International Black Copper Marans Thread - Breeding to the SOP

[RoosterML]

you are wrong my friend .he is walking .
one of my foundatrion selection trait is wide straight leg .and deep chest . for me any marans with close thin legs is out of my breeding programs .
here a photo of him walking toward a camera with his half bother .first one .
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hope you are satisfy now .

chooks man

Like I said it could be just the picture. It’s always tough to get the perfect picture.

 

[Chooks man]

Like I said it could be just the picture. It’s always tough to get the perfect picture.

I know my friend it is hard to see all from photos . it is a reason I post many photos from different angle .
chooks man

 

[RoosterML]

I have I think 15 cockerels and I don’t like any right now.
I have this one that I am watching from the hatch but I am not excited for some reason

that is his sibling Pullet and you can see the Pullets size is nearly the same I am very excited the Pullets are getting bigger.

 

[RoosterML]

This is my favorite pullet, I love her head she is just so sleek.

 

[Chooks man]

I have I think 15 cockerels and I don’t like any right now.
I have this one that I am watching from the hatch but I am not excited for some reason
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that is his sibling Pullet and you can see the Pullets size is nearly the same I am very excited the Pullets are getting bigger.

some line throw nice pullets but not cockerels .
better if the pullet are correct ,you can breed nice cockerel from them . specially if they are big .
all by breeding program are based on the hens not the roosters because of the sex linked genes .nice hen will always produce nice cockerels .

chooks man

 

[Chooks man]

This is my favorite pullet, I love her head she is just so sleek.
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she is very nice ,very thick with solid bones .love her hackle marking and sleek plumage type .

chooks man

 

[RoosterML]

some line throw nice pullets but not cockerels .
better if the pullet are correct ,you can breed nice cockerel from them . specially if they are big .
all by breeding program are based on the hens not the roosters because of the sex linked genes .nice hen will always produce nice cockerels .

chooks man

It is very fun now concentrating on one breed and working with them. Now I completely understand why it’s not as satisfying buying the perfect bird but much more rewarding working with your own birds seeing the growth and changes

 

[Chooks man]

It is very fun now concentrating on one breed and working with them. Now I completely understand why it’s not as satisfying buying the perfect bird but much more rewarding working with your own birds seeing the growth and changes

yes it is rewarding to breed your own line .knowing every thing about them .they strength and weakness . nice to build families as true breeder stock .breed true every time .
lot work and lot blood line need to be sorted out first .larger the genes pool ,better the breeding program with many different traits .

my chooks are very well documented , they parent ,gread parent and g/grand parent .the egg they hatched from ,photos of all they growing period ,every thing .I know every thing about every chooks in my farm ..I say every thing I mean every thing .

chooks man

 

[Chooks man]

Black copper pullet 8 weeks old .sired by CTB over LoveSong . she and her brother are the best BCM produced this year .other are good too but nothing likw this girl and her brother , top nosh , they have all the traits I m looking for .
I named her MidnightSong .

Chooks man

 

[Chooks man]

Black copper cockerels 2 half brothers both sired by CTB ,
first and last photo are same cockerel his Dam is Amor.
second and third photos are a same cockerel his Dam is Gazelle .
both cockerels are very impressive , very long and wide well put together . gorgeous tail Angle and shape .

chooks man