Why is my cuckoo maran laying blue eggs

[Chickalicka]

Okay so new to chicken ownership and bought a cuckoo maran pullet back in March. She's just started laying eggs... but they are blue. Totally confused as I thought they'd be brown? I've been googling to see what may have gone on, but all I can see is that if she was an unintentional cross, she'd have to have been with a legbar and that'd mean green eggs - and that's not the case. Any other ideas how this could happen? Only other hens we have are silkies plus she was caught in the act laying them so it isn't another hen doing it. Have to say she did confuse me as she started looking like a bloke with her weird tuft of hair on the top of her head, a couple of longer tail feathers at the back that then later fell off, and the golden longer feathers soon her neck. Confusing! Would love other members thoughts on this. Pictures attached of the chicken and the eggs (the pale pink smaller ones are from the silkies).

 

[ariri30]

Okay so new to chicken ownership and bought a cuckoo maran pullet back in March. She's just started laying eggs... but they are blue. Totally confused as I thought they'd be brown? I've been googling to see what may have gone on, but all I can see is that if she was an unintentional cross, she'd have to have been with a legbar and that'd mean green eggs - and that's not the case. Any other ideas how this could happen? Only other hens we have are silkies plus she was caught in the act laying them so it isn't another hen doing it. Have to say she did confuse me as she started looking like a bloke with her weird tuft of hair on the top of her head, a couple of longer tail feathers at the back that then later fell off, and the golden longer feathers soon her neck. Confusing! Would love other members thoughts on this. Pictures attached of the chicken and the eggs (the pale pink smaller ones are from the silkies).

I can’t help but I just want to say she’s so pretty!

 

[Chickalicka]

I can’t help but I just want to say she’s so pretty!

thank you!

 

[Chicken Chicken Love]

Okay so new to chicken ownership and bought a cuckoo maran pullet back in March. She's just started laying eggs... but they are blue. Totally confused as I thought they'd be brown? I've been googling to see what may have gone on, but all I can see is that if she was an unintentional cross, she'd have to have been with a legbar and that'd mean green eggs - and that's not the case. Any other ideas how this could happen? Only other hens we have are silkies plus she was caught in the act laying them so it isn't another hen doing it. Have to say she did confuse me as she started looking like a bloke with her weird tuft of hair on the top of her head, a couple of longer tail feathers at the back that then later fell off, and the golden longer feathers soon her neck. Confusing! Would love other members thoughts on this. Pictures attached of the chicken and the eggs (the pale pink smaller ones are from the silkies).

She is beautiful!

 

[ShrekDawg]

She does look like she could be a legbar/Marans cross and maybe just with a unique colored egg???

 

[ShrekDawg]

So you hatched her from an egg from your flock? And you only have silkies and cuckoo Marans? Do you have neighbors with roos, if so could your silkie have gotten out and mated with that one?

No, they said they bought her.

 

[Chickalicka]

So you hatched her from an egg from your flock? And you only have silkies and cuckoo marans?

I didn't hatch her, I bought her from a breeder along with two silkie hens and a buff rock cockerel. She was sold as a cuckoo maran

 

[ShrekDawg]

I didn't hatch her, I bought her from a breeder along with two silkie hens and a buff rock cockerel. She was sold as a cuckoo maran

Have you contacted the breeder yet? Some of their birds may have accidentally gotten mixed up or something. I’m sure they’d love to know about this or would maybe even give you your money back.

 

[Chickalicka]

She does look like she could be a legbar/Marans cross and maybe just with a unique colored egg???

could that explain the golden neck feathers she's developed? Or is she a 'golden cuckoo maran' do you think? She didn't have them when I first got her

 

[ShrekDawg]

could that explain the golden neck feathers she's developed? Or is she a 'golden cuckoo maran' do you think? She didn't have them when I first got her

I think that could definitely explain it!! Or it’s possible she’s golden cuckoo too but I think legbars do have gold on them like that so she could be either.