cuckcoo

$35 each All hens, no roosters. They are 10 weeks old as of July 15th and will be 12 weeks old July 29th. Available hens: 20 - Americana, lay pastel (green, pink and blue) eggs 20 - Noir marans, lay dark chocolate eggs 4 - Columbia rock cross, lay brown eggs 6 - Cuckoo marans, lay dark...

The whole chicken genetics angle is a minefield! I'm trying to work out what I will get in the F2. I call upon anyone that finds genetics a breeze! I'm looking at you @The Moonshiner et al. So here it goes: I crossed a solid blue Orpington male with a black cuckoo Orpington girl. From that...

I have these two beauties that I bought a couple months ago as cuckcoo maran at the local feed store. Somebody told me that they are barred rocks. Can anyone tell me what they are, and how do you tell the difference ? I looked on line, but they pretty much look the same to me.(Miss Lilly had to...