .
Old Jackson should produce a nice cockerel .

chooks man

 

[Bantambird]

On first butcher day, I let a few promising cockerels go, much to my husband's dismay. There was one well colored cockerel with a hint of breast lacing a third of the way down, then solid black. I'm liking him, but he's only 4 months old so I'll have to wait longer.

 

[Chooks man]

On first butcher day, I let a few promising cockerels go, much to my husband's dismay. There was one well colored cockerel with a hint of breast lacing a third of the way down, then solid black. I'm liking him, but he's only 4 months old so I'll have to wait longer.

love a Birchen cockerel with a laced chest on the upper part .they look better than solid black chest .
chooks man

 

[chickengr]

my little blue boy got so dark, almost black. at 2 mo he pretends to crow, lol.

 

[Bantambird]

He didn't pose well, but you can see his color and his stance and his frame.

this color is nice too. Here's just a pair I'm watching. There will be more standouts over time.

 

[Chooks man]

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He didn't pose well, but you can see his color and his stance and his frame.

View attachment 2265962View attachment 2265963 this color is nice too. Here's just a pair I'm watching. There will be more standouts over time.

both look nice .the first cockerel has a better White silver , the second cockerel has a thicker bone .solid body type .

chooks man