International Black Copper Marans Thread - Breeding to the SOP

[RoosterML]

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@RoosterML

this cockerel is the best but he is not perfect .he has great qualities and bad faults .
qualities =
correct long body type
correct long flat back
correct Tail angle and shape . a little too long ,still young to tail
stunning copper and complete body marking .
good head and eyes .
good feet not too dark . great trait .

Bad stuff =
parasitic white on his tail .
bulge in his comb right side .

what egg color did he hatched from ?

chooks man

I am not sure on the egg color but odds are if I can’t remember it it probably wasn’t super dark.

 

[kcrandall]

I like her hackle marking and the quality of the copper . tail look good too . that all what I can see .
need better photos to fair to her .she look very nice .
chooks man

I may be wrong in my thinking but I do not worry too much about a white feather foot feather, provided the main body is free of parasitic white, because foot feathers are more likely to be damaged by daily activity which will cause the feather to turn white. If the white foot feather consistently returns soon after each adult molt then I know it’s parasitic white at which point I will cull.

 

[kcrandall]

I have

one BLC I got pictures of today. She had pretty good copper for a BLC.
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She too is gorgeous! You are getting some really nice copper hackles on your pullets. I’ve seen show pullets in the US that don’t have copper coverage like you are getting. You’ve done well with your breed pairings. Are the well colored BC and BLC pullets both out of Blaze?

 

[Punkybrewster]

I may be wrong in my thinking but I do not worry too much about a white feather foot feather, provided the main body is free of parasitic white, because foot feathers are more likely to be damaged by daily activity which will cause the feather to turn white. If the white foot feather consistently returns soon after each adult molt then I know it’s parasitic white at which point I will cull.

This is my assumption too.
I will watch the molts and see what happens.
Good point kcrandall

 

[Chooks man]

She is from Blaze.

great new . Blaze produced stunning progeny .shame we had to cut his head ./ his sons will be as good as him I think or better .

chooks man

 

[Chooks man]

I may be wrong in my thinking but I do not worry too much about a white feather foot feather, provided the main body is free of parasitic white, because foot feathers are more likely to be damaged by daily activity which will cause the feather to turn white. If the white foot feather consistently returns soon after each adult molt then I know it’s parasitic white at which point I will cull.

I know @Marchicks line .they do show parasitic white on they feet feathers . she is trying to breed it out before get too complicated .
agree with you we have to give her time to molt to see if it is parasitic white or just damaged feathers .

chooks man

 

[Chooks man]

I am not sure on the egg color but odds are if I can’t remember it it probably wasn’t super dark.

great answer . if was dark egg ,for sure you will remember it .
if you have space .it is worth it to keep him to maturity to see how he turn up .has many good qualities like I said .

chooks man

 

[RoosterML]

great answer . if was dark egg ,for sure you will remember it .
if you have space .it is worth it to keep him to maturity to see how he turn up .has many good qualities like I said .

chooks man

I have plenty of room. I fence in 1 acre for two goats and all the chickens. Plenty big coop also.

 

[Chooks man]

I have plenty of room. I fence in 1 acre for two goats and all the chickens. Plenty big coop also.

good you have a lot of space .
extra blood line is always good to have . will help you keeping wider gene pool .

chooks man

 

[marchick]

She too is gorgeous! You are getting some really nice copper hackles on your pullets. I’ve seen show pullets in the US that don’t have copper coverage like you are getting. You’ve done well with your breed pairings. Are the well colored BC and BLC pullets both out of Blaze?

Yes, They are all out of Blaze. The youngest ones are the only ones out of Jasper. They are still pretty small and in a different pen.