I will also have birchen marans eggs this spring -- one girl is laying already, the other looks like she might start any day...
and in case anyone is interested, I have a "spare" black marans pullet, who has a small bit of copper showing at her neck, so i don't want to have her in the same pen as the other marans, and could consider giving her up -- she's almost at POL and very handsome. should have nice dark eggs. if anyone is interested, please PM me!
Is she one of louie's babies laura?