I haven't noticed anything, but I haven't been online much the last few days with working over the holiday.
Marans Thread - breed discussion & pictures are welcome!
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BABIES!!! So happy for you Kim! I hope I have as good of luck come Monday!9 of the Birchen Babies from Rodney and the one with the pink band is my Birchen boys test baby. I put the Birchen chick with the leg issue down this morning, it just was not improving.
Awesome looking bunch of babes!! Congrats!!9 of the Birchen Babies from Rodney and the one with the pink band is my Birchen boys test baby. I put the Birchen chick with the leg issue down this morning, it just was not improving.
Oh so cute!Ha! Now it's working!! Let's see if I can post a pic...
YEAH!!!!!!!
So the standard is zero Copper on the chest then?
(Just FYI...site being very weird...I am not typing in bold or yelling in large font....just how it is coming up. Sorry)
Don~ I am probably wrong when I use the term 10%, but at one time it was written not to exceed 10%, granted it was before the accepted standard was in place. I will no longer use that term, but will post the current standard for the Black Copper where it states information about the copper in the breast.
From the MCCUSA Site:
Black Copper Standard of Perfection
Male
Comb, Face, Wattles, & Ear-Lobes: Bright red.
Beak: Horn, black shading permitted.
Eyes: Reddish bay.
Head: Lustrous deep copper, neither yellow nor mahogany.
Neck— Hackle : Lustrous deep copper, neither yellow nor mahogany. Some feathers, especially in the lower hackle, may include a narrow dark stripe through the middle of each feather, terminating in a point near its lower extremity.
Front of neck : Black with markings of deep copper.
Back: Lustrous deep copper.
Saddle : Same as hackle.
Tail— Main Tail :Black with slight luster.
Sickles and Coverts : Lustrous black.
Wings—Shoulders : Black.
Fronts : Black.
Bows : Deep russet red.
Coverts : Lustrous black.
Primaries : Black.
Secondaries : Black, exposed portion forming black wing bay.
Breast: Solid black or with a few copper spots. Not laced.
Body & Stern: Black.
Legs & Toes— Lower Thighs : Black.
Shanks and Toes : Shanks and toes light to mid-slate, showing pink between the scales. Bottoms of feet pinkish white.
Shank and Toe Feathers : Black.
Female
Comb, Face, Wattles, & Ear-Lobes: Bright red.
Beak: Dark horn.
Eyes: Reddish bay.
Head: Lustrous copper.
Neck - Hackle : Copper, with a narrow dark stripe through the middle of each feather, terminating to a point near its lower extremity.
Front of Neck : Black with markings of copper.
Back: Black.
Tail: Black.
Wings: Black.
Breast: Solid black.
Body & Stern: Black.
Legs & Toes—Lower Thighs : Black.
Shanks and Toes
ark slate, bottoms of feet pinkish white.
Shank and Toe Feathers : Black
Don~ I am probably wrong when I use the term 10%, but at one time it was written not to exceed 10%, granted it was before the accepted standard was in place. I will no longer use that term, but will post the current standard for the Black Copper where it states information about the copper in the breast.
From the MCCUSA Site:
Black Copper Standard of Perfection
Male
Comb, Face, Wattles, & Ear-Lobes: Bright red.
Beak: Horn, black shading permitted.
Eyes: Reddish bay.
Head: Lustrous deep copper, neither yellow nor mahogany.
Neck— Hackle : Lustrous deep copper, neither yellow nor mahogany. Some feathers, especially in the lower hackle, may include a narrow dark stripe through the middle of each feather, terminating in a point near its lower extremity.
Front of neck : Black with markings of deep copper.
Back: Lustrous deep copper.
Saddle : Same as hackle.
Tail— Main Tail :Black with slight luster.
Sickles and Coverts : Lustrous black.
Wings—Shoulders : Black.
Fronts : Black.
Bows : Deep russet red.
Coverts : Lustrous black.
Primaries : Black.
Secondaries : Black, exposed portion forming black wing bay.
Breast: Solid black or with a few copper spots. Not laced.
Body & Stern: Black.
Legs & Toes— Lower Thighs : Black.
Shanks and Toes : Shanks and toes light to mid-slate, showing pink between the scales. Bottoms of feet pinkish white.
Shank and Toe Feathers : Black.
Female
Comb, Face, Wattles, & Ear-Lobes: Bright red.
Beak: Dark horn.
Eyes: Reddish bay.
Head: Lustrous copper.
Neck - Hackle : Copper, with a narrow dark stripe through the middle of each feather, terminating to a point near its lower extremity.
Front of Neck : Black with markings of copper.
Back: Black.
Tail: Black.
Wings: Black.
Breast: Solid black.
Body & Stern: Black.
Legs & Toes—Lower Thighs : Black.
Shanks and Toes
ark slate, bottoms of feet pinkish white.Shank and Toe Feathers : Black
WHEATIE-PIE!!!!!!!!
May have to change the name to "PORK CHOP"!!
WHEATIE-PIE!!!!!!!!
Don~
While we are on the topic of the breast.......what's your take on the differences in the markings on the breast that are indicitive of Wheaten influences and those that are suppose to be copper markings?
In my opinion, the 2 markings and how they look are completely different.
Still searching for photos of the breast with copper markings to compare to the breast with stippling and shafting.
While we are on the topic of the breast.......what's your take on the differences in the markings on the breast that are indicitive of Wheaten influences and those that are suppose to be copper markings?
In my opinion, the 2 markings and how they look are completely different.
Still searching for photos of the breast with copper markings to compare to the breast with stippling and shafting.
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