International Black Copper Marans Thread - Breeding to the SOP

[Bantambird]

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@Bantambird
he is perfect . 10/10 supreme champion ,every thing about is correct all the marans traits are well expressed .
for the peoples who don t know marans , look at this dude he is a perfect example of true marans body type .
every thing is correct ,exactly like the SOP { original french } describe it =
1-head small compare to the body
2- smaller comb with a well define points .
3- small and more round weatles
4- orange bright eyes-
5 strong beak horne colour .
6- strong neck arched and well colored
7- strong and long body type , rectangle type .
8- long flat back well feathered and coloured .
9- small tail fully feathered ,free from any parasitic white or long sickles .
10- strong wing held close to the body .
11- deep and wide chest not highly lifted from the ground neither too sloppy toward the front ,well balanced .
12-strong ,strait and well spaced feets , nicely feathered without too much access feathers ,well colored { pinkish type} not too dark . little shorted than average ,not too tall .
13- pure black plumage with a healthy seen . free from any parasitic white .
14- correct stance ,well balanced , thigh well placed not too much to the front neither to the back .
15- complete body pattern , correct pure silver .
16- long and lush luncet ,covering all the back ,well coloured too.
17- shoulder with a complete pattern not fragmented .

he excel in all the traits .he has not missed one post . true marans phenotype .
my dear friend you should be well proud of you self and your work ,what you have achieved is sublime ,The French been trying for 100 years to breed birchen like you . you should move to France and show them how it is done .

for me your are a birchen marans breeder by excellence . impressive what you achieved .
I thank you form the bottom of my heart . you are the best .

chooks man

I have been working with what I have for 9 years now, I am just glad to have made progress over time. I have had a lot of help, but I had a good start with the original group of birchen I picked up. The breeder I got the first group from no longer breeds due to health, but I send him email updates sometimes and he seems to be pretty happy. I wish I could travel to shows or had a proxy who would want to, but there is only 2 APA shows in Montana and they are both when my birds decide to be molting. Some day when I have a little travelling money I will take my birds to shows and have proper cages for conditioning(for show). Until then, at least they have made so much progress. His only fault is his comb blade isn't perfectly smooth, it has a bit of serration.

 

[Chooks man]

I have been working with what I have for 9 years now, I am just glad to have made progress over time. I have had a lot of help, but I had a good start with the original group of birchen I picked up. The breeder I got the first group from no longer breeds due to health, but I send him email updates sometimes and he seems to be pretty happy. I wish I could travel to shows or had a proxy who would want to, but there is only 2 APA shows in Montana and they are both when my birds decide to be molting. Some day when I have a little travelling money I will take my birds to shows and have proper cages for conditioning(for show). Until then, at least they have made so much progress. His only fault is his comb blade isn't perfectly smooth, it has a bit of serration.

I couldn t tell from the photo . it is not a big deal ,a little roughness on the blade easy to fix. the bulk of the work all done ,
chooks man

 

[Chooks man]

I couldn t tell from the photo . it is not a big deal ,a little roughness on the blade easy to fix. the bulk of the work all done ,
chooks man

Troy has called me from the farm he said all the chooks are fine and thriving . He send a lot photos all gorgeous. I have to work it out who to post them here. We lost few chooks he said . The Marian’s I have now they are all high class . I have not seen them since they where young over a year ago. Chooks man

 

[Chooks man]

Troy has called me from the farm he said all the chooks are fine and thriving . He send a lot photos all gorgeous. I have to work it out who to post them here. We lost few chooks he said . The Marian’s I have now they are all high class . I have not seen them since they where young over a year ago. Chooks man

I m trying to post some photos.

Chooks man

 

[Chooks man]

I m trying to post some photos. View attachment 3260539Chooks man

That was easy .chooks man

 

[Chooks man]

More photos . I don t know they name .

chooks man

 

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i know this guy . He is blackgen 3year old

 

[Chooks man]

Black pullet I think she is raven daughter . Chunky and pure black like her sire.chooks man

 

[Chooks man]

Old hen she has the fancy leg ring.chooks man

 

[Chooks man]

Dark angle still alive .great older hens. Chooks man