International Black Copper Marans Thread - Breeding to the SOP

[Chooks man]

This may be a dumb question.
Reading through this site, i read a post about chicken feet.

If the outer toe is much shorter than the others, then the line has been inbread too much and you need to bring in a new line to your breeding program.

Is there any truth to this?
Looking at my chicks toes, the outer feathered toe is much, much shorter than the others.

Dont laugh at me you guys Just curious. Ive never bread to SOP before. Just raised and ate em.

Some body must had lot free time to compare all the Toes of they chicks.

ah!!!! They’re getting darker!

the spotted egg is from my nicer pullet. The dark egg is the solid black with extra cushion. I think I’ll probably keep her around anyway with an egg like this!
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Very nice. Worth breeding the black pullet. Dark eggs is the most important marans traits
Chooks man

 

[Punkybrewster]

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So ignore it?
Thats what i thought but wanted to make sure. Thank you.

 

[Chooks man]

So ignore it?
Thats what i thought but wanted to make sure. Thank you.

Imbreeding Chooks is not bad practice. Has to be done properly. Mixing many new blood together does not help make it harder to fix traits.
Chooks man

 

[Chooks man]

one DZ eggs from the youngest pullets there is more than 3 laying in there . I think 5 pullets 3 BLC and 2 Splash
2 pullets lay lighter eggs .

chooks man

 

[Chooks man]

in some how the youngest pullets laying larger eggs right from the start . 64/68g .
now I have some thing solid to work with . early maturing ,large dark eggs .big chunky chooks ,what else to ask for .I m really pleased .lot time .money and hard work went to produce this chooks .
photos taking today .

chooks man

 

[Punkybrewster]

All of your hard work is paying off. You have beautiful birds and eggs.

 

[Chooks man]

All of your hard work is paying off. You have beautiful birds and eggs.

thank you .
the youngest group #6 are my favorite ,loaded with great marans qualities . I will try to breed them well when time come .next year .

chooks man

 

[Chooks man]

next week ,cockerel pen will be ready .they need to be separated .
chooks man

 

[Chooks man]

BLC cockerel group #6 .I m keeping my eyes on him . he is tall , long .wide and colorful . gorgeous copper and proper Blue shade .
super friendly .late maturing type . he will giant when fully mature .

@marchick look at how much copper on his chest .when he was younger ,his chest was all copper .molted out slowly .

chooks man

 

[RebeccaBoyd]

What a difference a day makes. Daisy just laid her second egg and its already bigger then my girl Henrietta's. The new one is not speckeled, but i know for a fact both are hers as i witnessed her in the nest box and collected both immediately after she came off.