International Black Copper Marans Thread - Breeding to the SOP

[Kytera]

@BlueTheBrahma @Bantambird
Thank you both! Glad to hear that it is within the realm of normal. These chicks are so incredibly sweet!

 

[wrathsfarm]

@BlueTheBrahma @Bantambird
Thank you both! Glad to hear that it is within the realm of normal. These chicks are so incredibly sweet!

Congrats on your little ones.

 

[Joemarans]

Hi my friends it s me chooks man with new user name.mist you all .my marans are thriving and very healthy . I have a lot worked very hard last few years to breed them better. Will post photos soon
Have a lot catching up to do.
Love you all
Joesmarans

 

[Tstraub]

Hi my friends it s me chooks man with new user name.mist you all .my marans are thriving and very healthy . I have a lot worked very hard last few years to breed them better. Will post photos soon
Have a lot catching up to do.
Love you all
Joesmarans

Glad to have you back! You have been missed

 

[wrathsfarm]

Hi my friends it s me chooks man with new user name.mist you all .my marans are thriving and very healthy . I have a lot worked very hard last few years to breed them better. Will post photos soon
Have a lot catching up to do.
Love you all
Joesmarans

Welcome back, my friend. Happy all is well.

 

[Joemarans]

Here are two marans cocks, the first from my English cuckoo breeder, the second is Chooks man’s.

I thought it would be good to have a visual comparison of two birds which both get called ‘dark cuckoo marans’ according to different standards, mostly because I’m going off a different one to everyone else. The lack of consistency across poultry terminology can be frustrating!View attachment 4093233English standard dark cuckoo
E/E, S/S, B/B
See the uniform cuckoo pattern which is as even in shade across the body, though still clearly barred throughout.
View attachment 4093234
French ‘standard’ dark cuckoo (they are not a standard variety but a result from mixing true colours)
E^B/E^B, S/S, B/b+
See how the batting is dull across the tail, the lighter hackles a result of the birchen allele. A ‘light’ silver cuckoo has the barring of the top photo but lighter hackles like the bottom.

This made me jealous of all chooks man’s marans, look at that huge body.

Thank you to @chickengr for pointing this out because it made me do a little research into the two standards.

Not a 100%on this one ,you are alright about the English cuckoo but not about the French.
The French cuckoo are ER/ER ,S/S ,B/B they are birches.they are not uniform like the English. They have a lighter hackle,back and lancets.

The English dark cuckoo is accepted in they standard .they create them by crossing a silver cuckoo rooster to a solid black hens.
The French Don t have a dark cuckoo
Joesmarans

 

[Joemarans]

Welcome back, my friend. Happy all is well.

How are you .my friend. How is your marans

 

[Joemarans]

Glad to have you back! You have been missed

I m glad I m back I never left just did not have a time .my life was hectic but my chooks where fine.i was helping a friend to build his house in a middle of no where no phone connection nothing jus E bush land, the place was very good for my chooks and for me too ,I manage to be quite.now I moving to a new farm 150 acres of fertile land .
Joesmarans

 

[wrathsfarm]

How are you .my friend. How is your marans

Very well and very happy with the Marans. Still trying to get breeder pens built yet but I've got over 100 eggs incubating at the moment.

 

[wrathsfarm]

I m glad I m back I never left just did not have a time .my life was hectic but my chooks where fine.i was helping a friend to build his house in a middle of no where no phone connection nothing jus E bush land, the place was very good for my chooks and for me too ,I manage to be quite.now I moving to a new farm 150 acres of fertile land .
Joesmarans

Very happy to hear all is well with you. And looking forward to seeing your flock once again here.
I agree with @Tstraub, you've been missed.