Harry I think the "Imported" Lemon Cuckoos that everyone has must come from hatchery lines. You may not have seen any of them in person. I did at the Connorsville show last Dec. They were gangly and very narrow. Not impressive looking birds at all. Too bad cause the look of a well made Lemon Cuckoo is a desirable look. I have little desire to add them to my list of non standard Orps breeds. Most likely I will let these go to someone who has an interest to in bettering the quality in that variety. I will grow them out and see what they look like before I let them go.
I am pretty sure these came from the son of your White cock. Just look at the White cockerel and compare him to the Cuckoo cockerel. The heads are identical. Leads me to think someone here in the states, most likely has the same line of Whites as you Harry, and they took them to a Buff like I did. EXCEPT they used a hatchery quality Buff line. Too bad for everyone out there who likes them. It will takes years (like 10 to 20 years) to clean up the existing line of Lemon Cuckoos.
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