Stripes the mutt cuckoo marans - roo??

abenardini

Songster
7 Years
Hey all,
What I thought originally was that this bird when developing marans coloring, was a pullet because of the lighter barring.

Now, I'm questioning the sex because of the luxurious green colored feathers sprouting near the tail and by the wings. Also, the comb/wattles are brighter red than her fellows. Note, however this is my only cuckoo marans in the group.


Roo huh?

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You can also see the pointed hackle (neck) feathers. Cockerel.

I'd assume their genetics work the same as Barred Plymouth Rock in that the lighter birds are males due to females only carrying one copy of barring and males carry two. The Plymouth formed with the Dominique which is cuckoo pattern.
 

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