International Black Copper Marans Thread - Breeding to the SOP

[Chooks man]

@Punkybrewster =
what I m trying to tell you is , in the end of the breeding season you should have progenies from ;
pen #1 older hens to a yellow tag rooster ( pullets pen ) , only dark eggs layer pullets .
pen #1 older hen to a second rooster ( pullets pen ) . only dark eggs layer pullets .

pen #2 the selected 3 pullets . to a yellow tag rooster ( cockerels pen ) 2 best and faultless cockerels.
pen #2 the selected 3 pullets to a good comb rooster ( cockerels pen ) 2 best and faultless cockerels .

hope all this blah blah make sense to you .
this is only stage 2 .
chooks man

 

[Chooks man]

in case there will be dark egg layers from this pen wouldn't it be a bonus?

not counting on it but if does happen ,than like you said it is a bonus .
in this breeding pen we are moving forward to the F2 generation , the grand sire to all this progeny from both side ( Dams and sire ) regardless witch rooster we will use will be Seamus .
the mature hens pen we are doing a first back cross to a dark eggs layer . that I will produce dark eggs layer for sure . what percentage ,not sure , I ll say 50/50 . the grand sire to all this progeny will be different . from the sire line will be Seamus and from the Dams side will be others .

chooks man

 

[Chooks man]

Nice Marans combs . Medium size not too gross .
Chooks man

 

[Chooks man]

This Marans 2 years old rooster is perfect . He is from inbred line Unicorn line . He is a son of Enkido over his grand mother . This guy is a result of the second back crossing .
He is a Red Pyle variety I m working on it.
Stunning and show quality bird. Well happy with him . Years of hard work .
Chooks man

 

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Amor BCM hen 4 years old a mother of my 2 dark cockerels.
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Splash hen 3 years old , a cross between Lisa s line and the import line . Very big hen lay dark eggs .
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Madonna BCM hen 3 years old hasn’t t bred her yet . Solid hen with a complete hackle marking. Gorgeous copper.
She will be bred to SpringBuck.
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Silver cuckoo hen 3 years old daughter of Arnold . She will be bred to a silver cuckoo rooster and the F1 Birchen . She is a best cuckoo hen I have .
Chooks man

 

[Chooks man]

Solid dark blue pullet . Last year hatch. She is a daughter of Dark Angel . She is solid blue very dark .

Look at the difference between the 2 hens . The splash one is thinner . She is not a keep . We want our Marans to be solid , deep and chunky . Blue one is .
Chooks man

 

[Chooks man]

Day Walker still healthy at 4 years old . Chilling out with a boys .
Chooks man