International Black Copper Marans Thread - Breeding to the SOP

[Chooks man]

Line #2
There are 6 pullets a year old next month.
2 are broody with one sitting on eggs.

Each picture is a different pullet.

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I like the last one . best on hackle and comb . very hard to tell because they look roughed up .
you have plenty to select from to breed .
cockerels from line 3 will shorten the tails in the future progeny .
breed the last hen yellow tag to your cockerel the heavy one with black shoulder line 3 .they will produce a good cockerels . love her small comb .
chooks man

 

[Chooks man]

I like this hen too . love her stance and comb , she look balanced to me , light legs feathering .you need that .
mate her to dark cockerel line 3 .

chooks man

 

[Chooks man]

Line #2
There are 6 pullets a year old next month.
2 are broody with one sitting on eggs.

Each picture is a different pullet.

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the other hens I will not comment on them very bad photos .
chooks man

 

[Punkybrewster]

I like the last one . best on hackle and comb . very hard to tell because they look roughed up .
you have plenty to select from to breed .
cockerels from line 3 will shorten the tails in the future progeny .
breed the last hen yellow tag to your cockerel the heavy one with black shoulder line 3 .they will produce a good cockerels . love her small comb .
chooks man

I agree they are bad photos. I will take better when i have time.

The ones that look rough were Waylons favorites. Now that he is gone, their feathers should improve.

The one with the yellow tag is marked fast feathering. She has the best copper out of all of them. I will wait a month and then put her with that big cockerel. Hmmm. I need to name them both...

 

[chickengr]

@Chooks man can I breed a bc/cuckoo mix girl with silver cuckoo boy instead of both bc/cuckoo (to get black silver)?

 

[LostBoi73]

Sorry stupid question but what if any difference between black copper's and French cooper's?

 

[Punkybrewster]

Sorry stupid question but what if any difference between black copper's and French cooper's?

French black copper marans should have light to medium feathering on legs and outer toe. The english type are clean legged.

 

[Thomas Bright]

I love where I live. Now comes the fires!! I hate Fire!! TOM

 

[Punkybrewster]

I love where I live. Now comes the fires!! I hate Fire!! TOM

Beautiful Tom.

 

[Two rivers]

I love where I live. Now comes the fires!! I hate Fire!! TOM

Beautiful sky there!!
Our sky has been hazy this past week from fires that are hours from here, can't help but wonder if people are ok... hopefully we will get enough rain to stop them sooner rather than later. It's been very dry.
What are those boxes with the pointy roofs?