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the eggs in the hatcher are a mix of the Marans and some bantam Cochin. So, you can see the variation in color of the Marans eggs. The egg in the carton are all Marans, and I think those are all the darker ones I'd pulled for hatching. And then just some hen pics, cause I had them lol.

My understanding is the original French standard calls for feathered legs. There are also apparently English standard birds who are clean legged. I have some birds that are 4 years old. Some still lay a nice dark egg, some are lighter (but still darker than my regular brown eggers). I'll see...

What color is the skin? Under the dark wash, look on the bottoms of the feet for the best indication of color. Yellow means bsl, white/pink means BCM. Honestly, there might be both. BCM usually have more of a red "collar", all the way around the neck, while BSL tend to have the color on the...