Let's talk Cuckoo and WHITE marans... breeding strategies...

[Hens and Roos]

How many babies do you have now?

as of now we have 2 cuckoos out with a 3rd working on getting out and we are up to 20 Andalusian chicks with maybe 1 more pip

3rd cuckoo out, boy this group of chicks are adventurous...... have chicks trying to escape their shevles... have to do some modification to the bator once this hatch is done!

 

[Blarneyeggs]

as of now we have 2 cuckoos out with a 3rd working on getting out and we are up to 20 Andalusian chicks with maybe 1 more pip

3rd cuckoo out, boy this group of chicks are adventurous...... have chicks trying to escape their shevles... have to do some modification to the bator once this hatch is done!

Congrats!

If there aren't pictures. It didn't happen.

 

[Hens and Roos]

Congrats!

If there aren't pictures. It didn't happen.

We just moved them into the brooder and will get pictures in a little bit

- have 23 chicks hatched. recandled the 11 eggs in the bator- 3 eggs still shows signs of life- 1 of those being a cuckoo, so we left them in to see what will happen.

this is actually the 1st time that we have had eggs still kicking after the main group is done hatching.......

just added a picture that was taken while chicks were hatching

 

[pmessner]

I have some golden cuckoo marans with light colored legs... more white then yellow... what color should they be?

 

[Hens and Roos]

I have some golden cuckoo marans with light colored legs... more white then yellow... what color should they be?

I don't think they should have any yellow in them. I have some cuckoos and their legs are white/pinkish in color.

 

[flgardengirl]

I have some golden cuckoo marans with light colored legs... more white then yellow... what color should they be?

They should have pale shanks. Yellow legs would be bad in Cuckoo Marans. So you are probably good. If you are worried about it you can post their photos.

 

[pmessner]

I went and looked... pinkish white, no yellow. Too cold for pics. I do have some recent pics of a birchen marans x lemon cuckoo orpington cross that I posted on another thread for info on coloring... sorry about the frankencross but I am trying to dissect out color and understand it better... is this fellow cuckoo patterned? I am thinking blue cuckoo? with the evidence of the birchen gene? His father was a monstrously large birchen marans. The hen a rather overbred orpington with very little agility... freindly, she let me hold her, but unfortunately she was taken by a hawk and I will not try orpingtons again... pretty birds but not sturdy enough for me as mine free range within an electric perimeter. The others all made it thru the summer knowing when to duck for cover. I have a small mixed flock of marans, barneveldors, partridge rock and EE's... all cranking out eggs right now despite thew cold. Hard to not hatch out a few... lol.

Anyway, help with sorting out the coloring of my little oddball frankenbird here would be appreciated...

 

[Chickielady]

Posting my pics for certain people here, but anyways, a few of my boys destined for 2013 breeding season.........French Silver Cuckoo Marans~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Rupert~~~~~~









Rupert in front, Henry in back~~~~~~~~~~






Magic & Dancing ! ( Little man in front, Henry in the middle & old man behind)

 

[Chickielady]

Ooops, there is more~~~~~~~~~~~~




Rupert, front, and old man behind



Rupert again~~~~~~~~~~~



Rupert feeding this afternoon with the flock~~~~~~~~~~



Gorgeous !!!!!!!!!!!!! Rupert is shown in the fore ground from the old cock in back............awesome baby boy Silver Cuckoo !


Here he is again~~~~~~~




Up on the porch looking for treats~


On one leg taking a break~ This is all Rupert here...



One of my Silver Cuckoos giving Rupert the stink eye...............

Anyways , this is just a study of one cockerel I have up and coming for the 2013 season ~~~~~~~~~~~

 

[TNBEARCHICK]

Beautiful birds