International Black Copper Marans Thread - Breeding to the SOP

[Chooks man]

I guess so.
I just snapped pictures as they posed. Whoever stood still, I photographed. Haha

you have some lovely cockerels in there we need great photos of them ,
chooks man

 

[Punkybrewster]

This guy is full of white underfluff all over. Very obvious when he bends over.
There are only a couple not showing white yet.
All the rest are.
I'm at a loss of what to do.

 

[Punkybrewster]

I've culled for high tails.
Is it now time to cull cockerels that are expressing white underfluff at this early age?

 

[chickengr]

I've culled for high tails.
Is it now time to cull cockerels that are expressing white underfluff at this early age?

I keep saying you can cull any time but you cannot bring them back to life. I am not an expert but breeding requires patience.

 

[Chooks man]

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This guy is full of white underfluff all over. Very obvious when he bends over.
There are only a couple not showing white yet.
All the rest are.
I'm at a loss of what to do.

Not to worry about the white. We can fix any thing we want .
You saying there is few not showing the white great news . That mean there is some hens do not have a parasitic white , we need to find them .
Let wait and see how LS and MS sons will look like and if they have any white on them .
That why when I breed my chooks I need to know the sire and the dam of each chick , make it easier to truck down any traits .
We will do that next breeding season no more group breeding .
Chooks man

 

[Chooks man]

I've culled for high tails.
Is it now time to cull cockerels that are expressing white underfluff at this early age?

Do cull any cockerels you posted photos of them yet . Don t forget we are trying to breed body type. Don t panic.
Chooks man

 

[Chooks man]

I keep saying you can cull any time but you cannot bring them back to life. I am not an expert but breeding requires patience.

X 2 wise words my friend
Chooks man

 

[Punkybrewster]

Do cull any cockerels you posted photos of them yet . Don t forget we are trying to breed body type. Don t panic.
Chooks man

No I have not.
I was not sure what to do.
I do think the one I said had a lot of white should be culled. Its a ton. Showing through his hackles and base of tail.

I need to get better photos.

 

[Punkybrewster]

I keep saying you can cull any time but you cannot bring them back to life. I am not an expert but breeding requires patience.

This is true.
I just keep remembering that white underfluff is hard to breed out.

It does require patience. Your right

The problem is, I don't think I've ever had one that did not have some type of parasitic white.

 

[Punkybrewster]

Not to worry about the white. We can fix any thing we want .
You saying there is few not showing the white great news . That mean there is some hens do not have a parasitic white , we need to find them .
Let wait and see how LS and MS sons will look like and if they have any white on them .
That why when I breed my chooks I need to know the sire and the dam of each chick , make it easier to truck down any traits .
We will do that next breeding season no more group breeding .
Chooks man

Good idea.

JR had no white for a long time. Now he has a small amount at the base of his tail too.