Marans Thread - breed discussion & pictures are welcome!

[Hangtown Farms]

It should be darker yes...... typically they don't get darker..... it could get darker but usually they lay the darkest eggs the first few eggs.

With my Penedesenca I have often noticed they have darkened some the first week then hold there color pretty steadily.

 

[ladycat]

With my Penedesenca I have often noticed they have darkened some the first week then hold there color pretty steadily.

A lot of my Marans eggs definitely darken the first week. So the 5th or 6th egg they lay is a lot darker than the first one.

 

[BLT79]

I lost 2 of my 3 beloved marans this winter. I don't have any breeders near me. I have a local farm that has marans mixed in with others. Anyone able to recommend where I should order a few from? Thank you

 

[Olive Oil]

I lost 2 of my 3 beloved marans this winter. I don't have any breeders near me. I have a local farm that has marans mixed in with others. Anyone able to recommend where I should order a few from? Thank you

What type of Marans are you looking for?

 

[BLT79]

What type of Marans are you looking for? 

I had the bcm. But I like them all. I also had one splash and she was our favorite!

 

[Olive Oil]

I lost 2 of my 3 beloved marans this winter. I don't have any breeders near me. I have a local farm that has marans mixed in with others. Anyone able to recommend where I should order a few from? Thank you

What type of Marans are you looking for?

I had the bcm. But I like them all. I also had one splash and she was our favorite!

Frasier Creek Farm has a great line of Black Coppers. He just picked up some eggs from Bev Davis herself. If you're looking for Black Coppers w/ dark eggs these are great.
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Frasier-Creek-Farm/180418442028453

Slate Creek Farm in CA has Golden Cuckoo's with good egg color

Kelly Powers (who can be found on fb) has a great line of regular Cuckoos. I'm buying a bunch of chicks from her, she's in Ohio.

I have Birchens with great egg color, but I don't think the eggs would ship well so far and I would have to check on the laws of shipping live chicks into MA

As for splash, I've never looked into them

If you have them shipped, I would recommend buying live birds. I've had really bad results having eggs shipped to me. Even when they were within CA.

Good luck!

 

[ladycat]

One of these days I'll get the knack of taking egg pics that show the color accurately. The pics always come out too dark or too light. I play around with the lighting but I just can't get it right. But even if I get the pics to look right on my monitor, they might not show accurately on other peoples' monitors.

Not really cloudy but overcast. No direct sun, no shade. I try to take pictures with the card for color too. helps to show color no matter the light. If they have a card and can say those eggs match #6 then they can look at the card and see the real color.

It's overcast today, so I took some BCM eggs outside and I think I got this pretty accurate, at least on my monitor.

 

[ladycat]

With my Penedesenca I have often noticed they have darkened some the first week then hold there color pretty steadily.

My BCM eggs are DEFINITELY getting darker since a week ago when they decided to start laying. 2 of the ones I got today are even darker than any of the eggs in the pic above. I am doing the happy dance!

 

[ellymayRans]

A lot of my Marans eggs definitely darken the first week. So the 5th or 6th egg they lay is a lot darker than the first one.

I never noticed this with my BCM but my blue girl just started and big difference.

 

[ladycat]

I never noticed this with my BCM but my blue girl just started and big difference.

I think it's a more dramatic change with the really dark eggs.

Most of my Marans varieties don't lay super dark eggs, and the eggs don't get darker the first week or two that I can tell.