Cuckoo Maran Hatchlings Experiment

[LarryPQ]

I have read a few places that many cuckoo marans can be sexed by color at birth: lighter ones will be male.

I also saw the hatchery video where they look wing feathers: 1 length female, 2 lengths male (I think).

When I left for work, I had 4 CM chicks in the brooder, 1 zipping and 1 pipping in the incubator. I can't wait to go home and take a guess.

Any other suggestions for sexing the breed? I know I wont KNOW until they crow, but I DO LOVE to experiment!

BTW- The first chick to hatch came from a littler egg, but was a HUGE CHICK with a wicked comb. It was like someone had stuffed Bubba in a clown car. Oh! Looks like it found it's name!

I could write a book!

The Comically Cramped Adventures of Bubba in a Clown Car.

 

[Wynette]

Feather sexing DOES work, but not on Marans; it only works on American breeds.

 

[LarryPQ]

I love this site. I learn so much every time I get on.

 

[KellyHM]

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They actually have to be bred specifically for that gene. Most of the hatching eggs you buy can't be sexed that way unfortunately.

 

[silkypie]

Not to be completely off the topic of your question.

What does zipping mean?


thanks

 

[Dustin Biery]

Its the step between pipping and hatching. Its when they start "unzipping" the shell to get out.

 

[LarryPQ]

HIjack!

I have two more fully zipped!