Black Copper Marans

We have been working on our flock of Black Copper Marans since 2015. We have amalgamated 3 lines of Black Copper Marans which all came from the same original line.  This is really the best scenario possible.  

We are excited about the promising outcomes this integration will bring to our operations.

Admittedly, when i started I didn't know much about the breed, and only in the past 8 years have i been actively breeding towards the Standard of Perfection.  I am still learning about various aspects of this breed. It is a breed that takes a lot of work ongoing.

We breed for a dual purpose bird as the standard dictates.

We regularly test our flock for Mycoplasma gallisepticum, Infectious Coryza and Salmonella.  We do not take any chances.

I am actively working on:

Carcass of a dual purpose bird.

More colour on my hens

feathered shanks

overall balance

low tail angle and longer backs

consistency..and of course egg colour.

Great strides have been made with all of the above

This is one of our breeding cockerels for 2021 out of my line.  He has no halo, clean black chest, and has a lovely copper colour showing that "dripping" look in his saddle feathers that i love to see.  There are more pictures of him below.

Placed 5th in the virtual show 2021

He is a little out of balance, in that his tail is longer than his front end.

Below are pictures of my 2nd main man.... out of the 2nd line from Ontario 

Placed 4th in the Virtual show 2021

Below some recent pictures of the girls.........mind you a few years ago

This is triple lavender - used as one of my breeding roosters for 2018.  I think this was one of the nicest cockerels we ever raised

Some of our hens

This little hen was entered in the Marans Club Virtual show 2019 and placed 2nd amongst birds from all over North America.  I am very pleased with how my birds are shaping up.  Still much to work on..but it is progressive!

The garden pen; juvenile grow out pen