International Black Copper Marans Thread - Breeding to the SOP

[Chooks man]

@Tstraub
pullet ,thinner legs and refine head and body
chooks man

 

[Chooks man]

@Tstraub
this one is very hard to tell ,has cockerel head and pullet body and legs .
time will tell .
can some body else comment on this one please chooks man

 

[Chooks man]

@Tstraub
this one is pullet ..
love the way you numbered the chicks .
chooks man

 

[Tstraub]

@Chooks man
Thank you for all this information I feel like I’m learning something. As for what the breeder was focusing on, he seemed really proud of the egg color so it possible that he let comb size get out of hand in favor of egg color.

The numbering worked well for me because it took all human error out of the process compared to adding numbers later with a photo editor. I could take as many pictures as I wanted of each chick when the chick stopped cooperating i changed the chick and the card. Then there was no l confusion about what chick was what. The thing I forgot to do was mark the chicks themselves so I can’t be certain that chick number one will still be number one next time I take pictures.

 

[Chooks man]

@Chooks man
Thank you for all this information I feel like I’m learning something. As for what the breeder was focusing on, he seemed really proud of the egg color so it possible that he let comb size get out of hand in favor of egg color.

The numbering worked well for me because it took all human error out of the process compared to adding numbers later with a photo editor. I could take as many pictures as I wanted of each chick when the chick stopped cooperating i changed the chick and the card. Then there was no l confusion about what chick was what. The thing I forgot to do was mark the chicks themselves so I can’t be certain that chick number one will still be number one next time I take pictures.

well colored eggs for sure . the breeder is doing well focussing on some thing to breed true . eggs color is the foundation when breeding marans chooks .
Bravo for the breeder from me .
chooks man

 

[Tstraub]

well colored eggs for sure . the breeder is doing well focussing on some thing to breed true . eggs color is the foundation when breeding marans chooks .
Bravo for the breeder from me .
chooks man

The eggs pictured were from his Craigslist post not the exact eggs I received. Some of the eggs I received were a bit lighter in color but still deep brown color. He said that when the hens first start to lay they lay the darkest eggs and as they get older they will start to lay a little lighter.

 

[Bantambird]

This pullet is a nice shape. Are her thighs a little too fluffy? She is close to the ground, mostly tight feathered, chunky looking, wide stance. She's not very sociable( towards me). If I spot her again I might take more pictures.

 

[Chooks man]

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This pullet is a nice shape. Are her thighs a little too fluffy? She is close to the ground, mostly tight feathered, chunky looking, wide stance. She's not very sociable( towards me). If I spot her again I might take more pictures.

she is stunning ,what a body type ,
yes she has a little fluff around her thighs but that nothing compare to the good traits she has .
love her ,she chunky ,wide ,long and close to the ground type with a lovely small tails and correct head .
love the dark lacing she has very special for sure .
Bravo my dear friend for breeding such specimen , love your work like all ways .
chooks man

 

[Smokerbill]

Hi @Chooks man !

I thought I'd show you a few pics of how my two cockerels are progressing. One has what I think you call a squirrel tail. It's all flared out. The tail on the other one seems tight, but maybe too large? Other than that I don't know what to think of them. They are about 18 weeks old. It was hard to get good pictures. They were out foraging and mating. LOL

First cockerel



Second Cockerel,

 

[chickengr]

@Chooks man not marans but if I breed silver hen to split silver/gold roo (egyptian fayoumi) what do I get?