International Black Copper Marans Thread - Breeding to the SOP

[Chooks man]

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he has great long back and deep chest . love the shape of his tail not the angle .
chooks man

 

[Chooks man]

Thank you.
Im so glad all of you are here to help me learn.

we are helping each other out .by looking at all the different photos of ours marans we learn more bout they conformation .they type and other traits . reading the SOP without looking at photos is useless .
photos of ours marans help us all . we know now how a correct marans should look like .
keep posting any time you see progress in your chooks .they keep changing till they reach thet full maturity .

chooks man

 

[Chooks man]

@Punkybrewster
here my full comment on your cockerel .the good and the bad .
let start with a bad .no much at all .Tail is too high and his comb is thin .
the good .truck load ,
body type = long ,wide ,brick like shape , very good .
body color = full pattern ,great coper quality plus is uniform .
head= good with correct orange eyes .and good beak .and coppery ears fluff .
comb= good shape ,good number of points ,high lobe . missing the texture and the strength .
wattles= good size ,great shape { round type} nice texture .
neck = long .arched and well colored and lushly feathered .good size flames not too large .
back = long ,flat ,large and tilted toward the back ,great lancet . great .
Tail = great shape/form .wrong angle too high .
Chest = strong and deep .well lifted from the ground .nicely marked with copper flake s.
Wings= short ,held tight to the body . well colored .
Legs = correct size .correct color well feathered . well spaced and straight .
Stand = well balanced and Elegant .

this guy if mated to a hen with the right tail angle will produce some stunning BCM progeny .
chooks man

 

[Chooks man]

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@Punkybrewster
here my full comment on your cockerel .the good and the bad .
let start with a bad .no much at all .Tail is too high and his comb is thin .
the good .truck load ,
body type = long ,wide ,brick like shape , very good .
body color = full pattern ,great coper quality plus is uniform .
head= good with correct orange eyes .and good beak .and coppery ears fluff .
comb= good shape ,good number of points ,high lobe . missing the texture and the strength .
wattles= good size ,great shape { round type} nice texture .
neck = long .arched and well colored and lushly feathered .good size flames not too large .
back = long ,flat ,large and tilted toward the back ,great lancet . great .
Tail = great shape/form .wrong angle too high .
Chest = strong and deep .well lifted from the ground .nicely marked with copper flake s.
Wings= short ,held tight to the body . well colored .
Legs = correct size .correct color well feathered . well spaced and straight .
Stand = well balanced and Elegant .

this guy if mated to a hen with the right tail angle will produce some stunning BCM progeny .
chooks man

I forgot = he has great plumage type .tight to the body free from any fluff .and any parasitic white .
his under fluff is pure black, great
chooks man

 

[Punkybrewster]

Thank you @Chooks man.
When i took these pictures and then looked at them, it was much easier to see what you are seeing.

I applied what you taught a few years ago on this thread.

Start describing from the head back.

Top line, bottom line, everything.

Im getting it, just not too sure of myself.

Thank you

 

[Offshoreorca]

Here are some updated photos of my cockerel - turns out he’s developed a tiny bit of parasitic white on his right foot (a couple small feathers). Hopefully I can breed that out.

Our Cochin rooster pecked at him a bit the other day when a bad storm meant they were in close quarters in the coop for the day. So don’t mind the dried blood specks on his comb.

He was born mid June, so he’s just over 6 month old.

 

[Offshoreorca]

And here are a few photos of the pullet, who is the same age. She wouldn’t stay still, so they’re not the best quality. One has her beside the cockerel.

 

[kcrandall]

Here are some updated photos of my cockerel - turns out he’s developed a tiny bit of parasitic white on his right foot (a couple small feathers). Hopefully I can breed that out.

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Our Cochin rooster pecked at him a bit the other day when a bad storm meant they were in close quarters in the coop for the day. So don’t mind the dried blood specks on his comb.

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He was born mid June, so he’s just over 6 month old.

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As long as he is not expressing any white in his tail, wings or under fluff (at base of tail) I don’t worry about white feet feathers too much because a damaged feather will turn white. You can test by pulling out the white feet feathers if they grow back black then you’re good.

 

[Offshoreorca]

As long as he is not expressing any white in his tail, wings or under fluff (at base of tail) I don’t worry about white feet feathers too much because a damaged feather will turn white. You can test by pulling out the white feet feathers if they grow back black then you’re good.

He doesn’t have any white feathers or fluff elsewhere on his body, so it could be damaged feathers. I’ll pull them out and see if they grow back as black. Thanks for the advice!

 

[Punkybrewster]

O wow. I love his look.
I love his TAIL.