International Black Copper Marans Thread - Breeding to the SOP

[Red Banks]

Quote: I edited my post but yes...... read the edited version. Is it beginning to make sense?

 

[Red Banks]

well I'm only 29 and got 10 acres in the country, if the Lord wills it I'll have plenty of time and space to get this right. I just wish I could find some decent birds to start with.

Yes.... you are very lucky. 29.... Lord I wish and 10 acres ......more than enough room. You got the time to become great. Don't worry so much..... they are chickens and a very inexpensive farm creature comparatively speaking. You are welcome to some of my chicks down the road. I just haven't started yet. Keep reading..... listen to experience...... when you make a decision try not to second guess yourself. Everyone here wants you to be successful. I like your pullets very much..... believe in yourself and your birds.

 

[Red Banks]

Quote: I edited my post but yes...... read the edited version. Is it beginning to make sense?

Can you post pictures of your other cockerels? Maybe you have one that will better compliment your pullets. Can you read post 1407 and post pictures of your cockerels and pullets?

 

[Red Banks]

@kfelton0002 This is the picture I was looking for. My pullet top, yours bottom.
Your pullet has that good green eye.

 

[ramboas93]

I have these 2 black copper marans, im not experienced with SOP for marans but from what i have seen I'd believe that the rooster has to much of a light copper color(i believe it's suppose to be a darker copper color), as for the hen i believe she doesn't have enough copper color on her. So my question is if i bred them together would it even it out in the chicks or does it not work like that?

 

[chickengr]

hi everyone,

my computer crashed so I was 2 days without it. when I finally got it I had to set it (it is like totally new one) and you have been really busy. I needed time to read almost 50 posts.

I brought the french chick and his hatch mate (araucana mix) home. unfortunately both of them are boys. at least 1 of them has cocci. I found it out yesterday when I had no possibility to buy medicines. I am treating them naturally and it seems it is working. this morning I found pure blood in their droppings and by afternoon there was no trace of blood, their poop is normal.

the french boy looks dark to me although he is still feathering out. at the moment I cannot upload any pics (lost cd with the program) and something is wrong with the cell phone as well. bad luck is around me.

 

[Red Banks]

Glad you are back...... you can't be gone too long or we will bury you in posts! Can't wait to see the cockerels. Was the French cockerel a Cuckoo?

 

[Red Banks]

I have these 2 black copper marans, im not experienced with SOP for marans but from what i have seen I'd believe that the rooster has to much of a light copper color(i believe it's suppose to be a darker copper color), as for the hen i believe she doesn't have enough copper color on her. So my question is if i bred them together would it even it out in the chicks or does it not work like that?

Yes.... what you want to do is have the hen and the rooster compliment each other. For example, a colorful rooster with an overmelanized hen for better colored chicks.

 

[Red Banks]

I have these 2 black copper marans, im not experienced with SOP for marans but from what i have seen I'd believe that the rooster has to much of a light copper color(i believe it's suppose to be a darker copper color), as for the hen i believe she doesn't have enough copper color on her. So my question is if i bred them together would it even it out in the chicks or does it not work like that?

If you would like us to take a look at your BCMs read post #1407 on this thread and post pictures. We love pictures and it also helps all of us to understand the SOP better.

 

[chickengr]

it is a cuckoo marans. he looks dark, that's why I thought it was a girl. but he is so cute and silly. my bcm are calm and sweet birds and this little one is sweet only. he keeps chasing and fighting the other one who is double size.