Cuckoo Maran or Barred Rock??

[IroquoisEgg]

yeah, could be just her way of saying "gotcha" but she's not pecking, it's actual mouth open to the finger. It started happening when I got all the babies, and I am thinking maybe she is trying to protect them from me grabbing them!

 

[Buckguy20]

Can you get good a close up pic of the legs?
I would say this is a Cuckoo Marans. They come in both clean legged and feathered leg.
I have both kinds and some are heavily feathered and some just have a thin line of feathering.

Your bird's legs look more white than yellow to me
I have had both CM's and BR's. I sold all of my BR's to be sure I never had any cross.

 

[Duramaxgirl]

I vote CM too my barred rock girls had more yellow legs by then.

 

[ekemily]

If the legs are yellow: BR
If they are whitish with no yellow: CM
I couldn't see the legs very well in the picture, so, solely based on pattern, I would say CM
Usually the BR has more of a defined pattern with more white at this age.
My CM pullets love to come up and peck and look for things. They are brave little girls.

 

[rancher hicks]

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Not all CM's have feathered legs, there are two types. Feahtered legs "French" non feathered legs "American" . I have both.

Barred rocks have yellow legs, just checked pics and a more even barring pattern. Females are darker.

CM of which I have 5 have a more uneven "barring" pattern and blk legs, Females are darker than males.

This is a CM.

 

[SweetMotherOfMars]

The nipping could also be for attention. When I mess with the hens there are two that will hang out and try to get my attention. The older one will peck at my shoes if I ignore her. The younger just gets as close as she can and stays underfoot until I pick her up.

Pretty bird, no matter what her breed!

 

[Tomhusker]

All 4 of my BR pullets have dark colored legs. The roo has yellow legs tho. The pic looks just like the 8 week old girls I have.

 

[rancher hicks]

If you got your birds from a hatchery anything is possible. My two CMs from Ideal are not pure for sure. My other three are from a breeder, darker eggs , darker feathers.

 

[Sir Birdaholic]

That looks like it had a CM father & BR mom

That would make it a Coo Coo Rock

 

[IroquoisEgg]

well, if she's a cuckoo then she's gonna fit in this household just fine!!