maran egg with questions *PICS*

[birdbrain5]

got my first cuckoo maran egg today

this is the girls first eggs im assuming, they were sold to me as under a year old.. i was expecting real dark eggs from them. i couldnt get the best picture but its definetly darker than my RIR eggs, and speckled. so im wondering, will they get darker as they go?

oh and, fertile!!

 

[AKsmama]

Are they hatchery birds or from a breeder line? I have 5 hatchery Marans that lay eggs anywhere from that stippled color like yours to a very dark brown. It varies from day to day. Hatchery lines tend to not lay eggs as dark whereas breeder lines lay consistently dark eggs.

 

[Illia]

No, they won't get much darker. They may get just the tiniest touch darker, but hardly much to note about. Sorry.

 

[obaan1]

Gotta love her anyways. She laid a nice size egg, at least.

 

[birdbrain5]

yes yes, but i did get her from a breeder. o well i guess, maybe the other girl will lay a darker one!

 

[Sparklee]

Quote:
Did the breeder give you a guarantee? It's not a Marans if it doesn't lay at least a #4 egg. I think most Marans breeders would want to know if a bird from their line laid that light of an egg.

 

[fresheggs4u]

i have heard that they will lay lighter color eggs if stressed. I have some bcm and they just started to lay.
Very dark choc colored eggs
i have a rooster and 8 hens -

 

[birdbrain5]

this is a cuckoo maran... are they supposed to be as dark as a BCM tho? can anyone send me pics of thier cuckoo maran eggs please?

 

[birdbrain5]

not a great pic but heres the girl who dealt it:

 

[birdbrain5]

anybody else want to touch on this subject? or send me pics of your cuckoo maran eggs?