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Annlee, I have had Marans and I still have Welsummers. My Marans laid a darker egg than the Welsummers but my Welsummers were/are better layers. In all f my studies on the dark egg laying breeds ( I am a member of Marans, Welsummers and DarkEgglayers boards among others) I would have to say that the Marans, at least the ones with the good genetics will lay the darkest eggs. Welsummers are probably second, Penedesencas third and Barnvelders fourth,
From what I have read, there is not a good genetic pool of Barnvelders in the U.S. At least one for the dark egg characteristic.
There are Marans available that lay a very dark chocolate colored egg but they go at a high price.
Monty
Annlee, I have had Marans and I still have Welsummers. My Marans laid a darker egg than the Welsummers but my Welsummers were/are better layers. In all f my studies on the dark egg laying breeds ( I am a member of Marans, Welsummers and DarkEgglayers boards among others) I would have to say that the Marans, at least the ones with the good genetics will lay the darkest eggs. Welsummers are probably second, Penedesencas third and Barnvelders fourth,
From what I have read, there is not a good genetic pool of Barnvelders in the U.S. At least one for the dark egg characteristic.
There are Marans available that lay a very dark chocolate colored egg but they go at a high price.
Monty
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