Cuckoo Maran Rooster/ Gold laced wyandotte hen cross. What happened here?

[LaFleche]

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This rooster does not look like a purebred cuckoo Marans to me. He does have white ear lobes and is missing feathered shanks.

 

[ChickChick2121]

This is how my two turned out, as was to be expected. Although I feel like the pullet is a bit more spotted than outright barred.

You should post some pics once the chick feathers out!

So pretty!!!

 

[Itsvchickens]

This rooster does not look like a purebred cuckoo Marans to me. He does have white ear lobes and is missing feathered shanks.

Most cuckoo marans do not have the feathered shanks

 

[Dynamis]

“Importations of "English type" clean-legged Marans have led to the establishment of many clean-legged flocks in this country, especially in the cuckoo variety; nonetheless, the American standard adheres to the French standard calling for lightly feathered shanks and toes.”

That’s from this website, here:
https://maranschickenclubusa.com/general-description

Our Cuckoo Marans don’t have feathered shanks either. So I presume they’re still considered purebred, but don’t fully conform to standard? Not that this is probably a great comparison, but I had a white German Shepherd growing up. He was the Old-Fashioned style, purebred (large bones, straight back), but he would have been disqualified from entering in any AKC show because the standard didn’t recognize white as a color. Other than the supposed color, he was GSD down to the bone in every way possible.