International Black Copper Marans Thread - Breeding to the SOP

[chickengr]

Great decision!

What colours do you have in mind? Normal or bantam sized?

black and blue, large fowl. I plan to keep them together. I already have a blue pullet but she is at my friend's farm in north greece. my sebastopol geese, runner ducks and greek hooded/crested chickens are there as well. I do not have room to keep them here. and a friend of mine has an extra black cockerel (la fleche) so I will take him.

 

[ChloeSilkie08]

This is my very first purebred BCM I have hatched out. Should be laying any day now!

 

[LaFleche]

black and blue, large fowl. I plan to keep them together. I already have a blue pullet but she is at my friend's farm in north greece. my sebastopol geese, runner ducks and greek hooded/crested chickens are there as well. I do not have room to keep them here. and a friend of mine has an extra black cockerel (la fleche) so I will take him.

I am very curious to see them.

La Flèche are such a wonderful and rewarding breed, as in addition to their very tasty large eggs they provide juicy and very tasty white meat.

 

[RoosterML]

Did you already weight them?

And where can I see pictures of your other line? I am curious to see if they too have these rather dark feet and shanks.

Here are a couple Pullets from both lines:
Line #1Copper hackles, smaller frame

Line # 2 Chunky girls, less copper more black

 

[Chooks man]

Here are a couple Pullets from both lines:
Line #1Copper hackles, smaller frame
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Line # 2 Chunky girls, less copper more black
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pullet line #1 has a correct body type ,proper marans shape .like brick { rectangular body type} you saying she is on small side .maybe late maturing type .
pullets line #2 look chunky . but we need side photo line pullet #1 .so can see the shape of the body type and the placement of the tail.

chooks man

 

[Chooks man]

This is my very first purebred BCM I have hatched out. Should be laying any day now!
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from where did you got the fertile from ?
more individual photos please . so we can full body .

chooks man

 

[Chooks man]

weather man got all wrong . was not wet and cool day tody .first hot day of the year .not extremely hot ,just normal hot summer day by OZ standard . so the chooks where not in the mood the pose for the camera . hiding in shrubs and bushes .

managed to make Khabib run larger ,doubled they space . the run now is 5 m X 20m . more grass for them . removed the 2 recessive white hens and replaced them with 2 splash copper dark eggs layer . 10 in total 8 splash and 2 Blue copper without hackle marking .

khabib is a happy boy . all these splash hens are large ,long and heavy . 3,3 kg small one ,3,7 kg large blue hen .
hope I manage to hatch few chicks from them .always wanted to have breeding pen full of splash marans variety .got it now after 7 years working with this breed . eggs color is good 5 lay dark 6 and other 5 hens lay #5 one with dots .

chooks man

 

[Chooks man]

black and Blue copper pen. all looking good and are starting flock around Conan . too much bright sun in this pen .
we are getting some nice dark eggs from this pen . mid summer . Dark angel and her sister love Song . special hens .

chooks man

 

[RoosterML]

pullet line #1 has a correct body type ,proper marans shape .like brick { rectangular body type} you saying she is on small side .maybe late maturing type .
pullets line #2 look chunky . but we need side photo line pullet #1 .so can see the shape of the body type and the placement of the tail.

chooks man

Line#1 might be late maturing because they are not really laying eggs yet,very few. Line#2 laying a lot.

 

[RoosterML]

Line #1 Cockerel and pullets