Identify the chick?

[SuzyB]

Anyone any ideas?

Sold to me as a cuckoo maran but all the photos Ive googled of cuckoo chicks were dark.

Its 4 weeks old in this photo.

[Hilary B]

Whatever it is, it is definitely NOT a cuckoo Marans. It may be a cross between Marans types, and one parent cuckoo (I don't know enough about breeds to tell) but cuckoo Marans are MUCH darker than that! (even the cockerels, which are lighter than hens)

[sheena]

It looks like a pigeon!
But still cute all the same.

I know thats not want you wanted to hear, but can't tell ya if it's got any maran in it, cos I can't even tell what a maran is yet.
But good luck Suzy x

[SuzyB]

I was thinking more ostrich

This one is one I bought on behalf of a friend, just looking after it til it comes off heat. Might keep it now, Im interested to see what it will turn out to be!

[jessmorris]

Its very pretty but my marans were much more thickset than your pic. If this pic doesn't load you can see them in my album.................both these are cockerels.

[jessmorris]

Come to think of it it does look like a pigeon! Look how long that middle toe is

[julesapple]

Our Cuckoo was a dark chick with the autosexing white spot on his head. I think you may have a female there - Marans girly chicks are lighter. The barring is definitely there. Our cockerel is much lighter than Jess's.

Just off out but I'll get a pic on here later.

Jules

[jessmorris]

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..by the way can anyone hazard a guess as to the ID of the broody? She has gray skin on her legs, 4 toes, spurs, a small grey comb, blue bits of skin below her ears (can't remember what this is called...), a small topknot, a very upright stance, and quite a lot of feathery undercarriage....she was a gift and is a good broody as she is big and warm and calm. She's a bantam by the way, but quite big, bigger than the modern english game and d'uccles.....

[Suechooks]

She looks like my Cream Legbars and looking at her ears they look to have a bluey-green tinge. However they're NOT calm!

[Scarlet]

I don't know much about dominant genes in chickens but generally the barring in a Maran cuckoo colouring is dominant. My guess is that you have a cuckoo maran crossed with a chicken that has a dominant white gene. Have a look at this website which explains the genetics for white feathering White Marans

[Flummery]

Whatever, it's a pretty looking thing.

[petal]

light sussex cross maran?

[walldanzig]

definatley light susses looks a bit like my gold tops. silkie light sussex x

[Scarlet]

See my light sussex chicks for comparison

[Hilary B]

Our Cuckoo was a dark chick with the autosexing white spot on his head. I think you may have a female there - Marans girly chicks are lighter. The barring is definitely there. Our cockerel is much lighter than Jess's.

Just off out but I'll get a pic on here later.

Jules

Once feathered, the cuckoo Marans female is a lot DARKER than her brothers (the cuckoos are the only ones I know at all well). I once had a very confusing cuckoo, hen-coloured body, pale head. Turned out to be a good hen, laid well first year, respectable layer second year, wonderful broody after that.