International Black Copper Marans Thread - Breeding to the SOP

[marchick]

Another big one I got today. Not sure if it is single or double yolk. It weighs 94 grams.

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Nice, I would think double.

 

[Chooks man]

I am trying hard to follow this. So this will be my problem also? Inbred?

it is not your case .it is all line breeding but you and @kfelton0002 have different flock .
your line is more advanced ,3 generation from a same flock .no major faults . your line come to the point of splitting it into many families .you are breeding to lock in the good traits from Blaze .Jasper and Nimbus .

@kfelton0002 line is more advanced than mine , she is in stage 2 .from out cross line , plus she is working with sire who has a major fault ,so she can t cross back to him ,she have to work forward and produce progeny this year from a half sibling stock { they share 50% of they genetic make up from they sire side} but they still have 50% different genes from they dams side .that where the magic should happen , new combination of genes .she is trying to breed to fault out before advancing into stage 3 back crossing the line to the sire or Dam .
we are just speculating maybe one of the pullet turn up to be true sister to one of the cockerel .that will give different result .

I have been saying for a while now ,we don t have to focus on method now ,we have to fined a compatible pair and breed from them ,it is more easier and joy to work with .

@marchick there is many many different way of line breeding the chooks .but they have to be line bred to have any chance to be bred true ,free from faults .

chooks man

 

[Chooks man]

Another big one I got today. Not sure if it is single or double yolk. It weighs 94 grams.

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gorgeous shape and marking .
turn up to be what ?

chooks man

 

[Chooks man]

He has beautiful type and is such a striking bird. Very nice!

Thank you .
him and his Dam should give me a nice family BC1.{ Back crossing 1} 75% Unicorn .
I have few of her sons ,so I will try few combination to see what work best . we never know tell we try .

chooks man

 

[kfelton0002]

gorgeous shape and marking .
turn up to be what ?

chooks man

I'm taking it to a friend who wants some eggs to eat. I will have to tell her to let me know.

 

[Chooks man]

my cockerels pens . each pen is named after the adult rooster .
pen #1 group#1 Black Mamba mostly his sons . if you like solid black than this is your pen . 9 months old in 10 days time .this guy love they photos been taking .just call them ,they will come .they take few photos and they go as they please .
first one ,they are coming toward me .

now they hanging around me few few min

when they had enough .they turn around and go they own way .no problem with this guys .

lovely pen .great attitude .
chooks man

 

[Chooks man]

pen#2 group#2 Golden Boy pen . 8 months old now , lot white in this group .

chooks man

 

[Chooks man]

pen #3 group #3 Day Walker pen . mostly his and golden boy sons

chooks man

 

[marchick]

Chooksman, You definitely have lots of eye candy! Love your Blacks! Beautiful!

 

[Chooks man]

Chooksman, You definitely have lots of eye candy! Love your Blacks! Beautiful!

thank you .
lot of hard work ,time and cash went into producing them ,but worth all the effort . looking at them now fully grown, does please my heart and my mind . not my pocket hahahaaaaaaaaaaa

they sisters start laying .#4 and #5 did not gain neither lost any point in this area . but a good progress on body type .

chooks man