If anyone is actually curious about the true mix/origin of these birds, here’s the English language page of the Czech hatchery that developed these Dominant Brown D392
Townline even uses pics directly from Dominant. It looks like a lot of US hatcheries have been importing Dominant CZ’s breeding stock - good layers/dual purpose that are also auto-sexing, also selecting for shell colors. In the states, you guys get goofy names like “Pearl Star” “mystic marans” “sapphire gem” and we in Europe get the original names or even just the number or eggshell color - “Dominant Blue” “Dark shell” “Green shell” (Dominant CZ’s green egger which I would like to get my hands on)
Breeders here in Poland usually have to specify that they breed and sell TRUE French Marans because “Dark Shell” is on the market, and is technically a hybrid selected for egg production and shell color. I have bought regular eggs from a store with Marans-dark eggshells, most likely from a farm full of “Dark shell/mystic marans”
Townline even uses pics directly from Dominant. It looks like a lot of US hatcheries have been importing Dominant CZ’s breeding stock - good layers/dual purpose that are also auto-sexing, also selecting for shell colors. In the states, you guys get goofy names like “Pearl Star” “mystic marans” “sapphire gem” and we in Europe get the original names or even just the number or eggshell color - “Dominant Blue” “Dark shell” “Green shell” (Dominant CZ’s green egger which I would like to get my hands on)
Breeders here in Poland usually have to specify that they breed and sell TRUE French Marans because “Dark Shell” is on the market, and is technically a hybrid selected for egg production and shell color. I have bought regular eggs from a store with Marans-dark eggshells, most likely from a farm full of “Dark shell/mystic marans”
