International Black Copper Marans Thread - Breeding to the SOP

[Chooks man]

OK... So can u tell me what that means and how do I breed that or do I sell it?

let him or her doing some growing first and we ll see what sort of genes he/she is carrying .

choos man

 

[harmesonfarm]

@happychick24

Black is for sure a roo. Blue looks maybe to be a pullet.

How old are the two?

 

[kcrandall]

Are these both hens?! Bought them as a breeding pair but as I learn about the breed I am thinking they are both pullets. Forgive me... I am new

Pullet on the left - looks to me to be a blue. Cockerel on the right - looks to be a BCM. What breed / variety did the seller say they were? If you have a black and a blue then the chicks will be 50 / 50 split between black and blue.

Keith

 

[atakiowa]

let him or her doing some growing first and we ll see what sort of genes he/she is carrying .

choos man

thx very much...will do...

 

[happychick24]

Pullet on the left - looks to me to be a blue. Cockerel on the right - looks to be a BCM. What breed / variety did the seller say they were? If you have a black and a blue then the chicks will be 50 / 50 split between black and blue.

Keith

How can you tell?!? They look the same to me haha

 

[happychick24]

@happychick24

Black is for sure a roo. Blue looks maybe to be a pullet.

How old are the two?

4 months!

 

[Chooks man]

Are these both hens?! Bought them as a breeding pair but as I learn about the breed I am thinking they are both pullets. Forgive me... I am new

the one on the left ( light blue ) is a pullet and good type too .well chunky and great blue tone .
the one on the right . he is a cockerel ,Dark blue copper . lighter hackle . He is not Black for sure .

Dark Blue work well with a Lighter Blue ( Balance ) between the two extreme blues .

Better photos please .

chooks man

 

[Red Banks]

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Antonio is fine thank you!

 

[kcrandall]

How can you tell?!? They look the same to me haha

Ha! Just what my old eyes saw from the pic - bird on the right appears darker in the photo. Photos can play tricks with color depending on lighting so I have to defer to you as to true color. If you are saying your birds are blue you will get a 50% blue, 25% black & 25% splash hatch.

Keith

 

[happychick24]

the one on the left ( light blue ) is a pullet and good type too .well chunky and great blue tone .
the one on the right . he is a cockerel ,Dark blue copper . lighter hackle . He is not Black for sure .

Dark Blue work well with a Lighter Blue ( Balance ) between the two extreme blues .

Better photos please .

chooks man