International Black Copper Marans Thread - Breeding to the SOP

[Punkybrewster]

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@Tstraub
this one is pullet ..
love the way you numbered the chicks .
chooks man

Such a genious way to number chicks for photos.
I need to remember this!

 

[Chooks man]

Thank you for this info on not breeding them. I’d had a thought yesterday when talking about it if it may be genetic.
There might be 20 Drunk looking Welsummers around England now! (Selling hatching eggs). I’ll make sure I remove my bird from the breeding programme and get him rehomed if I can. I’ll have to do the same thing, have his daughters as layers.
I have another SDW roo, his half brother, though he has no symptoms. He has a tidier head but more black in his back and a less impressive tail, but he doesn’t have a brain issue! Their father, Thor, who died last week from old age, went through a phase of shaking his head side to side, but I’m pretty sure that was mites. A bucket full of diatomaceous Earth and one suspicious looking roo and he seemed to stop. As far as I know, it’s only 022/Captain Jack that has the brain issue.

P.S: can you still eat birds with this condition?

I m not sure if we can eat them or not .
there is one reason I like to breed from the old birds ,my reasoning is if they live long and stay healthy than they genetic make up must be great ,I don t need DNA testing ,
healthy chooks with a great genetic make up they never go sick and they stay productive for long tie too .those are my main crateria when com e to selection ,it is no point have SOP looking chooks but they sick all the time .
never compromise on health ,allways select for health first .
chooks man

 

[Punkybrewster]

I wasnt getting notifications for 20 pages!

Anyhooo, i will update later.
On my way out to listen to some bluegrass.

 

[The Birb King]

How does my pullet look?

 

[wrathsfarm]

I m not sure if we can eat them or not .
there is one reason I like to breed from the old birds ,my reasoning is if they live long and stay healthy than they genetic make up must be great ,I don t need DNA testing ,
healthy chooks with a great genetic make up they never go sick and they stay productive for long tie too .those are my main crateria when com e to selection ,it is no point have SOP looking chooks but they sick all the time .
never compromise on health ,allways select for health first .
chooks man

Very good advise.

 

[wrathsfarm]

How does my pullet look?

She's pretty. More pics, all angles (top, sides, back, front, comb, feet, legs)

 

[wrathsfarm]

How does my pullet look?

I see correct leg feathering, looks like a lovely small tail held correct. Beautiful color maybe a little light, comb is small (how old is she).

I'm no expert. I'm just learning so I took a stab at describing your girl but I think she's a beauty. What's her name?
And a very cool photo. Like a portrait.
Congrats.

 

[wrathsfarm]

How does my pullet look?

@Bantambird just posted some very pretty pics of her Black Silvers on some old farm equipment a page or two back.

 

[wrathsfarm]

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I wanted to share this black silver pullet. I'm really liking her, and she was striking a pose on this old running gear, looking very poised.

Here they are.

 

[wrathsfarm]

I wasnt getting notifications for 20 pages!

Anyhooo, i will update later.
On my way out to listen to some bluegrass.

You actually go out into a field and listen to the grass in the south? We just mow our lawns here....


I kidding I like bluegrass music now and then when my ears aren't bleeding from Metal.