Barred?????.....Roo?????

Monkie_777

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Hello all..I put some pics up a week or two ago of this one but just wanted to get some more feed back..some have said it could be a male sex-link...

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The markings look hen-ish, but the comb says boy alllllll the way. I would guess that it is a sex-link as well.
 
Looks like a roo, not sure about breed, could it be a Cucko Maran. I can't tell the difference between them and Barred?
 
He is not a Cuckoo Marans, Cuckoo's do not have yellow feet and legs. Cuckoo's have pink/white legs with feathers down the outer shanks that are barred just like the rest of the bird. He looks to be a boy who did not get 2 copies of the barring gene, thus making him color out like that of a female barred bird.
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Cuckoo marans have white legs
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And to clear up a common misconception, not all marans (cuckoo, BCM, whatever) have feathered legs, only certain lines do.
 
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Going to post some new pics of more of my other chickens...but is it possible that this guy/girl could be masqorading as a rooster?
 
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Cuckoo marans have white legs
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And to clear up a common misconception, not all marans (cuckoo, BCM, whatever) have feathered legs, only certain lines do.



Oooo, I should have said that. Thank You Shelley!
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