Good cross with Cuckoo marans?

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Just curious,but why do you want lighter colored eggs? I'm trying to breed mine to get darker,lol. In that case you could probably go with just about any other breed that is not considered a "dark brown layer" Depending on how light you want the egg,black giants or speckled sussex would probably work,or buff orp. My marans are huge,too. I have hens that are as large as my RIR roo was(he has passed on).
 
Will a Cuckoo Maran over PRoduction Red hens produce sex-links?

My Maran rooster doesn't really care except that if it does then he is going to be much happier.
 
As hard as it is to get a Marans to produce the darkest eggs why do you want to cross something to make a lighter egg? I just don't get the thinking here.

Why not get a few Buff Orpingtons and RIR who produce a light shade of brown egg and be done?

I am a stickler for keeping breeds pure when possible. Sorry.
 
I am not the one wanting a lighter egg but the reason I asked about the sex link is because I have a Cuckoo Maran rooster but no hens I was just wondering if I put him with some of my PR layers would the chicks be sex linked. Otherwise I'll just keep him by himself until I find some Maran hens.
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I'm not sure how my original post got misunderstood. I never said I wanted to breed to get lighter eggs. I have a Marans roo(and hens). I would like some other hens(just for diversity) and I hatch a batch of chicks each spring. Since I would have the hens with the roo I thought it would be interesting to see a cross. Just wondering what would make a good cross.
 
Oh sorry, I guess I misunderstood. having a barred roo will not make a sex-link, the roo would have to be red and the hen barred. Getting barred rock hens would probably keep the look unified. I don't know, just expriment.
 
I have a cuckoo maran with an australorp hen. she managed to hatch one chick last summer who just started laying. her eggs are darker than an australorp but lighter than my marans hen. she is laying at least 6 out of 7 days so I am pleased with my free hen! I hatched some RIR eggs this winter for better egg layers. I will probably try hatching some of the RIR x Marans if they get together. my marans roos were huge by 15 weeks. I would like them to be meaner though since they are too nice for me to kill. hoping a RIR x Marans roo would be mean enough I can't wait to do the deed. and big enough to make it worthwhile.
 
ginasmarans said:
Oh sorry, I guess I misunderstood. having a barred roo will not make a sex-link, the roo would have to be red and the hen barred. Getting barred rock hens would probably keep the look unified. I don't know, just expriment.
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Just to clarify, for a black sex link the roo doesn't have to be red (have the gold gene). Any black, brown, wheaten/buff roo will work (see https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/261208/sex-linked-information). RIRs are just used because the are very productive layers (although they also pass along their other characteristics - my black stars are terribly noisy).

But the hen must be barred or cuckoo, not the roo.
 

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