International Black Copper Marans Thread - Breeding to the SOP

[KF0002]

@kfelton0002

here how to breed Duke.
you all ready matted him and hatch chicks from him .but that does not mean you have bred him .
here the Method to breed him .he will be a suprime sire down the line without using him any more .simple formula .
her what you need =
1} perfect pullet my favourite { Sired by Duke /Queen /Malika
2] Queen or Malika { Dam or the grand Dam } or both .{ not elatted to Duke
3} Split wing cockerel { sired by Duke / Xina } 50% Duke

this group I select for you is to start your own line and Breed Duke and Queen .
First mate the cockerel SW to perfect = any SW is a cull . this progeny will still 50% Duke 25 Queen or Malika .

Second = Mate Duke to Queen and Malika to produce more of perfect .this progeny will be 50% Duke and 50%Queen . any SW is a cull

Third =Select the best Son of Perfect and mate him back to her.{this progeny will still 50% Duke s} .
this same cockerel mate him to Queen or Malika and the best pullets from Duke over Queen/Malika . Grand Dam or GG Dam will help to get ready off any SW genes come from Duke s but keeping and adding good qualities from queen /Malika . this progeny will be 2 type .one will be 75% Queen and 25% Duke from Queen/Malika. the second from a pullets will be50%Duke s genes .

Forth= the best second son of Perfect { 50% Duke } is matted to Perfect his Dam { to produce a future cockerels} and a best Daughters of Queen/Malika { from the first son of perfect .this progeny will be 38% Duke and 72% Queen s } and other will be 50% Duke s { from the pullets}

this program will help you maintain =
body type . fixing body pattern and colour. nice correct taill .fix all the good stuff and out all the fault .year after year .with a same familly of chooks Queen and Duke @ top of it .they proven they are worthy .

good luck
chooks man
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Thanks for the input! I will work on setting up my pens for breeding ASAP. Hubby is suppsed to build more.

 

[KF0002]

Then I have Duchess, which is Duke's half sister from his same line. I want to put a well colored cockerel from Duke over her.

The birds are molting heavy right now.

 

[marchick]

I got him around November or so of last year. He was around 6 or so months old then. I bet they are related.

I think he has several pens. I remember him saying my Coppers came out of pen A the pretty pen. Do you remember him saying a pen A or B? I still think they are at least partly related. How close we probably won't know. If I get split wings you will be first to know. I definitely need to hatch and see what these guys produce.

 

[Chooks man]

Queen is one of my best hens but she is getting some age on her. I need to raise as much as I can from her.

Thats her on the right. She has a very deep copper that isnt very visible in pictures.

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Pardon the mud.. we've had a lot of rain.

Queen is perfect body type hen . hatch as many as you can from her forget about the rest .she is proven to be a good producer .
plus she is compatible to Duke s . focus on they progeny . you will see great chooks in no time .
I like progeny a lot .
chooks man

 

[KF0002]

I didnt get one egg from Duke x Duchess to hatch this year. I guess the line is too closely inbred, but I plan on using her with one of Duke's cockerels that has plenty of color to balance out the offspring.

 

[KF0002]

I think he has several pens. I remember him saying my Coppers came out of pen A the pretty pen. Do you remember him saying a pen A or B? I still think they are at least partly related. How close we probably won't know. If I get split wings you will be first to know. I definitely need to hatch and see what these guys produce.

He didnt say which pen. But Duke's father was his nicest black copper cock bird if that helps.

 

[Chooks man]

Then I have Duchess, which is Duke's half sister from his same line. I want to put a well colored cockerel from Duke over her.

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The birds are molting heavy right now.

mate her to Duke before you introce her to your line .
see what they are hidding first .
keep your breeding time and pen to Queen and her progeny Perfect .work with this line first this year .and test the rest .
next year you will have better data .you ll select well .

chooks man

 

[Chooks man]

I didnt get one egg from Duke x Duchess to hatch this year. I guess the line is too closely inbred, but I plan on using her with one of Duke's cockerels that has plenty of color to balance out the offspring.

if it is all ready imbred .then just mate her to Queen s son .the one you posted earlier.
progeny will be black but with a good body type .great comb and eyes .red face too
from this line pick only pullets all the cockerel will be a cull .

your future cockerels will be from Queen s and Perfect line . cockerels line .
chooks man

 

[KF0002]

Queen is perfect body type hen . hatch as many as you can from her forget about the rest .she is proven to be a good producer .
plus she is compatible to Duke s . focus on they progeny . you will see great chooks in no time .
I like progeny a lot .
chooks man

I like Queen a lot too. She has always been my favorite. She is penned with Duke and will stay there.

 

[marchick]

I definitely will hatch chicks and grow them till at least 12 weeks. I want to get an idea of what they produce. I don't want BenTN and Kayla to get junk.