International Black Copper Marans Thread - Breeding to the SOP

[Chooks man]

Gazelle .well marked hackle .and Ravendale .Solid black .both lay dark eggs #6.

Gazelle and Shiva solid Black .

Gazelle is my foundation hen for pattern breeding .cockerels line .
Ravendale will be my foundation hen for plumage quality . she has the best type of plumage in the farm . well tight and silky ,pure black
Shiva s will be the body type foundation hen . pullets line .
all 3 of them will be mated to different cockerels to see wich pairing will produce the result I m after .

chooks man

 

[Chooks man]

Shazia .BCM pullet .2.7Kg . she is all black except few copper feathers on the back of her hackle .great type . great plumage type too .her comb need a little work . lay dark eggs #6 .
breeding her with her half sibling Big Blue. line breeding too keep the dark egg genes .a problem with this pairing .both of them have bad comb .double point ,so a lot of they progeny will have a double points M type comb .
I m breeding different line for the comb .

Shiva s .big solid hen 3.3Kg . dark egg layer .

chooks man

 

[Chooks man]

Kako Dominant white pullet. silver based double pink leg tag . big heavy hen 3.1Kg. great body type .nice long flat back and a faultless tail . she lay nice dark egg .#5/#6 @ her best .
Fault big comb ,very thin and has a M type point . not a big deal .
one of 5 Foundation hens for breeding the dominant white ,Birchen and Columbian .

chooks man

 

[Chooks man]

KaKo again .. great plumage type .

chooks man

 

[Chooks man]

Silver cuckoo marans fertile eggs will be sent to be this Monday .
here some photos of the rooster used to sir those eggs .

this rooster is from the import line UK line .dark eggs layer strain .the hens penned with him are from my line . dark eggs layer .

this rooster is better looking from the import line . the hen penned with him are from the import line too . dark eggs layer clean legs .

this guy is my favorite .great body type .from the import line ..the hens penned with him are from my line .

looking forward to receive those eggs and see what will hatch out of them .

chooks man

 

[Chooks man]

Silver cuckoo marans fertile eggs will be sent to be this Monday .
here some photos of the rooster used to sir those eggs .
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this rooster is from the import line UK line .dark eggs layer strain .the hens penned with him are from my line . dark eggs layer .
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this rooster is better looking from the import line . the hen penned with him are from the import line too . dark eggs layer clean legs .
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this guy is my favorite .great body type .from the import line ..the hens penned with him are from my line .

looking forward to receive those eggs and see what will hatch out of them .

chooks man

 

[marchick]

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Kako Dominant white pullet. silver based double pink leg tag . big heavy hen 3.1Kg. great body type .nice long flat back and a faultless tail . she lay nice dark egg .#5/#6 @ her best .
Fault big comb ,very thin and has a M type point . not a big deal .
one of 5 Foundation hens for breeding the dominant white ,Birchen and Columbian .

chooks man

She is beautiful I really like her!

 

[marchick]

update pictures. I am liking how my Black Copper cockerel and my White Marans cockerel is coming along. They have a long ways to go.

 

[Chooks man]

update pictures. I am liking how my Black Copper cockerel and my White Marans cockerel is coming along. They have a long ways to go.
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they are stunning .you have great .
love the rich red copper colour of your cockerel .love his long tillted back and long angle tail .
the white boy is a start .
I like the BC pullet .lovely hackle marking anf long back .

your hens are throwing very progeny .long back.

chooks man

 

[Chooks man]

@marchick

I m impressed by the quality of =
copper .rich red with thin flames . correct SOP
the length of his back .long ,flat ant a little tillted . SOP
Tail .high quality .correct shape and correct angle . SOP
Plumage high quality .well tight .no sign of fluffiness . well tidy .pure black SOP
Head Correct and gorgeous SOP

this guy when you breed him back over the BLC hens he come out of ,he ll produce some stunning progeny .

chooks man