International Black Copper Marans Thread - Breeding to the SOP

[KF0002]

that is a great news .Mud has no parasitic white. he is the key to your problem them .
keep him safe and a live tel the old age to see how pure his black plumage is .

mate his daughters back to him to reinforce this trait and make it breed true .

you ll have a better chance with a Rooster . can sire many chicks in one season .

Chooks man

Unfortunately, my husband had to cull Mud because he was continuing to have crop emptying issues. His crop would remain full of feed for days after a single feeding and he began to act poorly. He had the same issues back in the early summer and they never completely resolved. I didn't want him to suffer, so we culled him.

 

[KF0002]

I do have two pullets from him though and a cockerel. I will look the cockerel over for white underfluff, but he looks a lot like Mud.

A few weeks before Mud took a turn for the worst, I set two of Gretta's last eggs she laid before she started molting. Gretta is my pure FRF hen. The past few months while I let Mud's hens free range including Gretta, I tied him out near the coop where the hens roosted so he could be close to them. Gretta always stayed near him, and only ate with him. I felt confident that she remained true to Mud and he was the only rooster who mated with her. My cockerels never ventured down our property that far.

I hatched two chicks from her a few weeks ago and they were definitely pure Marans, no question. I am brooding them now and I will keep them safe as they are the last I have of Mud.

 

[KF0002]

It all sounds like a tragic love story drama series really. Now I must protect Mud and Gretta's little love children so his legacy can live on.

 

[Chooks man]

Unfortunately, my husband had to cull Mud because he was continuing to have crop emptying issues. His crop would remain full of feed for days after a single feeding and he began to act poorly. He had the same issues back in the early summer and they never completely resolved. I didn't want him to suffer, so we culled him.

sorry forgot about him .he had a crop issue and he had to be put to sleep .

chooks man

 

[littlepeeps81]

read as much as you can .I shared with you guys all the information I have about the marans chooks breed .

the original colombian marans variety is gone long time ago .
it has been recreated by 2 big breeder in France in the last 10 years . Monique Berte ( marans aspiran. and Emile Guerinel ( Syndicat poules marans)

The Colombian marans variety is actually a Silver version of a Black Tail Buff marans. same family genetic and a same genome except for a Silver ( columbian) and Gold ( Black Tail Buff)

Go to marans aspiran and have a look at Monique Colombian variety .
or go the Syndicat poules marans and have a look .there is a video there too .

I ll share the photos and how to make them as well . I think they are sublime variety if bred well .

this breeding season i ll hatch a lot of them and the white variety as well .

chooks man

Thank you chooks man. I tried to become a member of marans aspiran, but I kept having trouble with it. I will take a look at the Syndicat poules marans. Thanks for everything you share with us.

 

[Red Banks]

Antonio's son, I think he is 10 weeks. He will not let me take a picture, I am spoiled by Antonio, he thinks he is a model.

This cockerel already has some copper saddle feathers coming in.

@Chooks man, remember we talked about how big the combs were on Antonio and his hatch mates, one theory was the hot days of summer in the South. Maybe this one will have a smaller comb as we are moving into fall. The days aren't real cool but they aren't a 100 degrees.

 

[Red Banks]

Antonio

 

[Red Banks]

I didn't have the camera pulled up on my phone when Antonio struck his pose. He waited and didn't move a muscle.

 

[Chooks man]

I didn't have the camera pulled up on my phone when Antonio struck his pose. He waited and didn't move a muscle.
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gorgeous couple .
Bravo for the shot .

does Antonio always hold his tail that high or just when he is excited ?
I don t recall him having a high tail .

chooks man

 

[Chooks man]

Antonio
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he has all the trait to throw gorgeous pullets . body marking and type .
his pullets will have gorgeous eyes and hackle .

RedBank need to hatch some chicks please .
you know chooks don t live for ever .hahahaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa.

chooks man