Which BCM roo should I keep?

[bikergirl]

Jean-Luc

 

[bikergirl]

Jacque ( too much gold )

 

[bikergirl]

Henri (His wing is droopy because he survived a Raccoon attack)
Also Jacque and Henri’s color is a little dull because I just powdered them. They have been living on my friends farm, and I want to make sure if they have anything they don’t give it to the rest of my flock

 

[Clubber1234]

Are you going to kill the ones you don't keep???

 

[Egghead_Jr]

Jean-luc has the correct number of points on comb. The other two have 6 points. Based solely on that he is the best choice.

Body type is most important and though you can show much of that in photos the best method is being there with the birds and hands on. The best to body type and all other breed standard is your choice for breeder. Unfortunately there is only so much that can be read from photos. They give good indications but in person, watching them move about and holding them for hands on evaluation is what's needed for best analysis. Do you have a copy of the standard for them?

 

[bikergirl]

Are you going to kill the ones you don't keep???

No not necessarily, just looking to see which rooster is worth breeding. I can’t keep all three on my property.

 

[bikergirl]

Jean-luc has the correct number of points on comb. The other two have 6 points. Based solely on that he is the best choice.

Body type is most important and though you can show much of that in photos the best method is being there with the birds and hands on. The best to body type and all other breed standard is your choice for breeder. Unfortunately there is only so much that can be read from photos. They give good indications but in person, watching them move about and holding them for hands on evaluation is what's needed for best analysis. Do you have a copy of the standard for them?

Thank you for all of your input
Are the ( American ) standards from https://maranschickenclubusa.com/general-description

 

[Hensndoes]

Which one you keep for breeding depends on what your hens lack or need. Comb is easy to fix so I wouldn’t worry about the Roos comb not being perfect. Both parent pass on those genes. Jean luc is over colored so if you’re hens have a fair amount of copper their offspring will be mossy. All have high tails and therefor if your hens do then this will be the battle you can’t win. Jacque has a halo which is harder to work with.

 

[bikergirl]

Thank you Hensndoes, your input is very helpful. A few of my hens have decent copper but the majority are lacking

 

[Hensndoes]

Well there ya go! My roo is also a bit over colored. 2 of my hens have almost no copper so their eggs are the ones I will set. Fortunately I can tell their eggs apart so I don’t have to separate them.