Black Copper Marans Vs. French Black Copper Marans?

[Lilorp14]

So I'm interested in BCMs, but the hatchery I'm looking at lists them as French BCMs. Is there a difference? Also, which breed of Marans produces those deep chocolate eggs? I had Cuckoo Marans last year and they laid eggs just a slight shade darker than my Orpington's... It might depend on the hen but I'd think there'd be a breed that has the darkest....

Thanks!

 

[Spartan22]

French Black Copper Marans are the feathered legs original layer of dark brown eggs originated from Marans, France. Now hatcheries can be selling black Marans (kind of cheaper knock off) some are feathered legs some are not. I’m not sure what they cross bred them with but some will lay dark eggs and some will not. Not on standard, unlike if you can find reputable breeder of true FBCMs they are pretty strict on maintaining the quality birds, which normally you’ll pay more around $15-35 per chick and hatching eggs are also ranging from $5 to $15 an egg.

You are right on the cuckoos, they will only lay a shade or two darker eggs than regular brown eggs.

I got both cheaper Black Copper Marans and pricey ones from local breeder and I can tell the difference on their egg colors and quality of the birds and good feathering and temperament.

 

[BreezyBre]

I have one of each and it's interesting to watch them grow up they are quite different so far

 

[Bombshell Betty]

I have one of each and it's interesting to watch them grow up they are quite different so far

Was the French a bit smaller in comparison, by chance? I received a feather-legged BCM when I purchased my bcm (which I'm fine with) but the cuckoo I got at the same time that was supposed to be the same 4-5 days old is so much larger. I'm just trying to figure out why my BCM would be so tiny, unless they sold me the wrong bird...

 

[SharW75]

Do the Midnight Majesty Marans have feathered legs? I got two marans of some type about a month ago, and we're trying to figure out what we got. There were FBCM, and MMM in the same bin.

Pictures--chick 1--you can see the feathered legs

chick 2

Chick #2 legs

 

[Angileen]

I have Midnight majesty marans from Hoover, they claim that most have feathered legs but only 1 out of 4 of mine has a few sparse feathers on her legs. At this stage it would be hard to tell the difference. I do know that a MMM rooster will be barred once their barring starts to show they start off black and white then start developing copper colored barring. My avatar is my MMM cockerel. MMM are a cross between a male BCM and a Female cuckoo maran. They are sex link. I don't know if you will be able to tell the difference between the MMM and the Copper Marans hens. These are my MMM at 4 months

 

[Maple2020]

So I bought these chickens as eggs off ebay (I know, dont do that, but I just hatch for fun sometimes) and they were supposed to be blue copper morans. Obviously 2 of them aren't... one of them is lighter so maybe she is a darker shade of a blue? I dont really know. But I'm wondering about the other two.I think they might be roos based off their tail feathers. but I'm not sure what kind of Morans they are or if they are. Two have feathers on their legs. They hatched in January.

 

[Michiko100]

The standard for pure marans is to have feathered legs and orànge eyes. Looks like you have a pure blue marans and a pure black copper marans