Just wondering....in PA

Hey, you can look on eBay for Marans eggs and get a good idea for what the are selling for. The prices on the black coppers are going down a little bit, but they are still very, very expensive.

You will probably get nicer Buff Orpingtons hatching eggs from a good breeder than you would at the feed store anyway. You really can't beat a good buff orpington IMO - they are so sweet and they just lay like crazy, right through the winter here.

Good luck!

Kelly

 

im dumb!! i PMed u lol...i got it all figured out now...btw dont make fun of me

 

You would be better off ordering chicks from a feed store, but you wont find marans in a feed store exspecially black copper ones, if you do let me know where! Those you will have to get from a hatchery like McMurry, or Welp but even those I think have only the ones that look like the barred rocks. Hope this helps

 

Don't buy hatchery birds. Ick.

You're in PA. PM 'Hinkjc' or 'wilds of pa' for Buff Orpington eggs to hatch. You will not be disappointed. They're gorgeous.
As for Marans, find a reliable breeder on BYC here. There are many, many gorgeous birds. Not to trash hatcheries, but you really get a crapshoot there.

And besides, hatching is way more fun than buying chicks.

 

And as far as the Marans prices go, I'm sure that if you have the time and and can wait until next fall, BCM eggs are gonna' be dirt cheap. The hundreds of "gold rushers" who bought hatching eggs and chicks within the last year will all be sluggin' it out this spring to unload the eggs that their new laying age hens will produce. I'm just guessing, but I'd imagine the CPM breeders have increased at least 20 to 30 times the amount of breeders as there were last year, in the last year or so. By next fall, the supply will most likely exceed the demand, and quality BCM eggs will be selling in the range that decent Cuckoo Marans are selling for now.

The "better known" breeders, with well established flocks, and good bloodlines, will still get the most for their eggs, but the new, "get rich quick" breeders will probably end up eating a lot of BCM omelettes. Tried and true bloodlines and crosses will be lost in the shuffle, and new lines will become diluted with substandard new lineage. JMHO.

 

For Maran eggs, you want to see peachick (BYC User). She is in Taneytown MD and has some nice ones.

 

While I do agree that a year from now will probably see a "glut" of BC Marans breeders, there are several of us who are fairly new to Marans who are willing to share eggs for very low cost as our new birds begin laying, so that we can see what our birds are producing. Not everyone "jumped on the Marans bandwagon" to turn a quick buck. Keep your eyes open, keep monitoring these forums, and you'll likely find what you want.