Difference between Barred Rock and Cuckoo Marans?

[Shared Acres]

Holy cr@p! I think my neighbor's chickens that they have abandoned that we've been feeding are Cuckoo Marans then!

I'll take a pic!

 

[frenchhazel]

This is my (suppose to be barred rock) he was suppose to be a she but is now crowing. But one thing I question is why does he have feathered legs. They are yellow. I am posting a pic so maybe someone can tell me.

 

[speckledhen]

French Marans do have feathered legs, however, that could be a cross of a BR and something else with feathered legs since the legs are yellow. Marans dont have yellow legs.

 

[marathonmultiplesmom]

Maybe someone can help me. I bought a "barred rock hen" at auction. She is 2 years old. I've had her mixed in my barred rock flock. I can easily tell her from the rest as she has a larger comb than the other girls, with lots of clear points like a roo, just more full and pointy. That is how I tell her apart, plus her legs are not yellow like my others. I've had her for almost a week now. I keep getting eggs that are tinted and I am not sure if she has laid any yet. Her barring is very regular and looks even better than my barred rocks. Her barring is close to perfect. She looks really really nice with her perfect barring which is why I wanted her. But the non-yellow legs makes me wonder if I have a CM or a BR? What do you think based on this info alone? I don't have a pic available at the time of posting. If I keep getting tinted eggs I would guess she is in fact a BR but if they are chocolate I guess it's a CM? Does that sound like a good plan or is there something else I can look for in her?

 

[nicalandia]

Maybe someone can help me. I bought a "barred rock hen" at auction. She is 2 years old. I've had her mixed in my barred rock flock. I can easily tell her from the rest as she has a larger comb than the other girls, with lots of clear points like a roo, just more full and pointy. That is how I tell her apart, plus her legs are not yellow like my others. I've had her for almost a week now. I keep getting eggs that are tinted and I am not sure if she has laid any yet. Her barring is very regular and looks even better than my barred rocks. Her barring is close to perfect. She looks really really nice with her perfect barring which is why I wanted her. But the non-yellow legs makes me wonder if I have a CM or a BR? What do you think based on this info alone? I don't have a pic available at the time of posting. If I keep getting tinted eggs I would guess she is in fact a BR but if they are chocolate I guess it's a CM? Does that sound like a good plan or is there something else I can look for in her?

yellow legs are recessive to white. if the barring in her is almost perfect then she is NO Cuckoo maran..

Post some pics

 

[Stormin Norman]

I have 2 hens that Im not sure what they are, they have yellow feet like the rock, but lay eggs as dark as the moran, so idk if maybe a mix or just a rock impersonating a moran lol

 

[MairyMai]

Super helpful, thank you!