Question about Genetics with Marans

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TheChickenFanatic said:
Hi! I have a question about genetics. I have a beautiful French Black Copper Maran rooster, and a French Golden Cuckoo Maran. What if I breed the two together? What would I get?
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Probably sexable chicks: sons with barring (look similar to Golden Cuckoo Marans) and daughters with no barring (look like Black Copper Marans)

Since both parents are Marans, I would expect chicks to have all the usual Marans traits, so it's just a matter of what colors they are.
 
NatJ said:
Probably sexable chicks: sons with barring (look similar to Golden Cuckoo Marans) and daughters with no barring (look like Black Copper Marans)

Since both parents are Marans, I would expect chicks to have all the usual Marans traits, so it's just a matter of what colors they are.
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That makes sense! Thank you so much!!

Okay, so what would happen if I bred the offspring together? Would I still get sexable chicks? Or what if I bred the daughters back to the father?
 
TheChickenFanatic said:
That makes sense! Thank you so much!!

Okay, so what would happen if I bred the offspring together? Would I still get sexable chicks? Or what if I bred the daughters back to the father?
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No, if you bred the offspring together you would get 50 percent black and 50 percent cuckoo offspring.
If you bred the daughters with their father you would get black coppers.
 

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