International Black Copper Marans Thread - Breeding to the SOP

[NanaK]

No problem, that's what friends are for.

 

[Chooks man]

Squirrel tail and holds his body so high. He will be culled.

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Has to go my friend .chooks man

 

[Chooks man]

Pictures of the rest.
5 cockerels total.

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Love they short feet. The comb and the white will be your second step. Need individual photos of each cockerel to see which ones we keep. Yellow tag is staying because his mama is from different line. Chooks man

 

[Chooks man]

This is Waylons offspring #2
I dont like him at all. His tail hangs like this all the time. No worms or mite problem. Lowest in the pecking order and awful color.
I keep him around "just in case" but seeing these pictures, I think I will just cull him.
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This guy has a great comb. Do you still have him or his mama or his sister? Any one of them will help you fix the comb in your new line .chooks man

 

[Chooks man]

I have 2 that are Waylons offspring.
I have them both in a pen with hens that have nice copper.
This is #1.
His tail is held higher usually.
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Do you still have Waylon’s progenies ?chooks man

 

[Chooks man]

@Punkybrewster
your cockerels have stunning body type and priceless copper .
I like the cockerel on the right,he has less legs feathering plus correct pinkish colored legs . seem to have no white on him legs feathers.
waiting of the individual photos .you have plenty to work with for sure .you come along way . bravo
chooks man

 

[Chooks man]

@Punkybrewster
the cockerel in the middle is stunning ,he seem to have more qualities than all of them ,only work needed is his comb ,large type .but correct points number .
love they sort feets .
chooks man

 

[Bantambird]

All class my friend . I ll say it again and again correct Marian’s comb complete body pattern and gorgeous silver . You are the best birches breeder I know .bravo chooks man

Thanks! good to hear again from you!
My daughter took some splash Marans in a young trio and a white Marans pullet and a blue silver cockerel to the fair. Judge didn't like them because my Marans are slow maturing and slow feathering, he was pointing out that they were small yet and the tails aren't finished growing out on the cockerels. Mine don't finish until 12 to 18 months before I see final results. I told her next year she must take adult birds or she just won't be able to compete with the fast maturing modern breeds.

 

[Chooks man]

Thanks! good to hear again from you!
My daughter took some splash Marans in a young trio and a white Marans pullet and a blue silver cockerel to the fair. Judge didn't like them because my Marans are slow maturing and slow feathering, he was pointing out that they were small yet and the tails aren't finished growing out on the cockerels. Mine don't finish until 12 to 18 months before I see final results. I told her next year she must take adult birds or she just won't be able to compete with the fast maturing modern breeds.

slow maturing and fast maturing are both marans traits ,the judge was wrong .
if your marans are not good maybe he need to judge other chooks breeds or find some thing else to do.
your marans are loaded with high qualities true marans traits . slow maturing is one of the original marans traits ,
i the book that I am writing ,I have a chapter where I talk about how little the modern marans judes around the world know about marans and how to breed them .
don t listen to him . send mature birds to the fair like to said .maybe they can see the complete quality of your marans.
chooks man

 

[Chickenheadmate]

Wanted to share some of this year's pullets! Super excited
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It's hot out so wings are out

What’s the name of this color variety?
I’ve never seen it