Werid maran or something else?

[Corrisionworrision]

I got some chicks from tractor supply and 2 are marans. One has the comb their suppose to have while her sister has a rose comb. Did tractor supply mess up when sorting the breeds or is her comp just not growing in yet for some reason?

 

[GodLovesU]

Looks like a Barred Rock or Dominique to me.

 

[Corrisionworrision]

Looks like a Barred Rock or Dominique to me.

Dominiques don't come in cuckoo and barred rocks aren't cuckoo and dont have a rose comp

 

[GodLovesU]

Are they feathered enough to definitely tell that it’s cuckoo,not barring?I’m not very educated on the cuckoo pattern.

 

[TheOddOneOut]

Dominiques don't come in cuckoo and barred rocks aren't cuckoo and dont have a rose comp

Actually, Dominiques are exclusively a barred/cuckoo breed and that is most certainly a Dominique chick. I owned a few as a part of my first flock. The other is likely a barred rock.

 

[TheOddOneOut]

Are they feathered enough to definitely tell that it’s cuckoo,not barring?I’m not very educated on the cuckoo pattern.

Cuckoo is barring. It is just a different name for the color.

 

[Corrisionworrision]

Actually, Dominiques are exclusively a barred/cuckoo breed and that is most certainly a Dominique chick. I owned a few as a part of my first flock. The other is likely a barred rock.

Yes, I looked at them more closely and one has barring so it's a dominique and the other is more cuckoo so it's a maran

 

[Winderdear]

Yes, I looked at them more closely and one has barring so it's a dominique and the other is more cuckoo so it's a maran

At that age, I don’t think you can easily distinguish between cuckoo and barring. I had a Dominique who looked quite cuckoo when she was young, but grew up to be very clearly barred. I now have a Dominique chick who looks barred from the outset. The first feathering isn’t necessarily representative of the final overall look.

An easier way to know if you have a Barred Rock or a Cuckoo Marans is to look at foot color. If the feet are pale whitish pink, then you have a Marans, if yellow, a Barred Rock. They may have a dark colored wash down the legs and toes that obscures the color, but you can tell by the soles of the feet.

 

[Corrisionworrision]

Cuckoo is barring. It is just a different name for the color.

Cuckoo is not barring. They look very similar but it's not the same

 

[Yardmom]

Cuckoo is not barring. They look very similar but it's not the same

The way I have heard it explained is that it is the same gene, but bars appear messy in breeds that feather faster.