International Black Copper Marans Thread - Breeding to the SOP

[Thomas Bright]

I found out in my birds by breeding Father back to daughter that the green leg really showed. I just went and had the oriental group come and get then all. We still have a few adult fowl.

That is what I will do this spring, breed my cock bird back over his daughters. We will see, I am hoping for darker egg color. Probably just open up another pile! Gotta love the game. I can eat alot of chicken. I have Asian friends too!! TOM

 

[Chooks man]

@marchick
he is actually stunning .good head/comb/eyes.l, very long back and well colored .lovely uniform copper .
his tail is a little longer that all and his comb could have a extra point .
remove him from a cull pen please .
I think this guy has more to offer than other 2 . I like more .

chooks man

 

[Thomas Bright]

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@marchick
he is actually stunning .good head/comb/eyes.l, very long back and well colored .lovely uniform copper .
his tail is a little longer that all and his comb could have a extra point .
remove him from a cull pen please .
I think this guy has more to offer than other 2 . I like more .

chooks man

I love this cockerel I would not cull this bird. TOM

 

[Chooks man]

Hi Kayla , Thought I would check in an see how everyone is doing. I have a few BC growing out at present , plan to hatch some more in October. Hope all is good with your family. Don

nice to see you around . how you do .
chooks man

 

[Chooks man]

That is what I will do this spring, breed my cock bird back over his daughters. We will see, I am hoping for darker egg color. Probably just open up another pile! Gotta love the game. I can eat alot of chicken. I have Asian friends too!! TOM

line breed your darkest egg layer to lock in the dark egg genes .
your marans have correct body type and hackle marking ,plus correct copper too . always loved looking at photos of your marans , they should be line bred .

chooks man

 

[Chooks man]

I love this cockerel I would not cull this bird. TOM

100% with you my friend .
I will cull him if I had a similar type cockerel with a shorter tail .
length of his tail is his weakest point @ this point .
let see how he grow up to . high hope ,showing a lot good stuff .

chooks man

 

[Chooks man]

That is what I will do this spring, breed my cock bird back over his daughters. We will see, I am hoping for darker egg color. Probably just open up another pile! Gotta love the game. I can eat alot of chicken. I have Asian friends too!! TOM

best way to darken the egg is to breed your dark egg layer back to her son /G son etc ..... you get better result . a hen is the one who lay eggs not rooster .
for me I breeding Sire over his daughter is I want to fix a body pattern or color . Sex linked genes .
if I m working on body type and dark egg genes I prefer use a hen who is showing those traits. sex linked genes . .
to fix the eyes color I prefer using a rooster over his daughter .great result .
to fix a comb I use any of the 2 parents Autossome genes .

the trait we chose to work with { Autosome or Sex linked } will dictate the pairing.

chooks man

 

[Chooks man]

this pullet is the one laying those lovely dark eggs . managed to catch her yesterday .
her sire is from Import line BLC big solid boy ,her mama is BLC hen from liza s line her best dark egg layer and biggest hen too .
I will breed her to my Solid Black Rooster Black mamba { his daughter lay dark eggs }.first round ,
second round i will breed her to her true brother ..
3 round she will bred to Dark Blue Cuckoo cockerel .fast growing and very big specimen like her .this pairing is for body type and fast growing chicks .

she is my best hen is farm now .name her Dark Angel after @kfelton0002 cockerel .

chooks man

 

[snowbird]

I had some hatch in my old line with yellow legs. I have been trying to breed out a few flaws. This will take me some time.

There is a way to test the BC Marans for having the yellow leg gene.

 

[marchick]

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@marchick
he is actually stunning .good head/comb/eyes.l, very long back and well colored .lovely uniform copper .
his tail is a little longer that all and his comb could have a extra point .
remove him from a cull pen please .
I think this guy has more to offer than other 2 . I like more .

chooks man

My plan is to thin out that pen and put all the BC cockerels in there. I hope by the first of the week. I have been helping a friend all day so just responding to your post. I will be extremely buisy this weekend.