Is this a cuckoo maran?

[chickencoupe]

I was told when I purchased this pullet (now about 5 mos. old) that she is a cuckoo maran, but she is under-average size compared to my same-age hens, yellow-legged, and doesn't look like any c.m. pictures I've found on line. As you see, she has coppery lacing on top. She laid her first egg yesterday, and it was cream, but I understand that marans sometimes lay chocoloate eggs only after a few weeks of the cycle.

 

[cpegram]

not a cuckoo maran they look like this

with pink legs

 

[LadiesMan017]

That is definitely NOT a cuckoo maran.

 

[LadiesMan017]

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Yes, this is a cuckoo maran. Not red and black. I have never seen a chicken like yours, I don't know what it is.

 

[suzettex5]

NO WAY is that a Maran, of any type. It looks like a cross of a gold laced wyandotte and maybe a black sex-link. Could have some kind of banty in its lines if it is staying small. I would say it is a mix of some kind, not sure if Maran is in there though.

Sorry..but at least its a hen AND its laying eggs for you!!

 

[JulieNKC]

Dark cornish maybe.

 

[ChickasaurusRex]

It could be a Barnevelder chicken

Beautiful!

 

[Cowgirl71]

I guess Dark Cornish.

Definitely not a Marans...

 

[dretd]

If she has a pea comb, then Dark Cornish. If she is younger than indicated and has a straight comb that hasn't developed (she doesn't have much red in her face for 5 months) the Barnvelder with lighter than expected eggs.

 

[Faith Hope]

She looks a lot like my dark cornish.