Well, it all depends on what you are looking for I guess. The GFF birds were big, and laid nice eggs, but the body type and color was all wrong. If I were to start again I would look for a breeder that specializes in Marans to get my start from.
I was thinking the same about the type...also if the eggs pictured are from their stock, they only look to be between a 3-4 to me, so egg color is nothing remarkable either. Not something I would personally consider top of the line or be willing to pay top dollar for. Jmo, but if you have a very dark egg, I would think a less typey bird would be forgiven as they are a work in progress. A typey bird might be forgiven a lighter egg. Both lack of type and lack of color are a problem.
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