International Black Copper Marans Thread - Breeding to the SOP

[KF0002]

Is this red unusual in chicks? It was the C 8 chick I assisted. @kfelton0002 View attachment 1340361

Chooks man has said it is a sign of purity in the line and is good. The only chick I have produced with a brown spot was a pure FRF (line B) and it was a pullet. I think it got killed free ranging before I could tell much about it but she wasnt mossy. If this chick is line C that makes sense because it is an F2 and carries genes from line B on both sides. Definitely tag it so we can see how it turns out.

 

[OneMountainAcres]

The chick of mine that had it, chooksman said that it was his favorite of the group and that it would be a pullet (Star). It turned out to be an over colored Cockerel but he's very sweet lol

 

[shepherd6567]

The chick of mine that had it, chooksman said that it was his favorite of the group and that it would be a pullet (Star). It turned out to be an over colored Cockerel but he's very sweet lol

It’s awfully early but looks like it could be a pullet.

 

[chickengr]

Is this red unusual in chicks? It was the C 8 chick I assisted. @kfelton0002 View attachment 1340361

I had 1 like that. @Chooks man said he was pure black copper marans. I rehomed him at about 3 months old. at that time he had nice colouring, somewhat darker and black chest. my line has black chest. I saw him a few months later and he looked nice.

 

[KF0002]

This is #8, the mother of your chick with the brown spot. @shepherd6567

This was when she was a pullet, her comb is bigger now.

 

[Red Banks]

This is #8, the mother of your chick with the brown spot. @shepherd6567

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This was when she was a pullet, her comb is bigger now.

Lovely

 

[Red Banks]

I have been outside deciding which cockerels to keep and moving the culls to another pen. Wish I had rehomed Tony2 a long time ago, he is a pain. He will be gone this week. Almost 5 months. Some pics:

Number 2 pick
His tail is higher than I would like but I can't throw him away..... way too nice.

Number 1 pick

These must have been the chicks covered in brown spots!

 

[KF0002]

I have been outside deciding which cockerels to keep and moving the culls to another pen. Wish I had rehomed Tony2 a long time ago, he is a pain. He will be gone this week. Almost 5 months. Some pics:

Number 2 pick
His tail is higher than I would like but I can't throw him away..... way too nice.
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Number 1 pickView attachment 1342710 These must have been the chicks covered in brown spots!View attachment 1342713

I love your keeper cockerels! So beautiful!

I'm curious to see if the brown spotted chick turns out overcolored. Maximus has very little copper leakage on his chest and #8 doesnt have a lot of copper in her hackle so it will be interesting to see what the chick looks like. Could be a throw back from the FRF line if there is a correlation between the brown spot and copper leakage. Heaven knows they come with tons of color. Lol

 

[KF0002]

Lovely

Thank you! Im hoping she and Maximus complement each other well and they produce some decent birds. Their chicks are still small so only time will tell.

 

[Red Banks]

I love your keeper cockerels! So beautiful!

I'm curious to see if the brown spotted chick turns out overcolored. Maximus has very little copper leakage on his chest and #8 doesnt have a lot of copper in her hackle so it will be interesting to see what the chick looks like. Could be a throw back from the FRF line if there is a correlation between the brown spot and copper leakage. Heaven knows they come with tons of color. Lol

I have about 5 cockerels that are really nice. Very hard to pick them so I narrowed it down to 4 out of the 7 and I hope they don't change in the wrong direction and the culls don't become beautiful. I was thinking about keeping the best cull just to see what happens but I have never had a cockerel get better. I think it is there from the start or it isn't. I will take too much color over some of the other flaws.