International Black Copper Marans Thread - Breeding to the SOP

[Chooks man]

my lease favorite . maybe just the photo .
love her hackle marking

I ll wait for a better photo like P#4 and #5

chooks man

 

[Chooks man]

she is true marans type .all grass and beauty

she is up there with EX95 and up for sure

there is a lot great marans photos in this thread .we should be proud of our breeding stock .
they are making proud and keeping us together

Bravo to all how posted photos and shared they idea and comment

chooks man

 

[Chooks man]

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Here are both of the green fire birchen I have to pick from. Handsome (blue birchen) is already a number one pick, but the one with better silver has very little saddle feather so far. What do you think?
They are hatched in March, so there's a while yet of feather growth I suppose...

they are both gorgeous .
if I have to chose ,based on color . I ll pick a pure silver .

shame we can t see the body type .
they look big chooks .wide shoulders . great trail .

well happy for you .

Bantambird let s open a new international Birchen marans thread . will be nicer to have it separate and doesn t get lost with a quantity of the BCM .So we can discus the birchen with detail .
plus I have a lot work dedicated to the Birchen strain Black and Blue .

chooks man

 

[Chooks man]

@kfelton0002
she is long ,her back and hackle marking are her asset
need depth on the chest area and her tail is high

she look like her Dam

chooks man

 

[Bantambird]

they are both gorgeous .
if I have to chose ,based on color . I ll pick a pure silver .

shame we can t see the body type .
they look big chooks .wide shoulders . great trail .

well happy for you .

Bantambird let s open a new international Birchen marans thread . will be nicer to have it separate and doesn t get lost with a quantity of the BCM .So we can discus the birchen with detail .
plus I have a lot work dedicated to the Birchen strain Black and Blue .

chooks man

they are both gorgeous .
if I have to chose ,based on color . I ll pick a pure silver .

shame we can t see the body type .
they look big chooks .wide shoulders . great trail .

well happy for you .

Bantambird let s open a new international Birchen marans thread . will be nicer to have it separate and doesn t get lost with a quantity of the BCM .So we can discus the birchen with detail .
plus I have a lot work dedicated to the Birchen strain Black and Blue .

chooks man

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There is a birchen thread out there, but I'm on mobile so I'm spoiled and it's annoying to try and find threads. I think I've seen you on the very sparsely populated birchen thread! It's true that I'm sort of piggybacking on the copper thread because it is such a popular and useful Marans thread.
While showing Handsome at the fair, a couple offered to buy some of my more recent hatch, but I'm hesitating because I wanted my replacements to come from this group. These little rascals are quite feral currently, I need to cage them and get pictures as they are 2 months old now. Several of them have white spotted chests, but very little hackle markings yet. Almost all of this group have white primaries.

 

[Bantambird]

Here is Handsome on the upper and the cull blue birchen
Handsome is either molting his tail or got into a fight with Jack, who I have found loves pulling tails.
The eyes on the green fire lines aren't quite as clear orange as my original line. Will this cause problems bringing in Handsome over all my girls? I'm finding I was overzealous in culling out the sprigs and lost a bit of silver in the process, not to mention the raccoons. I'm actually rather excited to see what Handsome will do next spring.

 

[littlepeeps81]

I picked up my blcm cockerel yesterday. He needs alot of TLC. He was attacked by a raccoon last month, but I believe he has a mite issue, so he is in quarantine. I am treating his wounds and his bug issue. He has pretty eyes and a good comb, and a wide chest but as far as his color/markings go, I do not know what is best for a blcm cockerel. He has lost alot of tail feathers from coon attack and mites. His legs seem to be the correct color and the feathering appears to be correct but he has damage to his leg feathers and skin. I will post pics in a couple of weeks of his tail and legs. I want him to heal some and grow some feathering back. He is 1 1/2 years old and a half brother to Zorro. They share the same father a bcm cockerel, but Blue's mother is a splash marans hen. Thanks for any comments. I have him alone as chook's man suggested. He is not mean but has trust issues. I think he will be a lot prettier when he has healed and is healthier. Blue is Bev Davis/Wade Gene lines.

 

[littlepeeps81]

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

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kfelton0002 , beautiful pullets!

 

[Bantambird]

I picked up my blcm cockerel yesterday. He needs alot of TLC. He was attacked by a raccoon last month, but I believe he has a mite issue, so he is in quarantine. I am treating his wounds and his bug issue. He has pretty eyes and a good comb, and a wide chest but as far as his color/markings go, I do not know what is best for a blcm cockerel. He has lost alot of tail feathers from coon attack and mites. His legs seem to be the correct color and the feathering appears to be correct but he has damage to his leg feathers and skin. I will post pics in a couple of weeks of his tail and legs. I want him to heal some and grow some feathering back. He is 1 1/2 years old and a half brother to Zorro. They share the same father a bcm cockerel, but Blue's mother is a splash marans hen. Thanks for any comments. I have him alone as chook's man suggested. He is not mean but has trust issues. I think he will be a lot prettier when he has healed and is healthier. Blue is Bev Davis/Wade Gene lines.

I just love his head! Love it!

 

[littlepeeps81]

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Here is Handsome on the upper and the cull blue birchen View attachment 1112108
Handsome is either molting his tail or got into a fight with Jack, who I have found loves pulling tails.
The eyes on the green fire lines aren't quite as clear orange as my original line. Will this cause problems bringing in Handsome over all my girls? I'm finding I was overzealous in culling out the sprigs and lost a bit of silver in the process, not to mention the raccoons. I'm actually rather excited to see what Handsome will do next spring.

Bantambird, I just love your birchens. I would love to have one someday. I think birchen may be my most favorite marans color!!