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    Marans Thread - breed discussion & pictures are welcome!

    Hi I have never heard of this, I wonder where it came from? Bev Davis President of the Marans Chicken Club USA
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    Let's talk Cuckoo and WHITE marans... breeding strategies...

    Hi Most golden cuckoo are a result of the cuckoo having been mated with a wheaten in the past. There is a gene that is called autosomal red and it appears that the wheaten carry this gene. When a wheaten is bred with a bird carrying silver the silver sometimes has the appearance of a straw...
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    Let's talk Cuckoo and WHITE marans... breeding strategies...

    Hi It will depend on what genes the parents are carrying. If the female is carrying gold and the male two sets of genes for gold then you will get golden cuckoo. However, if the male is carrying one set of genes for silver and one set for gold then you could get some cuckoo and some golden...
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    Let's talk Cuckoo and WHITE marans... breeding strategies...

    Hi Very nice, broad breast and good tail set. I hope the egg color is good for you. Bev
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    Let's talk Cuckoo and WHITE marans... breeding strategies...

    Hi I did the cross a couple of times and got the gold in the male but not the female. I passed the project onto someone else and they kept crossing until they got good egg color and color in the females hackles. The hard part is getting the gold in the hackles of the females when using a...
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    Let's talk Cuckoo and WHITE marans... breeding strategies...

    Hi I think the cuckoo that is bred with a birchen will have more white in the hackle, saddle and wing bows. The cuckoo that is bred with a black copper or wheaten will have gold in the hackles, saddle and wing bows where the regular cuckoo is am all over pattern. Bev
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    Let's talk Cuckoo and WHITE marans... breeding strategies...

    Hi Some years ago I was sent me some eggs from a golden cuckoo line and when I bred them they produced yellow chicks which led me to believe they were carrying wheaten. I didn't know a whole lot about genetics at that point so gave them up because they didn't breed true. I should have...
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    Let's talk Cuckoo and WHITE marans... breeding strategies...

    Hi I would try to get a cuckoo with feathered legs. If you use a birchen the hackles might get too light in not just the hens but the males as well. This is not what we want at this time. In time to come, there could be a golden cuckoo, a silver cuckoo and a cuckoo but no one has bred for...
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    Let's talk Cuckoo and WHITE marans... breeding strategies...

    Hi Pickledchicken Now this is the colored flock that I am used to, the female is very nice although her tail is a little high but that might be because she is having her picture taken. I see they have clean legs and that is something that would need to be addressed if breeding for the SOP. A...
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    Let's talk Cuckoo and WHITE marans... breeding strategies...

    Hi TNBEARCHICK I think the roosters are only carrying one set of genes for barring. The way to tell if the bird is carrying one set is that the barring is very close together. If a rooster is carrying two sets of barring genes the bars are wider apart which gives the effect of a lighter...
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    Let's talk Cuckoo and WHITE marans... breeding strategies...

    Hi You have some nice birds with good egg color and it looks as if you are making great headway. The standard is being worked on and the club members are meeting in Newnan GA to discuss what should be the correct color for cuckoo's. In the past several lines were imported into the US and...
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    Let's talk Cuckoo and WHITE marans... breeding strategies...

    Hi Can you post some pictures of your birds please so that we can see what you have? A few of us are having to breed for egg color to make sure we don't lose it. Bev
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    Let's talk Cuckoo and WHITE marans... breeding strategies...

    Hi The cuckoo shouldn't be lighter in the hackles and saddle feathers. If they are they have been crossed with a birchen ER S You could ask Russ to see a picture of them. His eggs are as dark as any I have seen for a while for cuckoo and believe they have the correct feathering. Bev
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    Let's talk Cuckoo and WHITE marans... breeding strategies...

    Hi Russ Young has some cuckoo that lay dark eggs, his e-mail address is [email protected] Bev
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    Let's talk Cuckoo and WHITE marans... breeding strategies...

    Hi A dark cuckoo male is usually an indication that the bird is carrying one set of genes for barring like the hen. If a male cuckoo is carrying two sets of genes for barring then the color is lighter and the bars are wider apart. If a splash hen came from copper blues then she will be...
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