My Black tailed Red Marans

[Rm chickens]

I've been working with this breed for 3 yrs now and have been really pleased with them. Good layers of extremely dark eggs and good temperament . here's a picture of eggs from today. The one green egg is from a f6 olive egger

 

[sourland]

Can you post pictures of your birds?

 

[Amer]

Wow, those are some very red looking eggs! Are the birds as red as the eggs?

 

[Auntiejessi3]

 

[wrathsfarm]

Beautiful eggs, speckled ones also.
I agree with @sourland . Would love to pics of your birds.

 

[Rm chickens]

Yes I'll take some pictures of them tomorrow. They are similar to the color of those island reds but with feathered in legs. The hens are a little lighter red

 

[Rm chickens]

 

[Rm chickens]

 

[wrathsfarm]

@BlueTheBrahma

 

[BlueTheBrahma]

As I’m familiar with the English standard I wasn’t aware of this variety of marans. This is a European only recognised colour, right?

Lovely looking birds, I love how the hens are similar to the red wheaten variety but the cock is more distinguishable from the more common Black Coppers. The cock is big and has good type, you have bred them well from what I can see.

Fantastic looking eggs from a non black or birchen variety, something you don’t often see.

Do you know what the genotype of this pattern is out of interest?