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Sweet! That's even better!Blue cuckoo
As far as I’m aware, breeds that can be autosexing have to be bred specifically for this trait. When I ordered a Blue Cuckoo Marans from a hatchery, they told me that their Blue Cuckoo Marans are vent sexed rather than sexed by chick down. They mentioned sometimes the head spots of barred breeds are helpful in determining gender, but not as reliable as vent sexing for them. Unless your hatchery/breeder specifically considers their lines to be autosexing, you’ll likely not be able to tell their gender at this age.While we're on it, does anyone here think there's a chance I got a cockerel? I'm now reading Cuckoo Marans (if that's what "she" is) are autosexing. Not sure if this is the case with Blue Cuckoo Marans too, but I'm seeing a soft, diffuse spot on the head. This has me nervous it's a boy! Its legs are thicker than my other two (different breeds). Hmmm...
From what I understand, a blue cuckoo marans female will not have the bars, but a male will. (that sounds weird to me since "cuckoo" is a pattern) I have two of them from Ideal Poultry and both of my girls are big girls lol, so don't worry about the size. And they are solid blue.While we're on it, does anyone here think there's a chance I got a cockerel? I'm now reading Cuckoo Marans (if that's what "she" is) are autosexing. Not sure if this is the case with Blue Cuckoo Marans too, but I'm seeing a soft, diffuse spot on the head. This has me nervous it's a boy! Its legs are thicker than my other two (different breeds). Hmmm...
Females can still have some barring/cuckoo pattern, it’s just hard to see. Here’s a picture of my Blue Cuckoo Marans, you can see she has barred leg feathers and some speckles on various other areas. I have seen a few on the forums that don’t seem cuckoo at all though, so solid blue also seems possible.From what I understand, a blue cuckoo marans female will not have the bars, but a male will. (that sounds weird to me since "cuckoo" is a pattern) I have two of them from Ideal Poultry and both of my girls are big girls lol, so don't worry about the size. And they are solid blue.
Silver Cuckoo Marans are just your standard Cuckoo Marans, the black with white speckling. I believe yours is blue.Oh boy... This is embarrassing but I double-checked my order and lo and behold, I ordered a Silver Cuckoo Marans. At this point, I don't know what this little baby is except a Marans of some kind, which I'm super excited about. I have an Olive Egger/BCM mix and she is the BEST! So smart, hardy, and consistent.
Females can still have some barring/cuckoo pattern, it’s just hard to see. Here’s a picture of my Blue Cuckoo Marans, you can see she has barred leg feathers and some speckles on various other areas. I have seen a few on the forums that don’t seem cuckoo at all though, so solid blue also seems possible.
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ah, yes I can see what you mean there. I guess mine has light barring, but it always just looked like lacing to me. Here is one of them last year, the lighting is not good but it’s the best I have right now.Females can still have some barring/cuckoo pattern, it’s just hard to see. Here’s a picture of my Blue Cuckoo Marans, you can see she has barred leg feathers and some speckles on various other areas. I have seen a few on the forums that don’t seem cuckoo at all though, so solid blue also seems possible.
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