International Black Copper Marans Thread - Breeding to the SOP

[KF0002]

princess is not far off .mated to a short tail cockerel or rooster she ll throw stunning progeny .
Duke is a good mate for her Or you have to wait to see what duke s progeny will look like , they ll be some handsome cockerels in there for sure .
this season you are going to see some of the best marans coming out of Duke s and your hens . a lot genetic diversity . Hybrid vigour { dominant affect }.

chooks man

I sure hope so! I have eggs going into lockdown tomorrow. Can't wait to see how they turn out.

 

[KF0002]

Another lovely work of art from one of the free range pullets.

 

[KF0002]

Duke seems to be feeling better and happy to be back with his main pen of ladies. I am moving him him back and forth between 2 pens.

 

[Chooks man]

is it possible to create mottled marans from those chickens? I might have mottled chickens as well. I would give it a try if possible.

my friend Mottled pattern is very hard to breed and maintain it .even a pure mottled pair of chooks will throw some darker progeny and more of the white progeny as well .the peoples who work with the mottled pattern are constantly keeping the pure mnottled pattern correct .the right amount of white over the black feather .each feather has to be mottled .

so please don t go there .forget about the mottled chooks please .

chooks man

 

[Chooks man]

Here is the cockerel with the halo. Sometimes he holds his tail higher. Sometimes I look at him and like him, other times I don't. He is a chunky bird, but dang I hate that halo and high tail.

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he has all the thing I hate .sorry to say that .the other 2 .no name and the Elegant one are high quality them him . heavy rooster doesn t mean much , heavy hen ,YES . Rooster need to be correct and colourful .

here what I really don t like ,specially if they are all together in one bird .
Halo hackle .
Dark shoulder
Goofy stature
loose under fluff around the thigh
very high tail ,over 90 Degrees .

he seem to have them in one go .

the other 2 ,they have fault too ,but the have some greater quality worth to breed .
here no name cockerel. the first one you posted .

his fault is only dark shoulder and a high tail .less than 90 Degrees .the rest of the trait are all great far I can see .priceless feather type .well tight to the body .great quality hackle marking anf copper quality .etc..............

the second cockerel you posted .Elegant

look at him .he stand like he run the show .Full of vigour ,no goofiness in here . that what you want to see in the future progeny .solidity of his structure . Fault Black shoulder and high tail . high quality copper .just need more .

if you want to show ,always breed for Elegance ,correctness and Vigour ,you ll unbeatable .

chooks man

 

[Chooks man]

Duke seems to be feeling better and happy to be back with his main pen of ladies. I am moving him him back and forth between 2 pens.

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nice to know he is doing good .
I want to some photos of him standing up right from the front and a side ,no rush .will be nice to see him no moving .
Elegance in chooks is only seen when they are standing correct up right .

his progeny with your hens is going to be very interesting . his body pattern with a copper quality of your hens is a great combination . plus his tail

only a bad thing about him .you can t use him over his daughter as back crossing .because you ll never come out of the Halo .
a good thing about his .you can keep him just for out crossing to the hens from your other lines ,

me I m confident 100% ,a great cockerels are coming out soon from him X Queen .
Duke s Excel in the area Queens is lucking .
Queen proven she can throw solid and well build cockerel ,they just need some colour .Duke s has a truck load of it . great

all the best

chooks

 

[Chooks man]

here some photos of my chooks taken today .this afternoon ,

all healthy and happy .they first day having sun flower seed .getting colder in here now .

chooks man

 

[Chooks man]

more chooks , the 2 pure black marans cockerels

chooks man

 

[Chooks man]

my favourite of them all .a pair of Marans Herminee' { Columbian marans }

 

[Chooks man]

here the older brother to the columbian .Mike Tyson .the chunkiest cockerel I ever seen .

chooks man