International Black Copper Marans Thread - Breeding to the SOP

[KF0002]

@kfelton0002 I know I have put my chickens on the back burner for the last year but..... I can still send eggs from my pure FRF. I can send you the ones I just posted.

Yes I would be delighted to get them! Your eggs are so beautiful!


You just made me one happy lady!!

 

[KF0002]

Morning all. I hatched another F1 chick yesterday. A little pullet I believe! She has a black beak and darker feet. Her little comb is to dark; I suspect she will be overmelanized like her mother. I was hoping Zorro would give Hazel's chicks some color on their hackle. Will have to see. Pros are Cinnamon has less white flakes on her face than her mother, and Zorro put feathers on her shanks. Hazel (her mother) has little to no shank feathering. However, there are a few little white feathers on her middle toe, so not good there. Onyx defiantly is producing a better chick all around than Hazel. Also was able to hatch one silver cuckoo marans chick! So excited about adding another variety to my little flock. I think maybe a cockerel, but chooks man can correct me if I am wrong. Named him Radar.

Cuties! Congratulations!!

Are they Cuckoo Marans?

 

[KF0002]

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Scheherazade . BCM hen 3 years old . Shiraz true sister .
going to Tobambezi pen .
she has the right type of copper and extra too .best way to correct tobambezi Mahogany type copper .
she has a coppery ears tufts . what I need .
no parasitic white .

this trio .Tobambezi and his 2 hens Shiraz and Scheherazade will be bred specifically for the absence of any parasitic white without loosing the body type and marking .

chooks man

She is the perfect match for Tobambezi! They will complement each other beautifully and balance each other out. Can't wait to see their offspring!

 

[KF0002]

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Shiraz . 3 years old BCM hen daughter of Walker over sahara
she is selected to go into Tobambezi pen .she is his grand aunt
she has a gorgeous body type . pure black plumage / no parasitic white ( the white you see is D Earth powder from the nest box) orange eyes .great well colored hackle .

I m expecting 100% no parasitic white from they progeny and great body type
she ll correct the comb .

chooks man

I just love her big meaty body type. She is a lovely hen.

 

[Red Banks]

@littlepeeps81
she is gorgeous .I like here hatch down marking . I can see a little white on her toe . shouldn t be problem . give her some time and see what happen .

love the name .
chooks man

@kfelton0002 I like your kitchen counter studio but this woman puts us to shame!

 

[KF0002]

@kfelton0002 I like your kitchen counter studio but this woman puts us to shame!

She sure does! I need better props! And a better camera! lol

 

[KF0002]

Just dropping in to say that the eggs I got from Monique have been hatching! I have 17 chicks so far and maybe one or two more
There are a few different varieties, Black Copper, White, and 'Coucou a camail argenté', I'm not sure what that is in English? And some eggs she wasn't sure what they were, so it will be a surprise!
They started hatching on Tuesday and unfortunately I've mostly been at work and my husband is looking after them. I'll do a proper review of them at the weekend and post some pictures.

Would that translate to silver cuckoo? I typed it into google translate and only the words "Coucour" and "argente" were able to be translated. Coucour = cuckoo, and argente = silver. So Silver Cuckoo. Chooks man will know more about it.

Congratulations on your hatch! I am just green with envy! Monique is an amazing Marans breeder. To be able to obtain eggs directly from France is just amazing! You are very lucky indeed.

 

[KF0002]

I have 4 hens laying right now, the rest are still molting.
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Absolutely gorgeous! Sunning.. magnifique!

 

[Bantambird]

Our gamecocks are that way, they will fight to the death so we have to keep them separated. Usually the younger Marans cockerels and the Legbar keep away from the Gamecocks, as they know they are outmatched. So it worried me when the Legbar (named Fabio) had picked a fight with a gamecock tied out, because the cock bird was older than him and Fabio wasn't backing down as he normally does. I worry it may not have ended well had I not put Fabio up.

Some males of even heavy breeds are just more confrontational than others, especially when they are protecting their harem of ladies.

I also have a legbar named Fabio.

As you can see, Fabio is named for his long, flowing locks( fabulous feather crest). His earlobes aren't real great, but that crest combined with the straight comb, even with the faults, made him worth keeping as a breeder. His sons don't have floppy combs either. He's well shaped, although he has a lot of gold, and quite a bit of Chestnut through the wings and crest.

 

[Amanita]

Would that translate to silver cuckoo? I typed it into google translate and only the words "Coucour" and "argente" were able to be translated. Coucour = cuckoo, and argente = silver. So Silver Cuckoo. Chooks man will know more about it.

Congratulations on your hatch! I am just green with envy! Monique is an amazing Marans breeder. To be able to obtain eggs directly from France is just amazing! You are very lucky indeed.

Thanks! Yeah, very lucky indeed, and Monique was so lovely. I've been holding my breath for these eggs, I'm so glad they're hatching!

I guess it would be a cuckoo with silver hackles, so you're probably right