International Black Copper Marans Thread - Breeding to the SOP

[kcrandall]

I like his copper better.

Yes, I prefer the shade of this cockerel’s copper but he is severely lacking in his body pattern and loaded with parasitic white.

 

[RoosterML]

@kcrandall
Hope to be able to have an egg like your avatar once the Pullets start laying shortly . Beautiful!!

 

[kcrandall]

What do you think about the roos part in egg color?

Very important- 50% of the dark egg gene equation. Unfortunately, for me, the cockerels I’m posting were purchased as chicks from a breeder so I don’t know exactly who his sire and dam are or what color of egg they hatched from. The Breeders hens lay on average #6-7. I won’t truly know how egg color will play out until the pullets start laying and I hatch some chicks later this year.

 

[RoosterML]

Very important- 50% of the dark egg gene equation. Unfortunately, for me, the cockerels I’m posting were purchased as chicks from a breeder so I don’t know exactly who his sire and dam are or what color of egg they hatched from. The Breeders hens lay on average #6-7. I won’t truly know how egg color will play out until the pullets start laying and I hatch some chicks later this year.

Excellent thank you.

 

[kcrandall]

@kcrandall
Hope to be able to have an egg like your avatar once the Pullets start laying shortly . Beautiful!!

I hope you do as well! That was the only super dark egg I have gotten since I started breeding Marans. My BLCMs lay an average of 6 so I’m pleased with that.

 

[RoosterML]

Just for fun how many chicks do you all plan on hatching this year??
I am planning on 100-150 FBCM. If I have a lot of broody hens I will stuff there butts with more eggs to.

 

[Punkybrewster]

Sheesh. I wish i could do that many.
I only have 9 pullets to choose from.

6 if i take the line #1 pullets out of the flock.

 

[kcrandall]

Just for fun how many chicks do you all plan on hatching this year??
I am planning on 100-150 FBCM. If I have a lot of broody hens I will stuff there butts with more eggs to.

50-75 if I’m lucky. My BCM Pullets are 21 weeks old and have not yet reached point of lay. It will probably be mid-to-late summer before their eggs are large enough to incubate.

 

[Chooks man]

I speak French also, heck no can I read it. It would take me a day to read a page in a newspaper

good language for French marans breeders . you can read the original archives . old story .
chooks man

 

[Chooks man]

This is Hakon a 21 week BCM Cockerel. He is not perfect but he has what I need to put complete hackles on his female progeny. I like his complete body pattern, black under fluff (no parasitic white) and eye color. He is a little unbalanced (front heavy) but he is still growing so he may balance out at maturity. His comb also needs refinement - a little larger than I prefer. I would prefer for his copper markings to be a couple of shades darker and richer in appearance and he has a slight halo. I have two pullets with incomplete hackles (but darker copper) and two all black pullets that I intend to breed him to when they are ready.

he look good and you know what to do with him .great plans .will pair up nicely with black pullets .
chooks man