International Black Copper Marans Thread - Breeding to the SOP

[chickengr]

unfortunately I am going to sell my marans. side sprig, parasitic white and small light coloured eggs are the reason.

 

[Chooks man]

unfortunately I am going to sell my marans. side sprig, parasitic white and small light coloured eggs are the reason.

shame they turn up to be bad marans ,
chooks man

 

[chickengr]

just collected 2 eggs - a bit darker than isa brown eggs.

 

[Chooks man]

just collected 2 eggs - a bit darker than isa brown eggs.

do you think they are marans crosses or just poorly bred ?
chooks man

 

[Chooks man]

just collected 2 eggs - a bit darker than isa brown eggs.

how about if I post you some fertile eggs this breeding season , will be summer time in Greece .
let me know .
chooks man

 

[Punkybrewster]

unfortunately I am going to sell my marans. side sprig, parasitic white and small light coloured eggs are the reason.

I'm sorry to hear this.
I know we should work with what we have but that is a lot to try and breed out.

I do hope you find nice Marans soon!

 

[Chooks man]

Here are some photos of my white tail buff Enkia. She is not a super big hen like the blue copper but she make the SOP limit 2.9 kg. She has a correct body type plus a lovely small tail at the right angle. Her eggs are #4 to #5 very large.
Her sire is Day Walker ( blue tail buff ) her mother is Unicorn ( Red Pyle)

Looking forward to work with her. I have few options . Her progeny will be very good looking for sure especially when I mate her to a silver dark cuckoo Shamrock.
Chooks man

 

[Chooks man]

Here a photo of a splash copper rooster sent to me by Troy this morning from the farm . He name is Samir #3 good looking and well put together show quality for sure . He is a son of Khabib over a sap mash copper hen( by the way he look I think he is a son of Rafiane because his sister she look exactly like my hen Rafiane )

Here his sister Rafiane #2

They mother Rafiane

Love my splash copper.
Chooks man

 

[chickengr]

do you think they are marans crosses or just poorly bred ?
chooks man

they look like marans but probably poorly bred.

 

[chickengr]

how about if I post you some fertile eggs this breeding season , will be summer time in Greece .
let me know .
chooks man

if there is a chance to hatch them why not? a friend of mine has 2 silver cuckoo hens and no roo. they lay dark eggs.

will somebody travel to or via athens?