Midnight majesty marans

[hitchyourwagon]

I recently purchased some Midnight Majesty Maran chicks from my local Rural King store. I had never heard of this breed before and I can’t seem to find much information about them. They were labeled as hybrids so that generally means good egg layers? Can anyone educate me as to the origin and characteristics of this strain?

 

[wleigh1021]

I plan on getting some this weekend! Looks like its a cross breed of two types of marans. I am thinking solid and cuckoo to make sex links. I think cross breeding lightens the egg color, but I still want to try it!
https://www.hoovershatchery.com/midnightmajestymaran.html

 

[Cyprus]

Those are a strain that, I believe, are created by the hatchery hoovers. They were bred specially for darker eggs from sex linked birds.

 

[crazy4ChickensNducks]

I think they are just a hatchery quality black maran. They
Lay close to 250 eggs a year

 

[EggSighted4Life]

I recently purchased some Midnight Majesty Maran chicks from my local Rural King store. I had never heard of this breed before and I can’t seem to find much information about them. They were labeled as hybrids so that generally means good egg layers? Can anyone educate me as to the origin and characteristics of this strain?

Hi there.

They are a brand new *breed* (cross breed or variety may be more accurate) being produced by ONLY one of the hatcheries this year. Hybrid basically mean they will not breed true. They are supposed to produce a larger number of the darker Marans colored eggs than most Marans bred to the standard of perfection. And they are being offered at a very affordable price compared to the French black copper or other American Poultry Association accepted colors... which this one likely is not, may effect if you plan to show but otherwise shouldn't be an issue.

This is my understanding anyways. I hadn't read they were sex linked.

Look like lovely birds!

ETA: I think they are also supposed to be a bit lighter on the feed bill.

 

[pennyJo1960]

First I heard of any how long they been doing this I wonder

 

[Gray Farms]

They sound like Black Marans with some copper leakage from what I've been reading on Hoover's site.

 

[pennyJo1960]

That could be I do order from hatchery's

 

[EggSighted4Life]

They sound like Black Marans with some copper leakage from what I've been reading on Hoover's site.

I find it interesting when hatcheries use pics of a bird that clearly has sprigs on the comb like the MMM in the hoover link provided.

 

[Brahma Chicken5000]

Looks like the Midnight Majesty Marans are Black Copper Marans that have been selectively bred for dark eggs, large, eggs, and many eggs.