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Oohhh Katy, I wish we were all so fortunate, that when we first ventured into Marans, in our ignorance, we could have gotten such quality birds that lay such beautiful eggs our first time out! It does take good selection and breeding to have such nice stock, and have eggs as Show Quality as that! You must be so happy with your birds! Those are really lovely eggs!
Unfortunately, many of us here found out about true Egg Color and Marans the hard way. We got birds first, then researched the breed and found out the some lines of Marans dont quite measure up, or some have found that their Hatchery birds dont lay very dark eggs either? Some are just seeking some reassurances that their eggs are still pretty....and sorta dark, arent they?? Pretty, Pretty eggs, mmmmm.
Some of us have decided to get deeper into the Marans breed, for the dark eggs and the rich history of the bird itself, and will continue beyond the "pretty egg" stage. I am purchasing "real" Marans now, not unknowns.
As the saying goes, something like this, I believe, anything less than a four on the Marans scale doesnt qualify as a Marans, no matter what the variety. I agree, there are alot that dont meet the measure...but we're happy to share here....it's been fun sharing on this thread........everyone has been so helpful and shared with each other. The pictures are lovely, and so is the diversity between the birds and the eggs.
Tina/tfpets
Oohhh Katy, I wish we were all so fortunate, that when we first ventured into Marans, in our ignorance, we could have gotten such quality birds that lay such beautiful eggs our first time out! It does take good selection and breeding to have such nice stock, and have eggs as Show Quality as that! You must be so happy with your birds! Those are really lovely eggs!
Unfortunately, many of us here found out about true Egg Color and Marans the hard way. We got birds first, then researched the breed and found out the some lines of Marans dont quite measure up, or some have found that their Hatchery birds dont lay very dark eggs either? Some are just seeking some reassurances that their eggs are still pretty....and sorta dark, arent they?? Pretty, Pretty eggs, mmmmm.
Some of us have decided to get deeper into the Marans breed, for the dark eggs and the rich history of the bird itself, and will continue beyond the "pretty egg" stage. I am purchasing "real" Marans now, not unknowns.
As the saying goes, something like this, I believe, anything less than a four on the Marans scale doesnt qualify as a Marans, no matter what the variety. I agree, there are alot that dont meet the measure...but we're happy to share here....it's been fun sharing on this thread........everyone has been so helpful and shared with each other. The pictures are lovely, and so is the diversity between the birds and the eggs.
Tina/tfpets
