Barred or Cuckoo?

[L&Schickens]

I can't tell if my little Jap hens are Barred or Cuckoo. How can you tell or are they the same?

 

[hcammack]

not sure which way to go with yours barred birds have crisper defined barring and cuckoo birds have splotchier makings.

Henry

 

[Sonoran Silkies]

They look cuckoo to me.

 

[ThePolishPrincess]

I also say cuckoo.

Very pretty.

 

[L&Schickens]

Here is one of my Barred Rock hens (Bantam)
It is hard to tell, they look the same to me.

 

[rodriguezpoultry]

L&S, on a good barred bird, there's no comparison between Barred and Cuckoo. Here's a photo of one of my birds:
Standard Pullet:

Cuckoo coloration on Maran:

 

[SterlingAcres]

Cuckoo.