International Black Copper Marans Thread - Breeding to the SOP

[KF0002]

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

chooks man

She is one of my favorites, personality wise. She is a little brown eyed sweetie. She looks small but is a good feeling pullet when I get her in my hands, nice and plump. She is developing more color in her hackle where she was solid black for the longest time. Her and the cockerel have been very slow growing, but they are both plump and the cockerel is rich in color.

 

[KF0002]

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

Could you explain the sex linked genes in BCM? Which genes are sex linked?

 

[Chooks man]

Could you explain the sex linked genes in BCM? Which genes are sex linked?

Good question.
Sex linked genes are group of genes related to the Chooks Sex.
The Rooster have both copies and the hen have only one copy. The other is not expressed.
The Rooster will pass down both copies to his progeny. Male and female
The hen can only passes one copy to her son s only not daughter s.
Gold and Silver. Hackle. Saddle and lancets. All Sex linked. So the cockerels will inherit those colours from both parent.
The pullets will only get those colour s from they father

I have to go the delivery man is here

Chooks man

 

[Red Banks]

When I was packing my eggs I wanted to put the fat side up. I guess I haven't really paid a lot of attention to their shape. Sometimes it was kind of hard to tell the fat side. Very happy with my eggs.

 

[Amanita]

View attachment 1163219 When I was packing my eggs I wanted to put the fat side up. I guess I haven't really paid a lot of attention to their shape. Sometimes it was kind of hard to tell the fat side. Very happy with my eggs.

Gorgeous!

Are they all from the same hen, or different ones?

 

[Red Banks]

Gorgeous!

Are they all from the same hen, or different ones?

Thank you.... different hens.

 

[Red Banks]

Good question.
Sex linked genes are group of genes related to the Chooks Sex.
The Rooster have both copies and the hen have only one copy. The other is not expressed.
The Rooster will pass down both copies to his progeny. Male and female
The hen can only passes one copy to her son s only not daughter s.
Gold and Silver. Hackle. Saddle and lancets. All Sex linked. So the cockerels will inherit those colours from both parent.
The pullets will only get those colour s from they father

I have to go the delivery man is here

Chooks man

I was outside painting lamps when one of my hens walked by, it struck me how beautiful she was. They look so good when they just finish molting. What I couldn't get over was her hackle. It gleamed like shiny copper - none of the other hens look like this right now. It isn't mahogany or that orangey color. I remember the copper on those two roosters of FRF. It was incredible. So my question in the most rudimentary terms, is her hackle sex linked from the rooster? I would not have thought of this at all except for Kfelton0002s question this morning. Thanks Kayla.

 

[Red Banks]

@kfelton0002

This is where our "tail" problem comes from but the copper is heavenly.
One is LP, one is GFF. FRF roosters

 

[Red Banks]

The Good, the Bad and the Ugly - My molting hens. The bottom picture looks like a Walking Dead chicken.

 

[KF0002]

View attachment 1163219 When I was packing my eggs I wanted to put the fat side up. I guess I haven't really paid a lot of attention to their shape. Sometimes it was kind of hard to tell the fat side. Very happy with my eggs.

Those are on their way to my house!