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- Dec 12, 2013
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They can only be sold as pure Marans if they are pure for both breed and color. Mixing color varieties together does not produce 'pure' breed birds. That's one thing about chickens that is a bit different than other animals. Breed isn't just defined by pedigree/lineage. A bird must meet the general breed description and be one of the recognized color varieties. Crossing different colors of the same breed creates birds that are technically mixed breeds.
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