International Black Copper Marans Thread - Breeding to the SOP

[BobletFarmBirds]

I think high tails are going to start causing an issue in our flock. These are some random girls that got caught over the last couple of days.

Plus...
Eggs!

 

[Chooks man]

I guess that way we avoid breeding full siblings. it is important to mark differently chicks from each pen.

yes my friend .
when we start a new line ,we try to keep as much genetic diversity as we can ,when the line is almost fault less ,we can start mating the true siblings to see if any recessive genes are left hiding in there .

when we work with pen breeding it is easier to mark the chicks ,we mark them by pen number , not as line breeding where each chick must be marked individually .

chooks man

 

[Chooks man]

The lovely Shazia was happy to model a few photos, so why not share?
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(We has to go through and trim wings due to some escape artists, and she was one of them. Can’t remember which side is cut)

impressed by Shiraz . what a lovely pullet. her left wing is clipped .

chooks man

 

[Chooks man]

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I think high tails are going to start causing an issue in our flock. These are some random girls that got caught over the last couple of days.

Plus...
Eggs!
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gorgeous egg .lovely colour and sheen .

it is time for you to focus on the tail angle and shape .
some of your hen have a long tail .
Shiraz seem to me has a good low thin tail . if yes .she is your way out .

it is easier to fix the tail angle when the back is long and correct like your hens .

 

[BobletFarmBirds]

Alright. So focus on tails. Do you have any examples of a nice tail, or anyone else you know of?
Does Shazia have a correct tail that we should try to recreate?
If she crosses with Day Walker, who has a higher tail I think, will that start causing problems?
And I can never remember, which parent passes on the body frame and which passes on the color?
Since Day Walker has a higher tail, should we try to find lower tailed hens?

 

[marchick]

I guess that way we avoid breeding full siblings. it is important to mark differently chicks from each pen.

I wing band so I know for sure. The Birchen are not full siblings to the Blue Birchen. They came from two different pens. Chooks mans plan would give more diversity for sure. I am very worried though. I don't have enough room and pens to work with these properly. I will be working to clean up the silver in the blue Birchen. I also want to work on egg color.

 

[Chooks man]

26 chicks hatched ,5 died at hatching
wheaten
white
BTB
1 Black copper
1 golden salmon X wheaten
1 Silver Salmon

I ll post some photos soon

chooks man

 

[Chooks man]

Today I pick up from a friend of mine 2 hour drive from me,
11 Black copper pullets ,16 weeks old
7 Splash and Dominant white pullets 14 and 16 weeks old.
1 Blue copper and 1 Black copper pullets 4 weeks old.
1 splash pullets and 1 splash cockerel 4 weeks old..
2 Blue cuckoo cockerels 16 weeks old.
1 Dark silver cuckoo 18 weeks old.
1 Red Pyle cockerel 16 weeks old
1 Black copper and 1 Blue copper cockerels 4 weeks old .

I m really Really happy .what a score .

this chooks are from high quality stock .mixture of 4 different blood line in there ,some have my cuckoo and blue copper lines .

the body type and the comb are of the highest quality .I was really impressed when I went to pick them up .what a set up .gorgeous.

I ll take some photos tomorrow and post them when back home .

chooks man

 

[kfelton0002]

Today I pick up from a friend of mine 2 hour drive from me,
11 Black copper pullets ,16 weeks old
7 Splash and Dominant white pullets 14 and 16 weeks old.
1 Blue copper and 1 Black copper pullets 4 weeks old.
1 splash pullets and 1 splash cockerel 4 weeks old..
2 Blue cuckoo cockerels 16 weeks old.
1 Dark silver cuckoo 18 weeks old.
1 Red Pyle cockerel 16 weeks old
1 Black copper and 1 Blue copper cockerels 4 weeks old .

I m really Really happy .what a score .

this chooks are from high quality stock .mixture of 4 different blood line in there ,some have my cuckoo and blue copper lines .

the body type and the comb are of the highest quality .I was really impressed when I went to pick them up .what a set up .gorgeous.

I ll take some photos tomorrow and post them when back home .

chooks man

Congrats on your new birds and chicks! Sounds like you hit the jack pot!!

Sorry I have been MIA.. I've had a lot going on between work and holiday stuff lately.

 

[kfelton0002]

The lovely Shazia was happy to model a few photos, so why not share?
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(We has to go through and trim wings due to some escape artists, and she was one of them. Can’t remember which side is cut)

What beautiful type on her!! Gorgeous bird!