International Black Copper Marans Thread - Breeding to the SOP

[Chooks man]

pullet #2

this one has it all as far as body type and body marking .not laying yet .not far of

named her .The Roses Garden

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[Chooks man]

Pullets #3;

big pullet supper heavy . loose under fluff .
named her Mama Rhino .

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[Chooks man]

Pullet #4

good body type and good quality copper need more of it .
named her Beauty Salon .
she walk very Elegant. clean walk .

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[Chooks man]

Pullet #5

gorgeous looking hen .show quality .named her Philippines , from Philip line

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[Chooks man]

here a Golden Black Tail Buff marans cockerel .he turn out to be a super star. late maturing but no complain .very special

named him Sun Set Beach

correct in every thing .show and breeder quality rooster .

chooks man

 

[chickengr]

my friend those are good looking marans chooks .yes they do have they own faults .the comb is one of them .
over all .they do have a proper marans body type .
nice tails .
silver genes plus a cuckoo too . that will be handy if you want to recreate the Silver Black { birchen} variety .
they are worth buying .especially the Blue cuckoo hen in the first photo .must buy , and the cuckoo cockerel.
this pair you must buy .here a deal . I could not send you any marans eggs because of the distance .So what I ll do is paying for this pair as a gift to you my dear friend .I do like the first hen 100% and a cuckoo cockerel .you can breed many good marans out of them in the future . DO NO SAY NO .
if you still want to buy than buy another pair .

there is many many peoples in this planet ,but only few of them we can call a friends .

chooks man

thank you, my friend. I will buy them all. I hope the guy is honest and will keep them till I go to pick them up.

 

[Magnolia Hill]

cockerels from Philip
View attachment 1742334 cockerel #1 has a perfect body type and body pattern.his copper is a little litter but uniform . I m going to use him a lot over Liza s hens . out cross the 2 lines .
View attachment 1742335
Cockerel#2 has a better mass and better copper .rich red quality .lucking the complete body pattern ,very important . I m going to use him only with some specific hen .I do have 2 pullets for him from Liza s line . out cross the 2 lines

chooks man

Man all i can say is dang, those are mighty fine Marans. I think i'm going to have to figure out how i can go about legally importing birds and eggs. You'll be the first one I call!!! As you say, Bravo my friend!

cockerels from Philip
View attachment 1742334 cockerel #1 has a perfect body type and body pattern.his copper is a little litter but uniform . I m going to use him a lot over Liza s hens . out cross the 2 lines .
View attachment 1742335
Cockerel#2 has a better mass and better copper .rich red quality .lucking the complete body pattern ,very important . I m going to use him only with some specific hen .I do have 2 pullets for him from Liza s line . out cross the 2 lines

chooks man

 

[Magnolia Hill]

cockerels from Philip
View attachment 1742334 cockerel #1 has a perfect body type and body pattern.his copper is a little litter but uniform . I m going to use him a lot over Liza s hens . out cross the 2 lines .
View attachment 1742335
Cockerel#2 has a better mass and better copper .rich red quality .lucking the complete body pattern ,very important . I m going to use him only with some specific hen .I do have 2 pullets for him from Liza s line . out cross the 2 lines

chooks man

What kind of hen do you think would be ideal for a cock bird with a incomplete pattern like the second picture you talk about?

 

[marchick]

@marchick

I love this hen .grat body type and great Blue plumage ,love her tail .

you really have a nice and correct marans hens .

chooks man

If I get a nice Black Copper from my rooster and these hens. Could it fix my halo problem?

 

[Chooks man]

What kind of hen do you think would be ideal for a cock bird with a incomplete pattern like the second picture you talk about?

very good question my friend ,
I ll mate him to a hen with a complete hackle marking like pullet #2

this pair will complete each other and will maintain the copper quality .rich red .
this mating will produce 25% of the cockerels without red shoulder and 75% well coloured ,complete pattern .

always balance the mating to produce better progeny .

chooks man