International Black Copper Marans Thread - Breeding to the SOP

[KF0002]

I m going to try to breed a colour blind rooster .all the hens will look same to him .

DW did very good with Unicorn , only got 2 chicks from her with 2 rooster BM and BB now with DW hatched all her eggs 12 or some thing like that .
he Liked Shiva too .I was happy about that .my biggest and heaviest hen . most DW chicks are from her .

infusing a line is always good .it is a best way to save them .

chooks man

At least you got quite a few chicks from DW and other good hens. If you single mate or trio mate him in close quarters with the two hens you want him to breed he would have a higher likelihood of breeding them. It would be worth a shot. Don't give them a lot of room. A 4x4 feet pen for a pair or 4x6 or 4x8 for a trio would be good. He wouldn't have the opportunity to pick favorites that way.

 

[KF0002]

I just put 2 heat lamps in my houses. One in the big house and it helps out actually 3 houses. They are in one building but separate pens. The big house is where the heat lamp is and where blaze is kept. Nimbus and his girls have a heat lamp. I closed up the small trapdoors last night. It got down to 19 degrees last night. They are calling for 12 degrees in about a week. We almost always get colder than what they say. So 12 degrees Fahrenheit will most likely be single digit. Too cold this early. Not good! We had frost end of September this year. It was earlier than I ever remember.

Bless your heart! I hate the cold. I agree it has been too cold too early. We got down to 12 degrees one night a couple weeks ago but its been in the 20s and 30s at night for the most part. I worry the winter will be a long and rough one. I will wrap my brood pens in plastic to knock off the wind chill. That is sufficent for my neck of the woods. I already long for spring. It is mild right now here, just rainy and muddy. Kentucky is southern enough that very cold spells are usually punctuated by tolerable cold and not constant. We usually dont get much snow either, maybe 2-3 decent snows a year.

 

[KF0002]

Here are some rear and front views of Dark Angel. I couldnt get close enough to him to get a top view of his back. He is on the skittish side.

 

[KF0002]

Here are more views of high tail (Vortex). Also a skittish bird.

 

[KF0002]

Found a secret nest the Marans pullets have been laying in. Finally they started laying!

 

[KF0002]

It started raining again before I could get more pics of Perfect. They were all out in the run in the rain. Hopefully it will clear up on my next set of days off.

 

[Chooks man]

Dark Angel

Vortex

@kfelton0002
I think we selected well .both with stunning copper quality .and nice chest rust .just enough . they will produce a colourfull cockerels 100%

2 faults to watch for and breed out .
High tail set
Dark eyes

working with those 2 faults is a price to pay for a proper copper quality and quantity .worth it .

I like them both .great addition to your roosters stud .Duke and Prince ,
chooks man

 

[Chooks man]

Found a secret nest the Marans pullets have been laying in. Finally they started laying!

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very nice .great surprise .
chooks man

 

[Chooks man]

@kfelton0002

Vortex has a excellent chest marking and great legs legs .
his high fault is nothing compare to he has to offer as qualities ,he is loaded .
I m in love with a quality of his copper and type .I know HIGH TAIL ANGLE . no bird is perfect .this guy will do well in breeding pens .
his progeny with Perfect/Malika will be high class show quality .trust me in this one .I m breeding your chooks like I m breeding mine . nouthing left to chace. all calculated .

chooks man

 

[Chooks man]

@kfelton0002

Vortex from rear .look @ the width of his rear .his daughter will lay super large eggs . look @ his lancet ,ne is not even a year old and they are so long and lush ,imagine when he is fully matured .
forme if his tail gorgeous .I know the Angle is high but the tail is correct . So there is only the angle of the tail to worry about not the shape/type .perfect
;ool @ his legs meduin size ,think ,straight ,well feathered and well spassed .
look @ his comb ,faultless
look @ his hackle rich with copper well covering the shoulders .Ears Tufts
look @ the width of his shoulders and rear .wide all way through .

how you did not see all those gorgeous qualities my dear friend .HIGH TAIL ANGLE IS A CHEAP PRICE TO PAY FOR THOSE PRICELESS QUALITIES.

hope he will do well in a breeding pens . good luck .
chooks man