I wonder if Black Birchen Marans were one of the breeds that went into creating the Dixie Rainbow? My second gen birds from crossing them with a Barred Rock are giving these.
Chicken Breed Focus - Marans
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eggspecto_patronum
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good lookin' birds!
To answer my own q - it seems to have the name of French Cuckoo maran. Can someone tell the difference between this breed vs. plymouth barred rock? I thought i have 2 barred rocks, both their color are in different shades, so are their eggs though brown.
The British type cuckoo marans is clean legged and a bit smaller than the French type feather legged cuckoo marans. Cuckoo barring is usually more irregular than other barring patterns, and slightly wider. The easiest way to tell a barred rock from an English typed cuckoo marans is their eggs: marans should, in all types, lay dark brown eggs and barred rocks should lay light brown eggs
BenTN
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- May 3, 2017
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Leg color: barred rocks should have yellow legs, Marans should have slate to pink. Lots of barred varieties out there. Pics could help if need a definite answer.
That too. Marans have no yellow pigment, on legs or skin.
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