"Pure" Marans or BRs

[Welshies]

What are these? Brown egg layers. 1 year old.

 

[Welshies]

Here is a better picture.

 

[featheredplanets]

Barred Rocks should have yellow legs and much straighter barring (I believe). Out of the two breeds suggested, they’re Cuckoo Marans, in my opinion

 

[Welshies]

Barred Rocks should have yellow legs and much straighter barring (I believe). Out of the two breeds suggested, they’re Cuckoo Marans, in my opinion

Do you think they are purebred (insert breed) or mixed? What is your opinion?

 

[featheredplanets]

Do you think they are purebred (insert breed) or mixed? What is your opinion?

I think they’re pure breed cuckoo Marans. Their colour and shape looks right for the breed. Though I’m going by English standard cuckoo Marans, these don’t have feathered legs. Yours don’t have feathered legs from what I can see but I stand by CM

 

[Welshies]

I think they’re pure breed cuckoo Marans. Their colour and shape looks right for the breed. Though I’m going by English standard cuckoo Marans, these don’t have feathered legs. Yours don’t have feathered legs from what I can see but I stand by CM

Interesting. Thank you!

 

[Fanci Feathers Marans]

Really simple way to tell is by the eggs. Pure marans lay dark brown.

 

[Welshies]

Really simple way to tell is by the eggs. Pure marans lay dark brown.

Mine lay a variety of brown and speckled brown eggs. About the store coloured brown.

 

[Fanci Feathers Marans]

Then they can't really be considered Marans. I vote barred rock

 

[featheredplanets]

I think dark eggs really depend on the line, if they haven’t been bred for egg colour, then I wouldn’t expect chocolate coloured eggs