International Black Copper Marans Thread - Breeding to the SOP

[Chooks man]

my best looking BC pullets from the youngest group .she is turning to be well nice super friendly .
named her Zenyatta . I need to catch her to see her number who is her parents .hopefully she is half sister to the best BC cockerel from a same group . she will be bred with him for sure regardless of they relation .both are correct . no breeding from her this year .
here my boy . named him Zambezi #2 { after my old BC rooster from import line Zambezi }

he is top dog . well nice to the girls .
I will bred him with my 2 best BC hens Gazelle and Amor .as soon as they restart to lay he will be penned with them .

chooks man

 

[Chooks man]

this BLC cockerel from Liza s line is very big , super huge ,girls will not let his tail grow .need to separate him soon . .
chooks man

 

[jolenesdad]

Comb flopping during extreme heat should be okay?

here’s my best two girls at 23 weeks. The solid black is a BCM with zero copper....

 

[Chooks man]

Comb flopping during extreme heat should be okay?

here’s my best two girls at 23 weeks. The solid black is a BCM with zero copper....

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bent comb is a Ok but not desirable , SOP call for a straight comb .but bent comb { only back of it } is not DQ .
for the comb to bent ,the genes needed must be there . the heat ,heavy laying etc ........make the comb bent ,but if the genes are not there ,the comb will stay up right regardless the condition .
your pullets have a lot qualities. Black one has a better comb .but not copper .

chooks man

 

[jolenesdad]

bent comb is a Ok but not desirable , SOP call for a straight comb .but bent comb { only back of it } is not DQ .
for the comb to bent ,the genes needed must be there . the heat ,heavy laying etc ........make the comb bent ,but if the genes are not there ,the comb will stay up right regardless the condition .
your pullets have a lot qualities. Black one has a better comb .but not copper .

chooks man

Ty....

Is comb something equally affected by male and female or controlled more by one?

 

[Chooks man]

Ty....

Is comb something equally affected by male and female or controlled more by one?

comb is not sex linked .both parent contribute they own genes .
comb genes are inherited by order of dominance of traits . lot of bad traits are dominant too .
bent comb is dominant
Side sprig is dominant
rose comb is dominant
coronation comb is dominant and more other traits .

the comb is complex to work with if you don t have the proper traits .it is a reason for me I leave it tell the end of my breeding program . mass .conformation ,dark egg are the most important traits for the stage I m in right now . building a house is first .decoration will come after .

chooks man

 

[jolenesdad]

comb is not sex linked .both parent contribute they own genes .
comb genes are inherited by order of dominance of traits . lot of bad traits are dominant too .
bent comb is dominant
Side sprig is dominant
rose comb is dominant
coronation comb is dominant and more other traits .

the comb is complex to work with if you don t have the proper traits .it is a reason for me I leave it tell the end of my breeding program . mass .conformation ,dark egg are the most important traits for the stage I m in right now . building a house is first .decoration will come after .

chooks man

I’m still years back in the thread trying to absorb. Thanks for your patience.

 

[Chooks man]

@jolenesdad

I really like your this pullet . she have all the trait needed to produce cockerels line .
find her a cockerel from a good straight comb line and I will tell you how to breed her to fix the bent comb in her future progeny .
she has a cockerels head .thick
she has a priceless copper plus complete hackle marking .mean her sons will be well colored .
great long back and gorgeous tail .
all those traits are great to produce a great line .

chooks man

 

[Chooks man]

I’m still years back in the thread trying to absorb. Thanks for your patience.

you welcome .
chooks man

 

[wolfwalker]

4 weeks old. the only one to hatch from a batch of 12 eggs. lately the postal service has been doing some really stupid mistakes, so no more shipped eggs until October for me.