About 1 in 10 Marans lay a really good spotted/speckled egg.
Honestly even Welsummers don't give a blotchy enough looking egg to pass as a quail-mockery. The best thing to actually do is cross different dark egg layers. I've seen Penedesenca x Welsummers lay some pretty consistant spotted, blotted, and speckled eggs!
About 1 in 10 Marans lay a really good spotted/speckled egg.
Honestly even Welsummers don't give a blotchy enough looking egg to pass as a quail-mockery. The best thing to actually do is cross different dark egg layers. I've seen Penedesenca x Welsummers lay some pretty consistant spotted, blotted, and speckled eggs!
My olive egger lays spotted eggs .. this was one of her original .. some of them are REALLY spotted, some not at all .. She is araucana and welsummer... I believe.
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About 1 in 10 Marans lay a really good spotted/speckled egg.
Honestly even Welsummers don't give a blotchy enough looking egg to pass as a quail-mockery. The best thing to actually do is cross different dark egg layers. I've seen Penedesenca x Welsummers lay some pretty consistant spotted, blotted, and speckled eggs!
Do you have maran eggs for sale?
In the spring.
Right now I'm using them for Olive Eggers, but in general, yes.