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I've got one, she's 14 weeks and from what I've learned, they tend to grow faster than other breeds. Does that mean I can expect her to start laying sooner than later?

They came out of Hoover's Hatchery in Iowa. It's a hybrid "breed" but not a true Marans. The birds tend to be big and faster developing so I am hoping she is quicker to lay.

Hi! I've got a 14 week old Midnight Majesty Marans and was hoping to hear from others when yours started laying and what the eggs look like?

Has she started laying it? She looks similar to one of mine.

This is “Splash”. I’m thinking and hoping it’s a pullet but I think she is so pretty! 9 weeks old.

Yay, thanks! Was starting to hve my doubts!

Thought this one was a pullet, but now I see some curved tail feathers. But maybe this is just it’s awkward teen stage. Thoughts? Cockerel or pullet?

Any hope for this one being a hen? Supposed to be sex-linked but this one sure has a red comb and waddles. The other calico princess pictured on the left of photos is 11 weeks old.

I agree, all pullets

Brown Eggs.

This is what Hoover’s has on their site. I’m not sure if all three of these are Sapphire Gems, but the comb is different on the right and the left one does have some copper coloring.

Here’s some pictures of the coppery one.

I ordered one sapphire gem (along with a prairie bluebell Egger and some others) and got two gray birds that looked similar at hatch but now look quite different. I’m thinking the one with the copper colored chest could be my sapphire gem and maybe the bearded one is the prairie bluebell Egger...

8 weeks old

i placed a 2nd chick order because my first order was missing the brown leghorn. It’s looking like my second batch is missing it too. I’ll post pictures of 5 weeks old and day old, but what is it? Came from Hoover’s Hatchery