I know! I paid $12 for that BC Marans chick, and she was a Jersey Giant! Super sweet hen though.
I've never incubated eggs, but I'm really thinking about getting eggs from good breeders on ebay. It looks really fun (and addicting!).
When it comes time to try and get Marans again, I will go to a breeder. I've tried twice now from local feed stores, and have had NO luck. My first "Black Copper Marans" was a Jersey Giant. My second "Cuckoo Marans" probably is a Cuckoo, but she lays the lightest color eggs -- my RIR lays...