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Marans
Selectively bredUncommon in the tradeBeginner to keep

Silver Cuckoo / Golden Cuckoo

A variant of Marans (Gallus gallus domesticus)

Silver Cuckoo / Golden Cuckoo

Representative Maransphoto — a dedicated image of this exact morph isn't available yet.

Cuckoo barring overlaid on a silver (cool, contrasty) or golden (warm gold-tinged neck/saddle) ground. The two ground colors of the classic cuckoo Marans.

Keeper tips for this variant

Golden Cuckoo cockerels can show messy brassiness — select for clean, even gold in the hackle if breeding to standard.

This page covers the Silver Cuckoo / Golden Cuckoo variant. For full husbandry, water params, diet and health —General care: Marans

Other Chicken breeds variants

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