Well, I can finally tell who is laying what out of my 3 hens. My one eyed hen, Cyclucks, has made it easy for me. She finds it difficult to navigate the nest box area, so she lays in the sandy dirt underneath...now that's what I call a team player!!.
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Also Ive been scrutinizing the eggs closely and her eggs are the darkest of my hens, and not quite as oval. They have a slight taper just enough so you can tell which is the round end.... and they have a reddish tint and less speckles than Ebony (lightest and most speckled) and Izzy's are roundest and have a very subtle hint of a whitish haze on one end.
Chooks man- do you find that splash marans hens lay a lighter colour than BCM?
I really like splash, and so I am trying to figure out if I should aim to get a blue rooster this year in hopes to make some splashes. (I have one blue hen). But I like the dark egg. Somewhere I think I read or was told that splash marans eggs are never as dark as BCM. True or not?
Anyone have any luck with the Marans Club responding? I have been trying to get a colour chart sent to me. Who knew it would be so difficult?
![High Five :highfive: :highfive:](/styles/byc-smilies/highfive.gif)
Also Ive been scrutinizing the eggs closely and her eggs are the darkest of my hens, and not quite as oval. They have a slight taper just enough so you can tell which is the round end.... and they have a reddish tint and less speckles than Ebony (lightest and most speckled) and Izzy's are roundest and have a very subtle hint of a whitish haze on one end.
Chooks man- do you find that splash marans hens lay a lighter colour than BCM?
I really like splash, and so I am trying to figure out if I should aim to get a blue rooster this year in hopes to make some splashes. (I have one blue hen). But I like the dark egg. Somewhere I think I read or was told that splash marans eggs are never as dark as BCM. True or not?
Anyone have any luck with the Marans Club responding? I have been trying to get a colour chart sent to me. Who knew it would be so difficult?