Let's talk Golden Cuckoo Marans!

[cree57i]

Took a few pics of the GCM pen. I've got two golden cuckoo olive eggers in there too.

They are very beautiful!

 

[morbius18]

Very nice my friend. nice golden hackles on the hen s . nice long back ,pretty small well pointed end tail .good type ,nice shanks fathering . I like then a lot even the crosses.
the rooster have a stuning colour need more on the shoulder ,does his tail is high or just the way he stand. he s stunding tall . need a litle width at the shoulder.
I think between him and the hen s in his pen are going to give you a lot good chicks . you are on the top of your game .

I ll no worry so much about the recessive white could be breed out with some test mating next generation .they are a good type chooks so what ever come out of them is going to be good.

Chooks man

This is him 3 months ago, he's standing tall, but carrying his tail better.

 

[Chooks man]

I can see him better in this photo .nice tail shape and form.

Pretty colour and great face

Chooks man

 

[Chooks man]

we can see now a difference between the ER based type GCM and the other e+ etc....based GCM.

your has black body with a Barring gene no mossiness to parasitic feathers.

I like his body coloue a lot

Chooks man

 

[Chooks man]

the GCM hen in the front of the photo she is gorgeous. excellent type ,well deep and solid ,long body not square . best hackle . she have a lot thing going for here .you should be proud of her I ll
be if she was mine,
That is an achievement my friend .

what the colour of her egg ?

Chooks man

 

[BackyardMarana]

Can any one help me with this chicken
I was told it was a golden cuckoo maran pullet ..is she a she and is she pure breed ? Thanks for any help

 

[BackyardMarana]

Here is another pic

 

[morbius18]

Here is another pic

She appears to be a e+ (duckwing) based golden cuckoo. The feathering on the legs is very light and there are white wing feathers .

 

[morbius18]

the GCM hen in the front of the photo she is gorgeous. excellent type ,well deep and solid ,long body not square . best hackle . she have a lot thing going for here .you should be proud  of her I ll
be if she was mine,
That is an achievement my friend .

what the colour of her egg ?

Chooks man

They only lay 4s.

I have a really dark laying blue copper, that I'm going to try to work her darkness into the line.

I also need your opinion on continuing using my F0 rooster. I got him alone and mated with BCM to develop the line. F1, first batch had 7 cockerals and 2 pullets. I saved the best rooster and kept the two hens. I have about 10 or so f1s second batch, as well as some f2s in the incubator from the f1s. I'm wondering if I should phase him out.

Flaws:
He developed a white tail feather and 2 white wing feathers after this last molt.
His tail is high.
He has a small sprig and 2 tiny points on his blade.
Carries recessive white gene.

Good points:
Good coloration, large body size, not aggressive, nice leg feathering.

My GCM flock = F0 double barred rooster, F1 single barred rooster, 2xF1 hens, 3xF1 single barred cockerel, 1 double barred F2 cockeral, 3 f2 single barred cockerel, 5 F1&2 pullets and 15xf2s in the incubator.

So I have a few replacements, but Im a little unclear if I should keep using him.

 

[BackyardMarana]

I'm sorry what's a e+(duckling)