International Black Copper Marans Thread - Breeding to the SOP

[Chooks man]

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Ok here are the four keepers, 2 of black silver and 2 blue silver. Black silvers will be John and blue silvers Jean.

good looking cockerels .love they silver and full body pattern .
chooks man

 

[Chooks man]

thanks

I'd have to go back through the list, but you told me they had great body type when I posted pics of them 6 months or so ago, just to large in the combs. the only other bad thing I can say about them is the eggs are not as round as they should be. But I am trying to actually have birds to have a breeding program to work on things. Hopefully now that my farm is below 5000 feet I can hatch FBCM without losing 95 percent of everything due to high altitude.

The roo is unrelated, so that's good. I can use him and keep looking for a better rooster, that will be helpful as getting eggs shipped in like I have been is a waste of money. 60 eggs this past year only to have have 8 hatch and up with 3 when it is time to put the breeding pen together is disheartening.

6 months is long time .I can t remember .
any way .it is good they are not related .so they breed well . he will add color to they progeny for sure .
for the comb I need to see the cockerel comb to tell .
chooks man

 

[chickengr]

chicks die on the first few days of hatch mean they where not healthy when hatched . embryo did not develop properly ,so they hatched weak .

I don t know why peoples keep hatching pullets eggs any way . nothing good come out of pullets eggs .

chooks man

my friend bought a new flock and tested fertility. she will breed them in spring.

 

[Chooks man]

my friend bought a new flock and tested fertility. she will breed them in spring.

if just testing it is cool to do before breeding them properly .
need to give them vitamins B12 if possible a month before breeding them .and make sure they get wormed too .

chooks man

 

[RoosterML]

This is the Boss man. I am really please with him. 10 Months Old. Any issues I should worry about? I am not sure about the white feathers on his foot as he has been guarding off his favorite hens from #2 guy around. I will call him “Spotty” because of his chest coloration.

 

[Chooks man]

This is the Boss man. I am really please with him. 10 Months Old. Any issues I should worry about? I am not sure about the white feathers on his foot as he has been guarding off his favorite hens from #2 guy around. I will call him “Spotty” because of his chest coloration.

first off all this copper and body pattern are priceless .
has a good body type could do with a longer back .
good head . comb could be better ,good eyes and wattles .

problem I m more worry about is his legs are not straight ,not well spaced .we can see that in this photo. they are bent inward . they should be straight and well spaced .

parasitic white on his feet and tail is another problem to worry about .
select your hens well for him .can not be mated to any hens .

chooks man

 

[RoosterML]

first off all this copper and body pattern are priceless .
has a good body type could do with a longer back .
good head . comb could be better ,good eyes and wattles .

problem I m more worry about is his legs are not straight ,not well spaced .we can see that in this photo. they are bent inward . they should be straight and well spaced .View attachment 2466135
parasitic white on his feet and tail is another problem to worry about .
select your hens well for him .can not be mated to any hens .

chooks man

Will the narrow leg stance be passed to his offspring? The two hens I plan to cross his with have little copper around neck and also are the 2 biggest heavy body from a different blood line.

 

[Two rivers]

first off all this copper and body pattern are priceless .
has a good body type could do with a longer back .
good head . comb could be better ,good eyes and wattles .

problem I m more worry about is his legs are not straight ,not well spaced .we can see that in this photo. they are bent inward . they should be straight and well spaced .View attachment 2466135
parasitic white on his feet and tail is another problem to worry about .
select your hens well for him .can not be mated to any hens .

chooks man

I think you're seeing a white rock through a space in his tail. In one picture it looks like a white feather and in the one just before its a blob behind the tail on the ground as well.

 

[RoosterML]

I think you're seeing a white rock through a space in his tail. In one picture it looks like a white feather and in the one just before its a blob behind the tail on the ground as well.

The only place he has white is feet feathers, I not sure if it’s damaged feathers or not.

 

[Chooks man]

Will the narrow leg stance be passed to his offspring? The two hens I plan to cross his with have little copper around neck and also are the 2 biggest heavy body from a different blood line.

depend the hens he will me mated to .you are saying you have large hens ..look if they legs are well spaced out .
chooks man