International Black Copper Marans Thread - Breeding to the SOP

[littlepeeps81]

As Chooks man said, as Wheaten colored chicks start to feather you will easily be able to tell sex. If they feather like our Wheaten Games, females will start to feather a softer fawn color on their back and breasts, while the males start getting red shades and black on their shoulders, and black feathers on their chest. I love the color wheaten in our Games. Post pics as your wheatens grow! Im keeping my fingers crossed you have two pullets and a cockerel.

Thank you kfelton0002, I will post some pics in a few weeks!

 

[littlepeeps81]

they are nice but not a show quality yet .
still have many faults to breed out and fix a good .
one day I ll be there .
the reason i m breeding the marans chooks is not to show them but to restore all the varieties we lost .
marans chooks are very rich in varieties

chooks man

chooks man, how is your Colombian project going?

 

[littlepeeps81]

Just wanted to share some random pics I took today. Farm drama..

Little Brown Eyed Girl has took over the cat's house.
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And the free ranging Legbar picked a fight with a gamecock on tie cord and earned himself a bracelet of shame. He is pouting, can you tell? Lol

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I know this isnt a Legbar thread but I figured I would share anyway.

LOL he really does look like he is pouting!

 

[KF0002]

LOL he really does look like he is pouting!

He is a super proud cockerel. For me to restrain him this way was just more than his pride could bare. LOL

Against his will, he relinquished his title as main cockerel on the yard (free-ranging that is). We tether maturing roosters this way for their protection. It prevents them from fighting to the point of major injury.

 

[Chooks man]

chooks man, how is your Colombian project going?

thank you for asking .
lost the white F1 cockerel but still have his 2 brother .they are yellow for now because they are not pure silver yet ,they have just one copy of each gene silver and gold .plus 1 Dark brown copy .
I have they sister and half sister F1 pullets ,red buff .plus one silver wheaten pullet ( washed out )
this breeding season I ll pen them together to get a true f2 Columbian pullets and cockerels .
here few photos of them .

cockerel in the front Yellow Storm . still have a grey under fluff . need more work

his brother Blondie Storm . they are identical .

Silver wheaten ( bleached out ) .large pullets with a dark eggs 6 .well pleased

buff pullet his half sister .
looking forward to breed from them .
they ll give me what I m looking for

I can breed from this 2 cockerels many different varieties .

chooks man

 

[Chooks man]

my black copper pullets enjoying the late afternoon sun

TOBAMBEZI he is 11 months old now .a huge cockerel 4.2Kg
his copper is darker ( Mahogany type) but his body type and marking are sublime
he is my best BCM cockerel I bred so far . there is some thing attractive about him .
he is Elegant . handsome and physically sound
his comb need a little work , that OK with me . I have other cockerels with a gorgeous combs

chooks man

 

[Chooks man]

TOBAMBEZI

this guy is not showing any parasitic white any where .
pure black plumage and under fluff

he is super cool

chooks man

 

[KF0002]

TOBAMBEZI
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this guy is not showing any parasitic white any where .
pure black plumage and under fluff

he is super cool

chooks man

I am envious of Tobambezi and his lack of parasitic white. You can tell just by looking at him how he would feel in the hands, solid and sturdy. Looks like he has been in a scrap lately too with that roughed up comb. He must be top dog, by the way he carries himself. I could use a cockerel like him around to help correct the parasitic white in my LA line. I bet he hatched from a nice dark egg also.

 

[KF0002]

I found a first egg from one of the free-ranging Marans pullets today. However, I have no clue who it came from. I have quite a few still free- ranging. Whoever it was laid it on the ground next to the feed barrel.

 

[littlepeeps81]

He is a super proud cockerel. For me to restrain him this way was just more than his pride could bare. LOL

Against his will, he relinquished his title as main cockerel on the yard (free-ranging that is). We tether maturing roosters this way for their protection. It prevents them from fighting to the point of major injury.

kfelton0002, he has a very adorable pouty face. I wish I could keep my Zorro and Blue Boy together, but I really think they would fight to the death. They are always sizing each other up on the opposite side of the fence, picking up pieces of straw or grass and throwing it at each other. The one time they were actually together they drew blood immediately.