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differencebetween cuckoo maran and dominique chick

Discussion in 'What Breed Or Gender is This?' started by Jimagination, May 2, 2007.

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  1. May 2, 2007 #1
    Jimagination

    Jimagination Chillin' With My Peeps

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    I just got my new additions and am trying to figure out what is what...I have cuckoo marans and dominiques as well as black austraulorps....How can I tell the difference in 2 day old chicks?
     
  3. May 2, 2007 #2
    Smoky73

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    look very closely at the combs. The cuckoo marans are single combed and the dominiques are rose combed. Both of those will start being barred when they get their feathers of course and the australorps will be all black.
     
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    ECSandCCFS

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    Also, the Marans should be feather legged and the Dom should not be
     

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