Cuckoo Marans Rooster x (other breed)

[candira]

Hi, I'm not really familiar with the different crosses I may end up with now that one of my cuckoo marans pullets ended up being a cockerel, but I am now interested in seeing if I could breed them to raise pullets that would lay different colored eggs, like say olive colored eggs?? And what the offspring would look like (barred... color??) Anyways, I'm not quite sure any answers would be appreciated. Thanks!

Cuckoo marans x Rhode Island red

Cuckoo marans x easter egger (laying light green eggs)

Cuckoo marans x (gold/silver) wyandotte

Cuckoo marans x white leghorn

Cuckoo marans x cuckoo marans (would all offspring be barred??

Thanks again!!

 

[SIMZ]

I think using a barred patterned rooster will give you all barred patterned offspring, but I could be wrong.

For sure, the two cuckoo marans would give you pure cuckoo marans, which would be barred. You should also end up with a Olive Egger out of the Marans rooster to the EE hen.

 

[candira]

Yay, I hope so! Thanks a lot for the reply!!

 

[SIMZ]

You're welcome! I get beautiful olive eggs from the offspring from my Black Copper Marans X EE hen. Good luck!