cuckoo maran vs copper maran

[tebs78]

What is the differences between these marans? Does one lay darker eggs?
How do you know if a chicken is show quality?

 

[Buck Creek Chickens]

Marens can all lay dk eggs, it depends on blood, breed lines on who lays the darker egg, not the color of the feathers. Right now the hype is for the bl copper but the cuckoo can lay just as dk if you find the right line.

 

[blackdotte]

How do you know if a chicken is show quality? Read the Standard.
If your country does not have a Standard for Marans, read the French Standard. Web site is in English
http://marans-club.club.fr/accueila.htm#LA MARANS

 

[klf73]

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the black copper marans are black with a copper head, the cuckoo is barred.
The bc lays darker on average, but some lines of cuckoo lay dark, but you will need to get on a list.
as for show quality, I agree, read the standard. The black coppers are in the process of being accepted by the APA, cuckoo is a little behind, but I do know the *standard* requires feather legs.