Let's talk Golden Cuckoo Marans!

[pioneerchick816]

@morbius18

She is very golden. This is from December 24th. Her comb & wattles have really darkened since. Hoping for a first egg soon

 

[Chooks man]

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well colored parent . love the type of the hens .and they hackles too . chooks man

 

[pioneerchick816]

Is there a color their legs should be closer too? Ms. Moneypenny's legs are kinda sickly whitish. Not grey or yellow

 

[morbius18]

@morbius18

She is very golden. This is from December 24th. Her comb & wattles have really darkened since. Hoping for a first egg soon

I would say she is either e+ or eb based upon the light colored breast. The legs are the correct color, wHite and pinkish.

They should only have gold necks and not extend down the breast. Like the hens in this picture:

Mine are ER (birchen based) genetically barred black coppers.

Which if these did she look like as a chick:

Also check out bevs marans for pictures of the E locus explanation.

http://www.bevsmarans.com/index.html

She calls the e+ golden crele, but the French standard refers to ER based birds. I would also disagree with some of the ones listed though.

If you click the picture it shows the genetic breakdown. The E locus is the first one listed.

 

[cree57i]

@morbius18

I am going to do exactly what you suggested and put him with the barred female, a BCM pullet and a blue CM pullet. He is the largest rooster I have. He weighed in over 7# at Thanksgiving and he continues to fill out.

When you developed your OE, did you use a leg bar for the blue gene? I have a gorgeous black AM who does not have enough girls so he has a BCM and blue CM in his pen. Your olive eggers are stunning also!

 

[pioneerchick816]

@morbius18
I thought it would be best if her gold had a stopping point. She sure is pretty with all the gold though

Her leg color is ok then. Thanks for the input. I'll check out those links for sure

 

[morbius18]

@morbius18
 

I am going to do exactly what you suggested and put him with the barred female, a BCM pullet and a blue CM pullet.  He is the largest rooster I have. He weighed in over 7# at Thanksgiving and he continues to fill out.

When you developed your OE, did you use a leg bar for the blue gene? I have a gorgeous black AM who does not have enough girls so he has a BCM and blue CM in his pen. Your olive eggers are stunning also!

I used a wheaten appearing easter egger to get the Olive eggers. I don't know much about black ameracauna if they are E or ER based. I know that the E extended black is dominant over the ER. Since they are both black birds, one just with barring, it should be ok. I just don't think the gold would be expressed, according to the chicken calculator. It says you will get solid blue and blacks with no gold in the first generation. When you back cross and get ER/ER birds, the gold will be expressed.

I crossed mine back to get birchen crow wing looking birds.

 

[pioneerchick816]

@morbius18
Definitely closest to the eb. She's the one on the right

 

[morbius18]

@morbius18
Definitely closest to the eb. She's the one on the right

I had one that looked similar. She was eb (brown based)

 

[Chooks man]

I had one that looked similar. She was eb (brown based)

100% with you in that one .

chooks man