International Black Copper Marans Thread - Breeding to the SOP

[marchick]

Dark orange leg band! This one has white toe feathers and color on chest.This one is actually pretty good on white underfluff but lots of white in foot feathers. This one has more white underfluff than white and light orange band.

 

[Chooks man]

One tag was light orange they call it yellow. The other was darker orange. Now I am unsure which orange tag had the least white underfluff. What do you all think of blue bands underfluff white almost grey? Starting with blue leg band this post. I really like this one but whitish underfluff in hackles. His tail is scraggly.

this one has a best comb.
all 4 of them have a correct body type ,the difference is on the amount of white and the comb.
chooks man

 

[Chooks man]

Chooks man, What do you think of this one? In my mind it is the winner. White tag has least white underfluff! My plan is to keep 2 cockerels. One for a backup.

this one has a best tail and you are sating less white ,his comb is the not the best has less point ,we can work on that latter .
I like him a lot .
chooks man

 

[Chooks man]

Yellow tag "light orange" I actually like this one better than dark orange tag. I am hoping this is the one with least white underfluff. I will check tonight. Checked and least white between the dark and light orange leg band. I really like him! He has one little broke off white toe feather. White and light orange have the least white in toe feathers.

this one is good too ,his comb has a double point { M type } plus his hackle doesn t look uniform copper seem lighter at the bottom part or just a light .
chooks man

 

[Chooks man]

Dark orange leg band! This one has white toe feathers and color on chest.This one is actually pretty good on white underfluff but lots of white in foot feathers. This one has more white underfluff than white and light orange band.

this one has a bad front comb but stunning uniform copper ,white on the toes we can work with that . comb can be fixed latter .
for me I like the white band and this one both have a stunning uniform copper .
chooks man

 

[Chooks man]

White band

dark orange .
@marchick I like this 2 cockerels .
chooks man

 

[marchick]

Yellow tag "light orange" I actually like this one better than dark orange tag. I am hoping this is the one with least white underfluff. I will check tonight. Checked and least white between the dark and light orange leg band. I really like him! He has one little broke off white toe feather. White and light orange have the least white in toe feathers.

Chooks man, I am not sure if it is lighting either. I will have to look again.

 

[marchick]

White band

dark orange .
@marchick I like this 2 cockerels .
chooks man

Thank you Chooks man, What difficult decisions for me! Glad you are there to help! White and dark orange it is then. Really my problem is I like them all but I can't keep them all. If it where not for the white in hackles blue band would be at the top of my list. He is a big pretty boy. The only thing I worry about dark orange band is more white. I want to get rid of the white. I am planning on putting White band in with a couple of my BC girls and hatch a few chicks this spring.

 

[Chooks man]

Thank you Chooks man, What difficult decisions for me! Glad you are there to help! White and dark orange it is then. Really my problem is I like them all but I can't keep them all. If it where not for the white in hackles blue band would be at the top of my list. He is a big pretty boy. The only thing I worry about dark orange band is more white. I want to get rid of the white. I am planning on putting White band in with a couple of my BC girls and hatch a few chicks this spring.

I like the Blue has the best comb but you are saying he is the biggest one with more white underfluff . shame .
if you really want to focus on breeding the white out that keep the 2 roosters with less white possible . look again and see wich 2 have less white .
chooks man

 

[Chooks man]

@marchick . this one has a split hackle marking . the bottom part of his hackle is lighter than the upper part .we don t want that .
you are saying the Blue tag is a big boy ,is he the biggest one ? because we like the big size ,great trait to have in your line .
chooks man