International Black Copper Marans Thread - Breeding to the SOP

[Chooks man]

Here is another Max x Queen pullet I caught up. She is a breeder for sure.

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she nice and correct ,love her hackle marking .her rich copper ,her long back and her gorgeous tail .
her comb need work .I can see she has too many point .
mate her to your new cockerel you got from the breeder and you end up producing some stunning BC marans .

she is stunning bird .
her chest does not look deep from this photo ,maybe it is just the way she is standing .

Do not mate her to the Black cockerel above . both have had comb ,he is not going to add any thing to her .don t go back ward in your breeding program.

chooks man

 

[Chooks man]

Here is my only cockerel I kept out of the Mashburn cockerel and Sheraz. He runs with my free ranged birds.

What do you think about him @Chooks man ? His tail is a tad high but his copper is a deep color and I think he would do well over some of my well colored pullets with lower tails like the one I posted earlier. His sire was mahogany. His underfluff is dark also which I like.

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Pardon my backyard.. it's a mess right now. Lol

he is not the best you bred .too black .
one thing you have is well coloured rooster ,so don t go back ward is this trait .
red shoulder must have other wise you ll go right back to the beginning .

I always said Select the correct coloured rooster and mate him to the correct body type hen/hens.
the black { extra melanin will creep on you and will be hard to breed it out }

Rooster correct body colour
Hen correct body type

the low of breeding great chooks

chooks man

PS .don t make your life too hard .now you have Duke ,no need to look else where .mate him to all your correct hens/pullets and start your line .

chooks man

 

[Chooks man]

@kfelton0002

I really like this pullet work with her well .
you are one step away from producing 100@ correct BC marans .

simplify your breeding program now , Because you have Duke s .work with him Like I did with my Zambezi .mate him to all your best hens/pullets and go from there .

chooks man

 

[kfelton0002]

he is not the best you bred .too black .
one thing you have is well coloured rooster ,so don t go back ward is this trait .
red shoulder must have other wise you ll go right back to the beginning .

I always said Select the correct coloured rooster and mate him to the correct body type hen/hens.
the black { extra melanin will creep on you and will be hard to breed it out }

Rooster correct body colour
Hen correct body type

the low of breeding great chooks

chooks man

PS .don t make your life too hard .now you have Duke ,no need to look else where .mate him to all your correct hens/pullets and start your line .

chooks man

Yeah that's what I've been thinking too but have been going back and forth and been on the fence. I have been putting off getting rid of the Mashburn/Sheraz cockerel because he has a really good temperament. Luckily I know a little girl that will give him a really good home. I have plenty of cull pullets to go with him that will make her very happy. All her chooks got killed by dogs.

 

[kfelton0002]

@kfelton0002

I really like this pullet work with her well .
you are one step away from producing 100@ correct BC marans .

simplify your breeding program now , Because you have Duke s .work with him Like I did with my Zambezi .mate him to all your best hens/pullets and go from there .

chooks man

Sounds like a great plan to me. He is going to be one busy fella very soon with all the ladies he is going to have to keep up with. lol

 

[kfelton0002]

she nice and correct ,love her hackle marking .her rich copper ,her long back and her gorgeous tail .
her comb need work .I can see she has too many point .
mate her to your new cockerel you got from the breeder and you end up producing some stunning BC marans .

she is stunning bird .
her chest does not look deep from this photo ,maybe it is just the way she is standing .

Do not mate her to the Black cockerel above . both have had comb ,he is not going to add any thing to her .don t go back ward in your breeding program.

chooks man

Thank you! She does need some breast depth. Hopefully she'll fill out as she matures more, they usually do. I have got to get everybody penned where I want them for breeding soon. Trying to get all my ducks in a row.

 

[Chooks man]

Yeah that's what I've been thinking too but have been going back and forth and been on the fence. I have been putting off getting rid of the Mashburn/Sheraz cockerel because he has a really good temperament. Luckily I know a little girl that will give him a really good home. I have plenty of cull pullets to go with him that will make her very happy. All her chooks got killed by dogs.

it is a best way to deal with cull .
she ll be happy for sure .

chooks man

 

[kfelton0002]

This pullet is off Max and Lucille (blue copper hen I lost to a varmint over the summer). She is huge. Lol

She is also muddy because of the cockerel she is penned with temporarily.

 

[kfelton0002]

Another shot of her.

 

[kfelton0002]

Here is the cockerel I'm watching. Still has dark shoulders but they are a very slow maturing line. His topline is too good to throw out I think. Nice low tail to balance out higher tails. He would most definitely have to be mated to a huge chunky female. I am hoping he fills out more. He is a very well mannered bird.