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post #1 of 8
3/8/12 at 9:51am
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I have seen lots of questions asking about color of marans eggs from hatcheries, so I thought I would give a little update on my hatchery black copper marans from my pet chicken. All three are now laying, and from questions I had asked, and questions I others had asked and responses I had read, my hopes were not too high. This is what I am getting from my girls. Enjoy :)

 

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This is a close up of the darkest egg in the basket picture. Sorry for the scratches! The new girls aren't exactly gentle with their eggs! In the background is the cherry cabinets in my kitchen for comparison. They are quite dark.

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post #2 of 8
3/8/12 at 10:08am

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I have five hens and two pullets- one seven year old red star, Luna, one white leghorn, Sage, one SLW, Pepper, one adorable fluffy EE, Bedazzle, and one black star, Buckbeak. My two pullets are Nutella, my wheaten marans, thirty five weeks, (who is yet to lay an egg!), and her best friend, Sammy, seventeen weeks.

 

 

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I have five hens and two pullets- one seven year old red star, Luna, one white leghorn, Sage, one SLW, Pepper, one adorable fluffy EE, Bedazzle, and one black star, Buckbeak. My two pullets are Nutella, my wheaten marans, thirty five weeks, (who is yet to lay an egg!), and her best friend, Sammy, seventeen weeks.

 

 

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3/8/12 at 10:43am
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Now if only I could figure out which one keeps giving me the darkest eggs! I have ten big girls left, and five of them are black. My color ratio is off! LOL

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post #4 of 8
3/19/12 at 4:51pm
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well, I found out who is responsible for the darkest of all...Cora! She is so darling!

 

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I am so excited about how dark her eggs are! They are like a rich mahogany! SO pretty...and these aren't even the darkest ones she has laid...I cracked open the darkest ones and used them already...then I had the genious idea to tak a photo :\ lol

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post #5 of 8
3/20/12 at 6:38am

So (as of last year) My Pet Chicken is selling Marans chicks that lay (at least some of them) good dark colored eggs.  Nice! highfive.gif Not a thing wrong with those if dark eggs is the goal!  Thanks for posting.

-Enjoying eggs of heterotic hens because I lack the ability & patience to succeed in a purebred world. (credit msucares.com/poultry/commercial/history.html)

-As Aunt Augusta says:  I do not approve of anything that tampers with natural ignorance.  Ignorance is like a delicate exotic fruit; touch it and the bloom is gone.  The whole theory of modern education is radically unsound.  Fortunately...

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-Enjoying eggs of heterotic hens because I lack the ability & patience to succeed in a purebred world. (credit msucares.com/poultry/commercial/history.html)

-As Aunt Augusta says:  I do not approve of anything that tampers with natural ignorance.  Ignorance is like a delicate exotic fruit; touch it and the bloom is gone.  The whole theory of modern education is radically unsound.  Fortunately...

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post #6 of 8
3/21/12 at 12:22pm
Thanks for posting this! My sexed BCM girls come from my pet chicken on April 9th. I hope they are as dark.and I hope I hope I don't get a "oops" rooster.
Off the grid since 1998. Wife to a wonderful DH of 10 years, Mommy to a fantastic 7 year old little boy and 22 chickens. Partridge Rocks, Dominiques, Rose Comb Brown Leghorns, Easter Eggers, 1 Welsummer, 1 Barnevelder, 2 Red Stars, 1Black Copper Marans, and a few mixed breeds.
Another blog I follow- Natural chicken keeping blog: http://naturalchickenkeeping.blogspot.com/?m=0
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Off the grid since 1998. Wife to a wonderful DH of 10 years, Mommy to a fantastic 7 year old little boy and 22 chickens. Partridge Rocks, Dominiques, Rose Comb Brown Leghorns, Easter Eggers, 1 Welsummer, 1 Barnevelder, 2 Red Stars, 1Black Copper Marans, and a few mixed breeds.
Another blog I follow- Natural chicken keeping blog: http://naturalchickenkeeping.blogspot.com/?m=0
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post #7 of 8
3/21/12 at 12:51pm

Those are some nice dark eggs!thumbsup.gif

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post #8 of 8
3/22/12 at 10:07am
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Thanks for posting this! My sexed BCM girls come from my pet chicken on April 9th. I hope they are as dark.and I hope I hope I don't get a "oops" rooster.


How many girls did you order? I ordered three, and I am not sure, but I think Cora is the only one laying eggs that are that dark. I suppose the more you order, the better your chances of getting nice dark eggs like mine :). Sending good dark egg-no rooster vibes your way! MPC has been excellent about not sending any roos lately...my last three orders have been roo free, and they have been pretty big orders.

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