Blue Cuckoo Marans??

[Wild_Flower]

I purchased this pullet from a feed store that had her listed as a blue cuckoo marans but as I don’t have any experience with the breed, I’m not sure if this is the case. I thought cuckoos had barring and I kind of see some on her wings now that she’s older but still have no idea lol
I included pics of her when she was a chick and also some of her now (she’s about a week shy of 6 months old).
Her nosy photo bombing friend is one I got from the same store and is supposed to be an olive egger. I can’t wait to start seeing some eggs from these gals!

 

[Holdthechicken]

Maybe a blue australorp or a sapphire gem?

 

[-Chanticleer-]

looks like an Olive egger. French cuckoo marans will have feathered legs and barring regular cuckoo will just have barring and both pale shanks. This looks like an australop mix. She is pretty

 

[Winderdear]

I agree, she doesn’t look like a Blue Cuckoo Marans since she lacks barring, but she is very lovely anyway

Here are some pictures of my Blue Cuckoo Marans for comparison:

 

[Winderdear]

Actually, I forgot but @sybonbon has Blue Cuckoo Marans who look like yours. They posted in the linked thread below with pictures so you can compare. Perhaps there is just a lot of variation.

https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/what-is-a-blue-cuckoo-marans.1594191/#post-27103677

 

[Wild_Flower]

looks like an Olive egger. French cuckoo marans will have feathered legs and barring regular cuckoo will just have barring and both pale shanks. This looks like an australop mix. She is pretty

It’s very light but she does have feathered legs so I’m so confused lol

 

[AusHen]

I wonder if they are selling sexlink Marans as blue cuckoo? I see a lot of blue cuckoo pullets posted that lack barring

 

[Amy2020]

It’s very light but she does have feathered legs so I’m so confused lol

WIth the growing popularity of backyard chickens and so many new mixed breeds (Prairie Bluebell Eggers for example), I am wondering if we are going to start to see some accidental "mutts" showing up. We are very confused by a few we've gotten...Marans that lays blue eggs, etc. I wonder if "pure breed" chickens will become something like that in the dog world...harder to come by. Your bird is adorable either way and very unique looking. It will be fun to see what the egg color will be.

 

[springvalley123]

I agree, cuckoo is a barred pattern. I think I might see what you're talking about in the wings. Considering a lot of hatcheries probably breed for other things than "type" and a lot of people have criticized the barring on barred rocks a while back, it seems possible. And the feathered legs make her look more like a marans or cross. I had the midnight majesty marans, essentially a sex link. I think your bird could also be an olive egger made with marans, but you'd think they'd try to avoid using feathered footed breeds, unless the hatchery's catalog warned you that "these olive eggers usually have feathered feet".

Which hatchery does the feed store use?