Sold as sexed cuckoo maran

[jpalmatier83]

Thoughts on breed? As title, purchased as sexed cuckoo maran. Thought she’d be coloring by now.

2.5 weeks, 9 weeks, and 13 weeks.

 

[sourland]

She's not a Cuckoo Marans for sure, and very possibly not a Marans of any variety.

 

[jpalmatier83]

She's not a Cuckoo Marans for sure, and very possibly not a Marans of any variety.

It’s very interesting you say that. I got a mixed group for several people. Bought 4 “pullet cuckoo maran”. Looking at all our birds now, I see one pullet, one cockerel, and mine plus one more that looks like it. Makes waaayyyy more sense now.

She still has a great temperament. Just wonder what she is.

DYAC - Marans

 

[Winderdear]

I'm new to chickens, and perhaps someone more experienced will say I'm way off, but it looks like a black jersey giant maybe? Are the underside of her feet yellow?

My cuckoo marans started showing her feather patterning as soon as the wing feathers came in at 5 days old, so I'm pretty sure yours is something else entirely. Love her green-black feathers though!

(edit: adjusted age for photo below)

Here's my cuckoo at 1 week*, and then at 4 weeks:

 

[RiDaGeckoGuy]

If the underside of the feet are yellow it’s a Jersey giant if not that looks like a black austrolorp

 

[jpalmatier83]

Sounds like I’ll have to check the bottom of her feet.

 

[RiDaGeckoGuy]

It resembles my black copper maran hen who is 14 weeks old except my copper maran hen has some brown on her neck and feathers on her feet

 

[HorseGirlAbby]

Definitely not a Maran of any kind. Like other people have said, probably either a Black Australorp or Black Jersey Giant. Either way, she’s a pullet.

 

[jpalmatier83]

Bottoms of feet are yellow, so I guess that makes it a Black Jersey Giant.

 

[MGG]

Where did you get her from? I'd guess some kind of mix is likely if she isn't directly from a feed store or hatchery.