International Black Copper Marans Thread - Breeding to the SOP

[kcrandall]

my youngest pullets 5 month old now
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the black copper cockerel on far back standing is from different line .
he is a son of Djabel over Bella a BLCM hen . him and his brothers are big solid chooks .plus they mother lay the darkest egg too

the dark silver cuckoo cockerel on the front is a out cross between Charlie a silver cuckoo Roo over Copenhagen a Birchen hen .he is a true dark cuckoo silver based not like the other cockerels silver over copper .
he is a solid big boy .hybrid vigor

chooks man

There is a truckload of quality in these pictures! One pretty girl after another. Well done my friend!

Keith

 

[kcrandall]

Here are a few of my pullets from this Spring. For the most part I'm liking what I'm seeing in these girls but, of course, it comes down to the color of their eggs.

Pullet #1 - I like the dark blue plumage, eyes, type and tail set / angle on this pullet. Copper hackles could use more coverage. She is more complete than my other pullets.

Pullet #2 - I like her dark blue plumage, type and copper hackles. She has an open fan tail but I like the angle. She has brown eyes. She is an early maturing pullet, her comb / wattles are fuller and more red than her hatch mates. She will be first to lay.

Pullet #3 - I like her tail angle but it is longer than I prefer. I was also hoping for more copper on the hackles but I like the dark copper color that is there.

Pullet #4 (right) - She is my favorite - great disposition, she likes to be petted and will fly up on my lap to roost. I like her type, eye color (starting to turn orange), long back and tail angle / set. Her plumage is a nice medium blue. I have hopes for her as a future breeder. Her sire is Briscoe not Otis.

Pullet #5 (she is on the left in Pic#4) - I like her type, long back, and mass (she's gonna be a big girl). I like her tail angle but not sure if she will have a closed fan tail or thin point tail as she is going thru her juvenile molt. She has medium blue plumage and her copper hackles could use more coverage.

I have high hopes for Pullets #1 and #4 as they are the most complete in my eyes. @ChooksMan, give it to me straight on these girls.

Thanks All,
Keith

 

[Chooks man]

Here are a few of my pullets from this Spring. For the most part I'm liking what I'm seeing in these girls but, of course, it comes down to the color of their eggs.

Pullet #1 - I like the dark blue plumage, eyes, type and tail set / angle on this pullet. Copper hackles could use more coverage. She is more complete than my other pullets.
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Pullet #2 - I like her dark blue plumage, type and copper hackles. She has an open fan tail but I like the angle. She has brown eyes. She is an early maturing pullet, her comb / wattles are fuller and more red than her hatch mates. She will be first to lay.
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Pullet #3 - I like her tail angle but it is longer than I prefer. I was also hoping for more copper on the hackles but I like the dark copper color that is there.
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Pullet #4 (right) - She is my favorite - great disposition, she likes to be petted and will fly up on my lap to roost. I like her type, eye color (starting to turn orange), long back and tail angle / set. Her plumage is a nice medium blue. I have hopes for her as a future breeder. Her sire is Briscoe not Otis.
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Pullet #5 (she is on the left in Pic#4) - I like her type, long back, and mass (she's gonna be a big girl). I like her tail angle but not sure if she will have a closed fan tail or thin point tail as she is going thru her juvenile molt. She has medium blue plumage and her copper hackles could use more coverage.
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I have high hopes for Pullets #1 and #4 as they are the most complete in my eyes. @ChooksMan, give it to me straight on these girls.

Thanks All,
Keith

before I go too deep into the conversation I have to say BRAVO .MY HAT TO YOU . you pulled this one off my friend .
they are all class .pretty and correct marans type .

they done you proud .

chooks man

 

[Chooks man]

And here are a few FRF x LA pullets. The end.

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she is very pretty . great body type and hackle marking .
love her long flat back .the tail on this one is for sure is not high .correct angle .a little squarish .I prefer them thin and pointed

you done well

chooks man

 

[Chooks man]

Here is my favorite blue copper pullet. I have shared pics of her before but she photographs so well. She's beautiful and she knows it.

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she is sublime ,you cracked it in that one 10/10 all style and class .
do more of the same pairing . greatness is within they genome .

love every thing about her .BRAVO

chooks man

 

[Chooks man]

I was able to snap a few pics today after work. Pardon the mud in some of the pens in the background. It has been raining a lot and we are in he process of putting straw in the pens.

I will refer to my FRF pullets as #1, #2, and #3. These are daughters of Mud and Gretta (my original FRF birds).

Here is pullet #1

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Here is pullet #2

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And here is pullet #3. I have been referring to pullet #3 as "my little brown eyed girl." She is such a sweetie and loves to be handled and petted. She is darker with very little copper in her hackle, and her eyes are dark (probably even considered black) but she's the baby. Unless she has amazing type when she matures, she will likely just be sticking around as a layer.

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Pullet #1 has some brown color to her eyes as well. The first two very much took after Gretta.

Mud and Gretta combination is not doing well on type and tail angle .
doing great on a hackle marking and the long back plus well feathered shanks and well colored .
this combination is throwing a lot major fault .

I like the pullet 3 little back one . type wise and love her thick head even with a black eyes

chooks man

 

[Chooks man]

Wow my friend .
those are high class pullets 10/10 .Elegant ,pretty and correct in every aspect .
no much for me to write any thing .
that what the French SOP call for. the best Standard expression .

Best blue as well clear without been too washed out and well laced .

do more Otis over Charlene . I ll call them THE ROYAL BLOOD LINE

this is a reason I love the marans chooks more than the rest .
when they comply to the SOP they look stunning . eye catching .

chooks man

 

[Chooks man]

second best after P#4 . pullet #4 has a better classical marans tail
both have the best blue and body type .
both are elegant

they do have enough copper to pass down to they sons . need to be mated to a well colored rooster to help them express it .

so you are saying both are true sisters sired by Briscoe over charlene ?
than in this case they are your ROYAL BLOOD LINE .

hatch more of this pair .

grass and beauty

Bravo again

chooks man

 

[Chooks man]

I place her 3 not because of some faults //no no because of the photo is not highlighting her quality . photo is on an Angle so I can no see her body type properly like P #4 and P#5.
love her back and her solid thick head
her blue is as uniform as the other 2 pullets 4 and 5 .

chooks man

 

[Chooks man]

number 4 for me .
I agree with you on her tail
lovely body type no much copper but good quality Rich red

Otis over Thelma are not producing good tail .

let see how they do with the egg color .

chooks man