Ok folks... I did it. Got pics of my butthead black copper boys.
Let me just preface this with...they don't really like it when I grab them and take pictures. lol
Ok, I have 6 black copper cockerels. They are 5 1/2 months old. I hope to end up with two of them that are decent enough to keep. I see DQ's in many of them. I have taken 4 pictures of each one and will be listing them by their leg band number.
NUMBER 6 my notes: tail is straight up, some copper leakage on chest, wobble in front of comb.
NUMBER 4 my notes: tail seems to be 45 angle, wobble in front of comb, white under fluff in tail, possible thumbprint in comb. Very minimal copper leakage on chest.
NUMBER 5 my notes: comb seems decent, white fluff in tail, decent tail angle, not much copper leakage, sparse leg feathering
NUMBER 7 my notes: weird twisted feathers in wings, smallish comb, tail angle high, generally weird body shape to my eyes.
Edit... removed pics of number 7 cuz I already know he is a goner.
NUMBER 2 my notes; tail is high, no copper leakage on chest.
NUMBER 3 my notes: side springs, tail straight up and down, no copper leak on chest.
Edit: removed pics of number 3 cuz of his side springs....lol sprigs. And he is a goner.
There now only 4 birds, might make it easier.
Well there ya have it. This is my first time culling black copper marans so I need help. From my "notes" you can tell what I am looking at mostly...tails, combs, chest color. I need help training my eye to see what I need in these birds. Are there two birds worth keeping in this bunch?
Thank you so much!
Ok, I have 6 black copper cockerels. They are 5 1/2 months old. I hope to end up with two of them that are decent enough to keep. I see DQ's in many of them. I have taken 4 pictures of each one and will be listing them by their leg band number.
NUMBER 6 my notes: tail is straight up, some copper leakage on chest, wobble in front of comb.
NUMBER 4 my notes: tail seems to be 45 angle, wobble in front of comb, white under fluff in tail, possible thumbprint in comb. Very minimal copper leakage on chest.
NUMBER 5 my notes: comb seems decent, white fluff in tail, decent tail angle, not much copper leakage, sparse leg feathering
NUMBER 7 my notes: weird twisted feathers in wings, smallish comb, tail angle high, generally weird body shape to my eyes.
Edit... removed pics of number 7 cuz I already know he is a goner.
NUMBER 2 my notes; tail is high, no copper leakage on chest.
NUMBER 3 my notes: side springs, tail straight up and down, no copper leak on chest.
Edit: removed pics of number 3 cuz of his side springs....lol sprigs. And he is a goner.
There now only 4 birds, might make it easier.
Well there ya have it. This is my first time culling black copper marans so I need help. From my "notes" you can tell what I am looking at mostly...tails, combs, chest color. I need help training my eye to see what I need in these birds. Are there two birds worth keeping in this bunch?
Thank you so much!
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