International Black Copper Marans Thread - Breeding to the SOP

[Punkybrewster]

I like his type . dark shoulder or not he is not going any where . we need to keep mass in our marans ,very important trait . most important than any thing else . marans can not be light weight . we need then to be heavy and solid .
body color we work on that .
you have pullets with great hackle marking from the other line .

chooks man

I like him too. He is my favorite so far.
It is too bad he lacks copper. Also over feathered feet.

But if you say to work with him then I am happy.

 

[Punkybrewster]

I like his type . dark shoulder or not he is not going any where . we need to keep mass in our marans ,very important trait . most important than any thing else . marans can not be light weight . we need then to be heavy and solid .
body color we work on that .
you have pullets with great hackle marking from the other line .

chooks man

So if I use hens with complete hackles it will improve their progeny?

 

[Punkybrewster]

I don t see any white on this cockerel .
chooks man

I believe I see some white underfluff coming in. I will wait a few weeks to see.

 

[Punkybrewster]

small yeah but the best on copper and the most complete body pattern .
he just need mass that all .
don t see any white .

chooks man

This one may also have white underfluff growing in.

This will be my issue in this line.

 

[Punkybrewster]

best head and comb . love his stance . high tail yeah and parasitic white I see that .
what do you like about him .very hard for me to tell from the photos .some thing about him is attractive .

chooks man

He is attractive but in real life, he looks long and thin compared to the other 2. His body narrows a lot towards the tail.

 

[Punkybrewster]

These are also line #3 cockerels.
There are 2 of them
They are 2 months younger but from the same breeder flock.

#1
Already growing in the white fluff. Ugh...

 

[Chooks man]

I like him too. He is my favorite so far.
It is too bad he lacks copper. Also over feathered feet.

But if you say to work with him then I am happy.

he has the body type and mass ,2 most important traits .
we will work to fix a body color .
the feet are not complicated to fix .

chooks man

 

[Punkybrewster]

#2

Smaller and less copper.

 

[Chooks man]

So if I use hens with complete hackles it will improve their progeny?

100% .the hackle has to be complete and better if she has few coppery spot on her chest ,that will be great .
chooks man

 

[Chooks man]

This one may also have white underfluff growing in.

This will be my issue in this line.

forget about a white for the moment .
I m interested on his gorgeous copper and complete body pattern .

my friend you can not focus only on they faults ,you have to be able to see where they exile too .what they best trait/traits .

chooks man