International Black Copper Marans Thread - Breeding to the SOP

[The Moonshiner]

Bravo my dear friend ,really impressed with a pullet with a blue tag . great type .pure silver and complete hackle marking . lovely seen too on her black feather ,you have done a wonderful job ,you should be very proud of your self .
all you pullet have a complete hackle marking and pure silver ,very hard to do .
Bravo again .
chooks man

Welcome back.
I haven't seen you in forever.

 

[Chooks man]

Welcome back.
I haven't seen you in forever.

had some trouble my friend .
chooks man

 

[Chooks man]

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I know I need proper angles but for now this will have to do.

absolutely sublime . best copper I have ever seen .only Monique Berte the French breeder has that sort of black copper marans with that type of copper .well happy for you .
what a type too .Bravo to the breeder ,
chooks nam

 

[Chooks man]

I had a chick with a brown spot and it was a cockerel.

brown spot is a sign of purity ,does not determine sex ,but most likely they will be pullets.
chooks man

 

[Chooks man]

Good to know. I will mark them in my book and give an update.

that will be great if you can mark them ,hopefully we will end up with pullets and cockerels with a brown dots ,than you will breed your own new pure line of marans .super pure with an ancient trait . almost descapear from the modern marans flocks .
chooks man

 

[Chooks man]

If I remember correctly Chooks Man said, the brown spot was a sign of "Purity" in the Black Copper Marans. Not male or female, like a sex link gene. TOM

great memory my dear friend .
bravo
chooks man

 

[Chooks man]

Post #5467 September 30, 2017 Chooks Man wrote about the brown spot

great work my best friend .
great to see you around .
chooks man

 

[Chooks man]

Thank you for this @RedBanks !
There is somewhere else he mentions them being female. But maybe I am wrong in what I have written down. The ones with a brown spot on their heads I have in my brooder are pullets. Never had a cockerel. Im glad to know some folks have.

I did say that some where ,in my experience and I hatched 1000 and 1000 of black copper ,they always turn up to be pullets . maybe it is just australian lines .
I believe @chickengr she work s with European lines ,more diverse and large genes pool .
chooks man

 

[Chooks man]

I have 4 eggs over the last 3 days from the BC pen. The three eggs are from the same hen.

love the ones with dark dots .stunning
chooks man

 

[Chooks man]

This is my line#3 rooster.
Nice type, mass, color and size.
I notice a side sprig on his comb.
Comb is a little large too. Its hot here in the south.
He has a lot of white underfluff and usually a few white tail feathers. His back should be a little longer but he holds his tail lower than pictured most of the time. He is in a pen with hens that need more copper.

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gorgeous feets colour too .well pinkish ,very hard to achieve but possible .
chooks man