International Black Copper Marans Thread - Breeding to the SOP

[Choco Maran]

I'm thinking of joining a Marans Club anyone have any ideas on a good one. I'm interested in the possibility of showing some hens or a rooster or both in the near future a long with eggs. I don't have any good ones at this time but I hope to in the spring. Thanks for the help.

 

[Chooks man]

Hi RedBank , you are now in contact with a source . pure marans .

one day you will have those gorgeous eggs from France ,matter of time ,the things will change .

I m pleased you found your way. to a true marans place. learn a little french or master the translator and you are in business

good luck

chooks man

 

[chickengr]

hi every one how we doing .
too much rain all the work stopped on the new farm. I ll get there one day or another .

the comb has to be managed in both sexes Hen and Cock.

for me because I don t show .the comb is the last thing in my selection.

here the order of selection I fellow ;

1) dark egg.
2) type.
3) mass
4) head ,eyes. comb
5) hackle and body color ( variety color pattern )
6) feet, feathers and color .
7) over all health and resistance to disease .
8) uniformity
9) keeping them dual purpose .mean 180 large eggs per year per hen and a heavy weight plus testy meat ( marans flesh is classified Haute Game . cream de la cream .with la Breese and la Flech both French breeds )

like this I know what I m doing and where I m at in my breeding program .

I just don t cull the chook because is faulty . I only cull when I don t see a way to correct the fault or I have a better subject .

chooks man

sorry you cannot work on the new farm. if only you could send half of rain here so we both would be ok.

my marans come from a sort of commercial breeding place (roos+hens+incubator/broody, no selection, locked in the coop). they don't have good health although they are very tough birds compared to the other breeds.

my pullet is 4 months old. she has greenish orange-ish eyes but light, not dark. is she ok with that or there is still time for colour to change? I cannot post any pics at the moment, my phone cannot connect to the computer. as I have just bought a scooter I am not even thinking of buying a new phone, so I will be saying things for a while.

 

[chickengr]

I'm thinking of joining a Marans Club anyone have any ideas on a good one. I'm interested in the possibility of showing some hens or a rooster or both in the near future a long with eggs. I don't have any good ones at this time but I hope to in the spring. Thanks for the help.

http://www.marans.eu/accueila.htm

http://www.maranschickenclubusa.com/

hope this helps.

 

[chickengr]

Good Day Chooks Man,

Sorry you can't work on your new place. We are getting some rain but need it to cool things off.

I have been looking at pictures on Marans Aspirans. Thank you for helping me get on the thread.

You would be proud of me today. I sold 9 Bielefelders. I am keeping to my plan and preparing my operation for Marans.

I do think once I get the BCM settled I want to do Birchen... but that is down the road.

it seems I will not need to get rid of my hens. a lot of them will die till I get marans. I have just lost another hen, lakenvelder. I will keep a laying flock of different breeds especially the ones that get broody, I will need them. I want to raise chickens with the broodies whenever possible.

if miracle happens and I sell a house (trying for a few years) I might buy a better place for raising chickens. where I live now I cannot have more than 50 chickens and there is no much space. I already need 2 level coops, they have their bedrooms on the first floor, lol. the coops must be elevated from the ground so they use the space underneath as a shelter.

 

[chickengr]

I am looking around on the Marans Aspiran. It is difficult to navigate for me compared to BYC. Much easier here but I am looking at pictures.

I saw the most beautiful Rooster I have ever seen it belonged to Laurent. The copper was so perfect.

I also find it difficult to navigate in the marans aspiran. I wish I spoke french.

I need to see more pics to decide which one in my favourite.

 

[Chooks man]

Hi RedBank the rooster you are talking about in marans aspiran is faultless his name is Bello ( I name him ) he is stunning ,
did you see the pullets he end up throwing gorgeous all with great type and beautiful coppery hackle. problem he has yield a good son . mostly over colored on the chest ( I think Laurent would not wait for them to mature and molt, that all) very early selection . luck of space .

chickengr I like the way you thinking .Broody hen s to rise your marans chooks ,great way to do t. less work and better result .smart chooks they will know how to roost .

Marans Aspiran will take you time to get used to t . good for photos and be in contact with the source.

here the name of the varieties in French .

NCC = BCopper
NCA = Birchen
BLCC = Blue copper
CCA = Silver cuckoo.
CCD = Golden cuckoo.
Blanche = White.
FRQN = BTBuff.
Noir = Black
FRD = Wheaten.

hope that will help you navigate through easily .

chooks man

 

[Red Banks]

Hi RedBank the rooster you are talking about in marans aspiran is faultless his name is Bello ( I name him ) he is stunning ,
did you see the pullets he end up throwing gorgeous all with great type and beautiful coppery hackle. problem he has yield a good son . mostly over colored on the chest ( I think Laurent would not wait for them to mature and molt, that all) very early selection . luck of space .

chickengr I like the way you thinking .Broody hen s to rise your marans chooks ,great way to do t. less work and better result .smart chooks they will know how to roost .

Marans Aspiran will take you time to get used to t . good for photos and be in contact with the source.

here the name of the varieties in French .

NCC = BCopper
NCA = Birchen
BLCC = Blue copper
CCA = Silver cuckoo.
CCD = Golden cuckoo.
Blanche = White.
FRQN = BTBuff.
Noir = Black
FRD = Wheaten.

hope that will help you navigate through easily .

chooks man

I just sent Nao a message. I love looking at the pictures. I saw the Bello son pic. Isn't it funny...... I would love to have that boy and he has been culled. Just how much copper on the chest is okay?

 

[chickengr]

FRQN = BTBuff.

FRD = Wheaten.

can you write full words in french? that will help me to memorize it.

we have hell of heat today. I have a fever, no wonder poor chickens get sick and die in summer. but even as bad as I feel I am going to chop them some veggies from the fridge.

 

[Chooks man]

Hi RedBank

I do not keep a BCM cockerel with a pure Black chest.

I always keep the one with a colored chest when they are young.

how much copper ? depend .they molt and they change. each subject is different .

with what is going on with a black ( over colored ) BCM I prefer to go with the extra color .it s better . NO good for the show but excellent in the breeding pen with the black hen s.

chooks man