Silver Cuckoo Marans roo/cockerel or hatching eggs wanted (AL)

[peachychick]

HI,
We'd like to find a healthy, able-bodied silver cuckoo marans male for a breeding project. We live in AL and will be in Newnan, GA for the CVPA show next month if pick-up there is possible.
Dark egg color more important to us than the leg feathering. If you have hatching eggs, we'd be willing to try those also.
Thank you,
Kelli

 

[BeardedLadyFarm]

A dark egged cuckoo is a rare thing indeed.

I have a hen from Ron Presley's line, though I think he no longer has them. She lays a very dark egg for a cuckoo. Maybe a 6-7. BUT she's the lousiest layer I've every seen. Maybe 20-30 eggs in her 18 month life. I'm not saying they're all like that. But she is.

Maybe post over on the Marans thread to see who has the good cuckoos?

 

[shelleyd2008]

Did you check with quailladyoffortmyers? I don't know if she'd have a grown cock but she's always hatching the eggs. Her cuckoos (straight cuckoo, not silver) won an egg show recently though I don't remember which show.

 

[Stellar]

I have a silver cuckoo cockerel available. He is clean legged but came from a 6 egg. The Dad is feather-legged and mom isn't so he carries recessive for feathered shanks but has potential for dark eggs. I can post photos of the eggs and him. He sure is handsome. I think I mentioned on marans club usa forum too? I am not going to Newnan but submitting eggs. I would prefer to give the cockerel a home tho so pm or email me if you would like him or see photos.