Let's talk Golden Cuckoo Marans!

[mcclucker]

Thank you so much! I was just looking for darker brown eggs so we will see what this one produces (if it's a pullet...I ordered pullet but you never know!)

Chicken genetics are fascinating!

 

[mcclucker]

So, update. The hatchery said definitely GCM. They had "management" look at my pics.

4 weeks old now - wondering about sex. I know it's early. But no tail feathers yet, and getting some light gold chest feathers. Maybe cockerel? But the wing feathers are darker so that makes me think pullet. He/she is smaller than the other same age chicks. Are Marans slower to develop? I've never had one before.

 

[morbius18]

I've had a small setback with the last blue pullet that I had kept. The two I kept developed extra points (carnation comb) on the back of the comb. I'm not sure which hen was the parent as well. So I sold them as layers locally.

I've decided to start over with the line. I used the Main rooster over a blue copper hen with dark eggs. I've got 20 chicks from this cross that I'm growing out to see how they do. I'm no longer going to be using my original rooster after this point.

This cockeral was from one of her eggs as well. He's about 4-5 months old. I'm hoping he turns out nice. Points on the comb are nice without sprigs.

 

[morbius18]

Closeup of the two combs:

 

[Chooks man]

I've had a small setback with the last blue pullet that I had kept. The two I kept developed extra points (carnation comb) on the back of the comb. I'm not sure which hen was the parent as well. So I sold them as layers locally.

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I've decided to start over with the line. I used the Main rooster over a blue copper hen with dark eggs. I've got 20 chicks from this cross that I'm growing out to see how they do. I'm no longer going to be using my original rooster after this point.

This cockeral was from one of her eggs as well. He's about 4-5 months old. I'm hoping he turns out nice. Points on the comb are nice without sprigs.
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he look good to me this BL GC.
one thing I don t like about him is his tail .open form .
love his head and eyes .
lovely long back

good luck with your new restart of the line .

chooks man

 

[cree57i]

My oldest male and female from my @morbius18 original line of GCM. I have a bunch more littler ones too.

 

[BYCforlife]

What colour of eggs do your Golden Cuckoo Marans lay?

 

[cree57i]

What colour of eggs do your Golden Cuckoo Marans lay?

In my experience their eggs are not as dark brown as a Black Copper Marans. I put my GCM rooster over my darkest BCM hens, as well as a blue and a cuckoo hen, to hopefully improve the egg color. The eggs are extra large size though.

 

[BYCforlife]

In my experience their eggs are not as dark brown as a Black Copper Marans. I put my GCM rooster over my darkest BCM hens, as well as a blue and a cuckoo hen, to hopefully improve the egg color. The eggs are extra large size though.

Thanks for the info! I was interested in getting some GCM's,

 

[Chooks man]

love every thing about him ,
great body type
well colored hackle
nice long back
well feathered shanks

love his head thick and well put together

Bravo

chooks man