Which black cooper marans cockerell to keep

[madelynbelle]

I will try to post some pics later. I have 6 black copper marans that are 8 weeks old and only want to keep 2. How do you decide which ones to keep. I have a couple that are almost completely black, 2 that have heavy copper coloring around the neck area, and one that has the heavy copper coloring throughout the body. I know they will continue to color as they grow older so I am not sure if I should keep them longer or weed out some now.

 

[onthespot]

Ditch the heaviest coppered one now. Keep the one with heavy copper on the neck for now, and whichever of the darker ones has most foot feathers is also hopefully the one that has a good temperament and five points to his comb and that his comb hugs the shape of his head in back and no white feet feathers. (sometimes feet feathers can start out black and come in white later) Also, eye color and which came out of the darkest egg. LOLOL. No perfect roos out there, but just try to stack the deck in your favor as best you can.