International Black Copper Marans Thread - Breeding to the SOP

[Chooks man]

here some up date on the chooks .they are going a lot outside now .they are spending more time each day .

we had 10 days of rain .so every thing is green again .they are loving the tender grass shoot .

there is some great one .well pleased

 

[Chooks man]

here few BCM cockerels .


same cockerel ,well marked chest .plus early feathering type too .son of Tabarine ( Toby)





son of Norway he is very chunky and well colored r



Blue copper . lovely blue ,well laced



the Black copper cockerels are very shy compare too the others .they hardly come outside .

chooks man

 

[Red Banks]

here some up date on the chooks .they are going a lot outside now .they are spending more time each day .

we had 10 days of rain .so every thing is green again .they are loving the tender grass shoot .

there is some great one .well pleased

Some pretty pullets here!

 

[Chooks man]

Some pretty pullets here!

yeah there is some pretty ones .

this year hatch is by far the best I had in all this 4 years hatching .
this one did not have a quantity but my lord the quality is sublime . great type and they start coloring up nicely . plus the purity of the variety start to show . any thing hatched was predicted .

I have over 90 BCM from Zambezi over a BCM hens ^ of them and 20 so far from Djabel over a Blue copper hens 4.still 2 hatch to go .

well happy

 

[Red Banks]

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All of your hard work is paying off. The pictures are lovely with healthy, pretty chickens and lovely landscape. I can't wait to see some of the cockerels and pullets that you choose to continue your program. I was bone weary when I went to bed. I had the tractor man and crew here again and we got a lot done. Making a new space for chickens and pushing the woods back. We planted crepe myrtles, mowed and cut down a lot of trees.

 

[Chooks man]

All of your hard work is paying off. The pictures are lovely with healthy, pretty chickens and lovely landscape. I can't wait to see some of the cockerels and pullets that you choose to continue your program. I was bone weary when I went to bed. I had the tractor man and crew here again and we got a lot done. Making a new space for chickens and pushing the woods back. We planted crepe myrtles, mowed and cut down a lot of trees.

good on you go for it .

Nice fire .

build them a big pen/run and let them thrive .

Antonio and Gabby will make you a lot of great chicks for sure .

for me I m keeping every thing tell they are adult .
this year I m going to do it properly not doing any sale of the young one like I used do before .
I m going to wait tell all the pullets lays they first 30 eggs ,than I ll start selecting , that way I ll have a better idea in witch line I ll chose the cockerels .

well happy
Chooks man

 

[Chooks man]

Hi Chickengr can we talk about the Birchen project here .because a lot people will learn how it work . the French are not interested in any crossing or making a new variety .

here what you need to do .

First year .
Mate jupiter to you BCM hen and make the F!

need a photos of him now ,how he look . I need to evaluate him first .

chooks man

 

[Red Banks]

Hi Chickengr can we talk about the Birchen project here .because a lot people will learn how it work . the French are not interested in any crossing or making a new variety .

here what you need to do .

First year .
Mate jupiter to you BCM hen and make the F!

need a photos of him now ,how he look . I need to evaluate him first .

chooks man

I like that we discuss all varieties of Marans here. There is so much we need to learn and be exposed to. We have great contributors that provide reliable information. We have Marans people that are not all egg cartons and no Marans. A little take on my "All hat and no cattle." Knowing this kind of information helps us even if we never use it because it gives us a greater understanding of the complicated business of genetics.

 

[Chooks man]

RedBank look at this BCM pullet .she is so wide at the shoulder and she have a long back too .nice hackle .she is my number 1 pullet for the moment

she is the daughter of Zambezi over Shakeara

she has no white any where . pure black with a rich red coppery hackle coming along

this combination Zambezi over Shakeara I m going to do it again in the spring . they throw very nice progeny .

chooks man

 

[Red Banks]

RedBank look at this BCM pullet .she is so wide at the shoulder and she have a long back too .nice hackle .she is my number 1 pullet for the moment

she is the daughter of Zambezi over Shakeara

she has no white any where . pure black with a rich red coppery hackle coming along

this combination Zambezi over Shakeara I m going to do it again in the spring . they throw very nice progeny .

chooks man

She is nice!