We are private, family owned breeder of Black Copper Marans (BCM) located on the front range of Colorado. Our History - In 2019 we discovered this amazing breed and were captivated by the stunning dark eggs they produce. We purchased our very first Black Copper Marans chicks from an unnamed hatchery. When they began laying we were rather disappointed in the quality of egg color with the vast major
ity of eggs at or below a #6 on the Marans egg color chart. After much research and reading we learned that the dark egg trait was something that required significant upkeep and generations of selective breeding is necessary in order to keep the egg color quality high. From that point on, we made it our mission to build our own flock to improve blood lines so that our birds would lay the iconic dark chocolate eggs. We began sourcing hatching eggs from the private breeding community for better blood lines and have collected and combined multiple lines from across the United States. Breeding Strategy - Our breeding method is specifically based off of selective breeding. We do not believe in inbreeding and/or line breeding to achieve the desired traits, and feel that it's not healthy for the birds to impose any form of inbreeding. We apply two main techniques: #1 the "Law of Large Numbers" - collecting and combine a large number of birds from various flocks, and #2 stringently selecting breeders based on egg color first and SOP second. With this method, we are able to target the specific genes and traits that are desirable while avoiding inbreeding, instead of forcing specific genes and traits by inbreeding.
