International Black Copper Marans Thread - Breeding to the SOP

[Chooks man]

Her lobes aren’t white, her hackles are paler than her sister’s though. I’d also say her legs are a tad too dark (they look fully slate in the photo but are white with lots of shading).

She also has a very full hackle, unusual from her family. I’ve said before, but she really doesn’t look like the rest of her family.

I think she’d be better used in the golden cuckoo line than the black coppers.

I do like her type, and her tiny comb will hep reduce the messy combs my French line often throws. Her back is long and flat, that’s what I like about her.
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guess breeding her to a golden cuckoo is a great move becuase the lighter hackle doesn t matter the barring gene will affect the copper any way ,
chooks man