This is my daughter with our almost three month old Marans. The splash Maran was Bertha, we lost her in about 18 hours (from the first sign of a problem) to coccidia because we did not have the medication on hand. So far, our other babies are doing just fine. We are having Bertha cremated as she was my daughter's very special pet. My daughter is a chicken whisperer.... We have two Amercunas, one Red Lace Wyandotte and now three Marans, including one roo. The roo is the lightest colored Maran almost on top of my daughter's head...