Help identifying barred rock vs cuckoo maran chicks

Hi there,

I have a lovely batch of chicks from McMurrays...However, they added extras of both the barred rock and cuckoo marans. They are both black and yellow chicks and I cannot find images that are clear enough to help me discern between the two types. I need to split them because I ordered the barred for a friend and the marans for me.

Does anyone have any insights or tips?

Thanks so much! Amy

 

Thanks, I just checked the legs and they all have some bit of pigment on their legs. There are some with very little, but they are no clear white legs, like on a buff.

 

Unfortunately, I have no camera. I have been trolling pics online and keep finding ones that do not clarify the situation. The birds are so similar as adults...I am checking leg color and either the marans aren't very white, or the barreds aren't very yellow, sigh...

 

Yes...half of them look like that and the others are a bit more mottled with less solid black.