International Black Copper Marans Thread - Breeding to the SOP

[Chooks man]

Antonio's son, he was terrified because I opened his coop door and everyone piled in. That is where I took all the pictures. They really don't bother him as much as he thinks they do. I don't think I have ever had one color up this fast.
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love him .
both of his parent are well colored .

chooks man

 

[Chooks man]

I thought I'd update:

the hen who hadn't layed forever had fatty liver disease, she was bright orange inside, everywhere and very fat.

I butchered my main flock roo who I had posted before. He was getting aggressive and was being rougher than needed on the hens.

I kept his son, who is quite timid unfortunately but also may be a little rougher than he really needs to be, in hoping it's just inexperience.

I managed to hatch one replacement pullet this year and she lays beautiful eggs, though she has a lot more red on her neck than I'd like.

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He's in the foreground the old man is in the back

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I was concerned about the seemingly featherless shanks, and perhaps I still should be.

cheers

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featherless shank is easy to fix ,what bothering me is his lighter under fluff . should be pure black or dark grey .
his hackle seem to have 2 tone ,copper and gold or just a light ?
love his face .nice eyes .
his back is long and tilted .
gorgeous red shoulder
lovely ears tufts

love the eggs colour .

chooks man

 

[Chooks man]

and my replacement hen. Her comb is horrid IMOView attachment 1161916 View attachment 1161917

very very nice .
correct in many aspect .almost perfect .I can not see the color of her eyes ?
love every thing about her . hackle to die for and body type too .
she has a correct under fluff . pure black .
I do no see any physical fault.

need a little more feathers on her shank but she got enough .

hard to beat in a show ring . BRAVO 9.5 /10

what her relation to the cockerel?

chooks man

 

[Red Banks]

love him .
both of his parent are well colored .

chooks man

Thank you, I know it is a bad picture, but he wasn't calming down. I guess it is back to the kitchen counter. I like what I see at his age. I had his age wrong before, he just turned 11 weeks.

 

[Chooks man]

Thank you, I know it is a bad picture, but he wasn't calming down. I guess it is back to the kitchen counter. I like what I see at his age. I had his age wrong before, he just turned 11 weeks.

he is going to be a gorgeous cockerel ,better than his father Antonio .
he inherited a lot sex linked genes from his mama ,

he ll be your key to start your own line .

let him do more growing . a lot going for him

chooks man

 

[Red Banks]

he is going to be a gorgeous cockerel ,better than his father Antonio .
he inherited a lot sex linked genes from his mama ,

he ll be your key to start your own line .

let him do more growing . a lot going for him

chooks man

"Better than" are magic words aren't they!

 

[Chooks man]

Gretta is more lean looking and doesn't have Gabby's nice full chunky body. Gretta's daughter (the light hackled one) is built just like her and is near identical. So much, that I can barely tell them apart. One time the only way I could tell them apart was by picking them up and looking at the wing bands. They both have yellow leg bands so I could tell them apart at a distance from my LA birds so they look pretty dang similar. lol.

Gretta's other daughter, Little Brown Eyed Girl is small yet and has some growing to do, but is chunkier in build.

keep you eyes on the little chunky one . good improvement if you manage to increase the mass of gratta s daughters .

chooks man

 

[Red Banks]

@Chooks man
You will be happy to know Kfelton0002 is working this line with me.

 

[Chooks man]

"Better than" are magic words aren't they!

yes and deed .
it is a good feeling .

chooks man

 

[Chooks man]

@Chooks man
You will be happy to know Kfelton0002 is working this line with me.

good on you ,
that will make the line stronger .

chooks man