International Black Copper Marans Thread - Breeding to the SOP

[littlepeeps81]

chickengr, thanks so much! My fingers are crossed that it will be a boy

 

[Chooks man]

@eggbert420
your BCM cockerel is stunning .
great photo .
I like every thing about him
he ll score around 95 points in any chooks show in France .he need more uniform shoulder colour ( lose 2 points ) back of his comb could tidy ( lose one 2 points ) ears tuft could be more coppery ( lose 1 point .

GREAT TYPE and LOVELY BODY COLOUR .
BRAVO

chooks man

 

[Chooks man]

A few pics of my latest BCM chick.The egg in the pic is the one this chick hatched from. The sole survivor of my latest attempt to get a LP BCM cockerel. I do not like trying to hatch shipped eggs, but I want to try to stay with the LP line. It is a very lively, friendly, happy little guy/gal. Out of 8 eggs only two hatched. I lost one this morning. Magpie is my only survivor. None of the other eggs developed. I did notice it does not have much feathering on the legs at all. I know this is not good. However it didn't have any white on the face, so I was happy about this. I am really enjoying seeing everyone's Marans pics, keep em' coming.

sorry to hear about your trouble .shipped egg can be disaster some time .

the chicks you got left has a proper hatch down ,no parasitic white .
it is easier to breed the feather on the legs but it is harder to breed the parasitic white out .
I think is a pullets ,all the signs are telling that .
dark comb
dark beak
dark feet
narrow head not chunky

chooks man

 

[Chooks man]

@eggbert420 .
the back of his comb should be free from that little point but the mains points are stunning well formed .
well colored eyes10/10
strong beak and well colored
his strong point is his wattle .great shape ,small and well formed free from any folding or splitting
ears tuft should be a same color as the hackle not darker ( it is not a fault if is darker but is preferable to be a same color as the hackle. a good indicator of how his pullets progeny is going to look like )
love his rich coppery hackle .flames only on the lower part of the hackle ,small and well bordered will copper .great point

What is his name ?

chooks man

 

[Chooks man]

here a photo of my Wheaten marans cockerel Gorden2 . he learn how to pose and even he found the place where he like his photos to be taken .
he is 6 month and half old .

I asked him if he can help be and teach the other cockerel to pose like him .my life will much easier .
Let wait and see .

chooks man

 

[Chooks man]

here some photos of the eggs I picked today from the pullets pen.
the eggs are getting darker .
happy man

all my hard work is paying off.

chooks man

 

[Chooks man]

BLCM cockerel overly colored .his chest has more copper than needed .but will give a great result if mated to a black hens .

chooks man

 

[eggbert420]

@eggbert420 .
the back of his comb should be free from that little point but the mains points are stunning well formed .
well colored eyes10/10
strong beak and well colored
his strong point is his wattle .great shape ,small and well formed free from any folding or splitting
ears tuft should be a same color as the hackle not darker ( it is not a fault if is darker but is preferable to be a same color as the hackle. a good indicator of how his pullets progeny is going to look like )
love his rich coppery hackle .flames only on the lower part of the hackle ,small and well bordered will copper .great point

What is his name ?

chooks man

Thank you, chooks man
He was born 2/23/17
I've never named him , he is free ranged with my cuckoo's.

 

[chickengr]

sorry to hear about your trouble .shipped egg can be disaster some time .

the chicks you got left has a proper hatch down ,no parasitic white .
it is easier to breed the feather on the legs but it is harder to breed the parasitic white out .
I think is a pullets ,all the signs are telling that .
dark comb
dark beak
dark feet
narrow head not chunky

chooks man

the comb is big for that age and starts from nares - I still vote it might be a boy. my boys had dark comb, beak, etc. I was hoping for girls.

 

[Chooks man]

Thank you, chooks man
He was born 2/23/17
I've never named him , he is free ranged with my cuckoo's.

he is well developed for his age .
he s going to a big roo when fully matured .

keep him safe ,he s an asset to you and to all the BCM and BLCM strain .

chooks man