Egg posts are about 2-3 pages back on this thread. They aren't super dark but put with an ameraucana egg or any other colors they are darker and make a pretty carton.
The MMM's are a mixed breed of Marans and something else so there are variations. My two MMM's are different. One is all black with feathered legs. You could tell as a day old chick she would have feathered legs and the other is clean legged with a Rust colored throat and then all black. The...
Sorry: My math was bad. I entered her hatch date in a little app thing for egg tracking and She and her brooder mates are actually nearing 23 weeks! So POL is the 23 week mark I would say with the other one reddening up pretty good too.
My MMMs are at 14-15 weeks now. Pale pink combs. Anxiously waiting on these playful pullets to get to POL. The two I have bump chests. Long legged. They look to be nice additions to the flock.
I have two of the MMM's and I can report I'm going through feed this summer. LOL. I hope it translates to production. Even free ranging the bag of Purina is disappearing fast.
I also have a big chunky monkey Partridge Chantecler rooster that is new and he's in that feed bowl alot.
At any...
I dipped my hand into the MMM tank at my farm supply too-just on Thursday. Had to try and price was right for a Marans. Hybrid is labeled on the Hoover’s info. So I’m guessing they’ll lay well for two years and be spent early? That’s the thing. I like keeping my girls as long as I can with a...