International Black Copper Marans Thread - Breeding to the SOP

[Chooks man]

you are like me, happy with the new chickens and it doesn't matter if they are the wrong ones, lol. btw, lovely birds!

I do get excited when I see a new chooks with a special genes not a just new chooks. there is a tons of them around every where.

I like to find a working chooks .future Sires and Dams .

the Blue wheaten was a gift from the heaven . saved me at lease 2 years of work .

happy man

chooks man

 

[Red Banks]

This is Antonio's sire I am sure. He looks just like him to me. It is as you said Chooks Man. He is LP.



This is the Greenfire Rooster that sired some of my birds.
You can see Bello and Claude, color and TAIL! LOL

 

[Red Banks]

Quote: We are waiting for better pictures.

 

[Chooks man]

I can't wait to see their chicks as well! antonio and gabby will give you show birds.

I am still struggling with tapeworms and viruses but luna already looks like a young hen. she is much better than her mother was. my 2 not so good bcm gave me offspring that is not bad at all. @Chooks man is right, we should not cull our birds for not being perfect.

if we are doing the right thing than the progeny should be better than they parent stock .

if the progeny is less desirable than they parents stock than we are doing the wrong thing .not rocket science .

chooks man

 

[Chooks man]

We are waiting for better pictures.

the new one are photos shy like my BC cockerel .

any way here some better ones



the Blue Wheaten cockerel .great in every aspect 5 month old .

I name him BLUE HEAVEN . he is going to sire a thousand of chicks .

just this morning I managed to sale 10 trio from him . Blue wheaten very rare in this country .

I m going to build him a coop as pretty as a taj mahel .

 

[Red Banks]

Quote: Beautiful!

 

[KF0002]

I love this picture.  The expression on his face is priceless.  I am learning combs and always get something wrong.... like I think they are good and they are not or vice versa.  I wonder if the point right before the blade is supposed to be deeper.  Mind you I bring it up only to learn, it is not a deal breaker.  I am waiting for Chooks man or Braxton Brigade to tell me I am wrong.  I will get back to the others in a bit.  I want to post a pic of one of FRF's birds that looks like your #1 but I want to text Amanda and ask about him so I can pass on the info to you.

I thought that too. Its what Chooksman calls an "m" right? I will keep him as a backup to cockerel #1 but may not use him for breeding.

That Little Peddler cockerel that sired one of your cockerels has a comb near identical to my cockerel #1. Maybe that's his father as well.

 

[Red Banks]

Quote:
He is such a hunk!

 

[Chooks man]

the dark silver cuckoo very hard to catch on camera always moving .

he is 6.5 month old .big frame boy .really deep chest and a long flat back . I like him a lot not as much as a BLUE HEAVEN

this dark silver cuckoo going to give a great result with my Birchen ladies , he is going to help me clear the golden hues and a yellow shoulder from my birchen cockerels plus he is going to add the long flat back to then as well especially OSLO and COPENHAGEN both are square type with too much fluff on them .


I can t take take a good photos of him .guess I have to teach him how to pose .!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1

 

[winterhorses]

This is my first small group of BCMs, and I'd love some feedback on these two. I originally got BCMs just for the dark eggs, but the more I find out about breeding to standard, the more fascinated I become! Are either of these two worth breeding?

This is Pinky Pie. He's 5 months old and seems to be getting more color every day. I know his comb isn't ideal...any thoughts on how to fix it?






And this is Tangerine. She's also 5 mos.





Thanks!