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I just thought their plumage was better and my wheaten marans lay more eggs but I think that is just down to the individual birds.

I ment it as if they were hybrids with something else like a cochin, you never know what you are actually getting these days! 😂

One of the eggs that I have hatching in six days! They are a lovely dark brown and are easily distinguishable from your normal brown eggs.

Okay, so I only have wheaten marans now, I used o have cuckoo years ago but they have all since passed away. I prefer the wheaten marans much more though! Spice (left) and Speedy (right) Shelley Shelley winning best maran at Staffordshire County Show. As you can see, they have some...

Do you want a males or females or both?

I have too many photos! 😂 Yes, some feathered legged chickens are really hard to look after but marans legs aren't that thickly feathered, it is only a thin layer along the outside of the leg and on the outer toe.

Most marans with leg feathering it is very thin not like a pekin or silkie so it doesn't really matter if you do or don't unless they have lots of feathering but that is rare.😊

I know what you mean about wheaten and the leg feathering, I have been trying to find some more hens to add to my stock and give the gene pool a bit of a boost, but I can't find any good quality ones, they are all just garbage that has been crossed with everything under the sun and then I am...

Good idea of the eggs colours! The wheaten maran egg is the really dark brown, so you can clearly see the difference. Plus I love how they have little black spots all over them, looks like someone as splattered black paint on them!

Wheaten Marans are my favourite, they dont lay the darkest maran eggs but they do look beautiful. Even then their eggs aren't light, they are still dark. Exchequer Leghorn egg (white), Ex Battery egg (light brown) and Wheaten Maran egg (dark brown). I currently own three wheaten marans which...