International Black Copper Marans Thread - Breeding to the SOP

[AspiringHomesteader]

Hello, what marans species produces the darkest eggs? Or is it more due to selective breeding?

 

[Chooks man]

Hello, what marans species produces the darkest eggs? Or is it more due to selective breeding?

the Black copper marans variety produce the darkest egg .

chooks man

 

[Chooks man]

here some up date of my young marans stock .they are big now .many cockerels 2 to 1 ratio .summer hatch

 

[Chooks man]

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[Chooks man]

here a photo of my first Golden salmon cockerel .took me 4 years of selective breeding to breed this guy .
his Dam is Copenhagen Birchen hen .she carries the e+ plus a golden gene too .
his Sire is a F1 Rooster Saharacus . Cuckoo with a e+ and a golden gene too.

well pleased .take a long time to breed any variety from scratch .
gorgeous comb and body type.

I name him Prince Solomon . his not a king yet a lot growing to do .

I m finishing they pen outdoor in the orchid . almost done
one pen for a pullets and another for the cockerels .a lot grass and space is waiting for them .
just waiting for the heat to go away .indoor is cooler for them .

chooks man

 

[Chooks man]

my Split white young hens .looking good .

i m pleased to see how they turn out as hens .good body type ,nice comb , great tail .good mass .the eggs are not as dark . can t do every thing in one go .

this hens will throw 25% of they progeny white ( Recessive ) and 25% Red and Buff .

chooks man

 

[Chooks man]

my rooster start molting .most of them lost they tail .they aren t handsome any more .

chooks man

 

[chickengr]

here a photo of my first Golden salmon cockerel .took me 4 years of selective breeding to breed this guy .
his Dam is Copenhagen Birchen hen .she carries the e+ plus a golden gene too .
his Sire is a F1 Rooster Saharacus . Cuckoo with a e+ and a golden gene too.

well pleased .take a long time to breed any variety from scratch .
gorgeous comb and body type.View attachment 1268499
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I name him Prince Solomon . his not a king yet a lot growing to do .

I m finishing they pen outdoor in the orchid . almost done
one pen for a pullets and another for the cockerels .a lot grass and space is waiting for them .
just waiting for the heat to go away .indoor is cooler for them .

chooks man

prince solomon is great!

when I move to a bigger place I will keep males and females separately. I think the health issue with my pullets started with the cockerels - chasing and overmating. I have just lost a naked neck pullet. too much stress, nothing else.

my sick pullet is still not well. she is in the house but have been eating like a pig for the last 4-5 days. yesterday she laid an egg! I hope that means her reproductive system has not been damaged.

 

[chickengr]

my rooster start molting .most of them lost they tail .they aren t handsome any more .
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chooks man

they still look better than mine, lol. they ARE handsome.

 

[Chooks man]

prince solomon is great!

when I move to a bigger place I will keep males and females separately. I think the health issue with my pullets started with the cockerels - chasing and overmating. I have just lost a naked neck pullet. too much stress, nothing else.

my sick pullet is still not well. she is in the house but have been eating like a pig for the last 4-5 days. yesterday she laid an egg! I hope that means her reproductive system has not been damaged.

if she start eating well and laid a egg than she is on her way to recovery .

I lost a lot of pullets too . because of the cockerels .no more .separated at 2/3 months old .
the pullets will never be with a cockerel tell they are ready to breed from 10 months old .