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Yeah, I thought Cuckoo would be silver but an odd choice. Birchin, possibly because they have the Columbian gene? I don't know if Marans are Recessive or Dominant White, but I know Orps can be gold or silver-based under the white. It's just odd/puzzling to see such an atypical bird some out...

I wonder if they crossed another variety of Marans in to try and improve the egg color?

So would it be plausible to assume that Cackle's breeders aren't pure for Black-tailed Red? And that it's possible they don't cull off-color individuals from the breeding program?

I'd still be curious to figure out what mom or dad had to be to get him.

Look at you. Now make two birds make him. I want to see what is hiding in their genes.

That?

It's true that conventional sex links may not have feathered legs, but I can create Black Sexlinks with a Black Copper Marans rooster over Cream Crested Legbar hens to get feather-legged birds that, at a glance, look like a Black Copper Marans hen. Usually, there's some small head tuft, and of...

That is a better picture of him. If the hatchery says it pops up, then it's got to be a throwback to whatever has been crossed into them to get/maintain the variety. Did you get any pullets of the same variety?

That's my point. He's not a pure Marans, especially since he was in a mystery box. He honestly looks like a Red Sex-link rooster with a lot of leakage. @Amer - you're good with genetics.

@nicalandia may be of some help here.

Cackle should be ashamed if that's what they are selling. That bird is a mix. This is what they claim their birds look like: The leg feathering is much better on this bird and the color is correct-ish. Your rooster has nearly no feathering on the legs. It also isn't built like a Marans...