are you at the "Autosexing" stage yet? this is only possible if the male is double barred, meaning if it has two copies of the sex linked barring geneSo far, I'm very happy with my project golden cuckoo marans. I have a couple years or so to get them where I want them to be, of course. I've never worked with the cuckoo pattern before so this is fun for me. Here's a few in my grow out pen along with some BCM and BTB.
Are you using BTB or BC to make them? I have some that are supposed to be BC x CU but apparently the BC were carrying wheaten like so many WJ lines do. She looks similar to yours she also has color in her wings and they are even separated dark with specks / white kind of like a wheaten hen would be like.So far, I'm very happy with my project golden cuckoo marans. I have a couple years or so to get them where I want them to be, of course. I've never worked with the cuckoo pattern before so this is fun for me. Here's a few in my grow out pen along with some BCM and BTB.
No, I'm not at the autosexing stage yet. The male I'm using for this season is double barred but I'm using non-barred hens in this generation because they have excellent body type, size, and egg color. I don't like small marans. I'll take the best of the daughters and put back onto my starter male for the next generation and will have auto-sexing chicks at that point out of that group. Going further, I have a mature single barred male that has better type/size than my double barred male to use as well so I'll eventually be running two separate lines and won't bring in any additional stock at that point. I have a plan, it's just going to be a lot of work.
No wheaten. Mine are ER/ER based birds.Are you using BTB or BC to make them? I have some that are supposed to be BC x CU but apparently the BC were carrying wheaten like so many WJ lines do. She looks similar to yours she also has color in her wings and they are even separated dark with specks / white kind of like a wheaten hen would be like.
One of my females looks very similar to these and has feathered shanks. My males don't, unfortunately, lol. They are still too light. I need to set some more gc eggs soon. I am trying to decide whether to mate that particular female to the light GC males I have or regular cuckoo or BCM......And just to tease...I found these pictures on the French Forum...
THAT IS WHAT I WANT MINE TO LOOK LIKE!!!
I would breed her back to BCM You should get the deeper reddish color in the roos then plus if your BC has good feathers it will help improve it in the offspring. (+egg color)
wow that sounds like a nice genetic plan. keep us updated on these autosexing maran jewelsNo, I'm not at the autosexing stage yet. The male I'm using for this season is double barred but I'm using non-barred hens in this generation because they have excellent body type, size, and egg color. I don't like small marans. I'll take the best of the daughters and put back onto my starter male for the next generation and will have auto-sexing chicks at that point out of that group. Going further, I have a mature single barred male that has better type/size than my double barred male to use as well so I'll eventually be running two separate lines and won't bring in any additional stock at that point. I have a plan, it's just going to be a lot of work.
And just to tease...I found these pictures on the French Forum...
THAT IS WHAT I WANT MINE TO LOOK LIKE!!!
