Let's talk Golden Cuckoo Marans!

[morbius18]

I can see she haven t got the colored hackle but she have a  lot other quality stand for her except the comb need work ( the comb is inherited from manly from the hen ).

how much does she weight my friend . look to be she passed a 3KG .

chooks man

Unfortunately guessing weight is something I'm horrible at. She is almost the size as our buff orpingtons.

 

[Chooks man]

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and what it is the size and weight of your buff orpingtons.hahahaaaaaa she is chunky any way. chooks man

 

[morbius18]

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and what it is the size and weight of your buff orpingtons.hahahaaaaaa she is chunky any way. chooks man

I would say the orps are big. She is average or slightly larger hen sized. I've been selecting for larger roosters and I'm guessing the hens are getting larger. I've got a few more pics of the single barred that I'm keeping. He is huge too. The double barred guy is undersized and will be going.

 

[morbius18]

This is the F0 rooster. He dwarfs the hens. I've noticed that he has a little difficulty mounting the hens. The F2 single barred pictured above is the same size as him. The F2 double barred is about 2/3 the size of both larger ones.

This last one is of him and the dark non-gold hen:

 

[morbius18]

I've got another younger single barred cockeral that has a pretty good comb. I'm guessing he's around 4 months and the size of the hens.

Comb progression:
F0 double barred below

F1 single barred below

F2 double barred that I'm not retaining g below:

F2 single barred below

Young f2 single barred cockerel below:

 

[Chooks man]

here a photo of the new hatched chick . Blue copper hens X Shamrock F2 silver cuckoo carriers of the gold.

this eggs I did send them to a friend of mine ( swapped with duck eggs ) 21 hatched out of 24 .

you can see a lot Blue cuckoos .

Chooks man

 

[Chooks man]

I would say the orps are big. She is average or slightly larger hen sized. I've been selecting for larger roosters and I'm guessing the hens are getting larger.

I've got a few more pics of the single barred that I'm keeping. He is huge too. The double barred guy is undersized and will be going.

he is big and chunky . nice wide shoulders.

I like a lot.

Chooks man

 

[Chooks man]

I've got another younger single barred cockeral that has a pretty good comb. I'm guessing he's around 4 months and the size of the hens.



Comb progression:
F0 double barred below

F1 single barred below

F2 double barred that I'm not retaining g below:

F2 single barred below

Young f2 single barred cockerel below:

the F1 single barred cockerel has a best comb of all them .

chooks man

 

[morbius18]

here a photo of the new hatched chick . Blue copper hens X Shamrock F2 silver cuckoo carriers of the gold.

this eggs I did send them to a friend of mine ( swapped with duck eggs ) 21 hatched out of 24 .

you can see a lot Blue cuckoos .

Chooks man

You certainly did get a lot of blue cuckoos. Good ratio there

 

[morbius18]

the F1 single barred cockerel has a best comb of all them .

chooks man

This guy has the best comb? This is the F1 single barred.