what would you do with these marans eggs?

[asher]

Aw man.

We have a standard cochin girl that lays an egg very compareable in color to those. I'd definitely be disappointed. It seems a lot of the ones on ebay are ending up like this.

 

[Master S.M.C]

They look interesting for Maran eggs, not as dark as I would expect but I'll sure could use some.

 

[millebantam]

Ok, here's a dumb question. Many times I have heard the phrase "If it's not a 4 on the Marans chart, it's not a Marans". Well then, if it was hatched from a purebred Marans pairing, but it lays an egg that is a three, what is the chicken? Is it a Barred Rock or a Silkie? Genetically, it's a Marans. I would like someone to tell me what the Marans chicken becomes when it underperforms at egg laying.

 

[SundownWaterfowl]

Maybe they come from older hens. Ive heard that as the hens get older, the color gets alot lighter.

 

[silverfilly]

I often wonder that too. I would think its still a marans just a poor quality.

Im going to hatch them out anyway and mark them so I can see what they produce, they will go in with my marans but obviously if they lay that light I wount hatch any from them

 

[SundownWaterfowl]

i found this

**The first eggs a hen lays usually are the darkest and may get lighter as the laying cycle goes on, but after a period of rest they can darken up again.



here is some really good egg color ifo

http://bevsmarans.com/about_bev's_marans.htm

 

[Oblio13]

I've never seen Marans eggs that light. Even if that's what they really are, I wouldn't waste time using them for breeding.

 

[klf73]

Jen (Solsken Farm) got some a few months back. She posted pics, not sure if they are still here or not. She sent them back

. I personally wouldn't even bother, they would require a LOT of work to become close to acceptable. My banty cochin lays darker than that.....

 

[therealsilkiechick]

i'd be furious to say the least and very dissapointed. i'd not use them for breeding either and request a refund. look at my welsummer eggs compaired to them. i'm sorry but there is noway a marans egg should be that much lighter than a wells. i'm very sorry someone did that to u not all breeders r honest unfortunately.

2 left r white eggs, 3 choc eggs r my wellies, right tan is a normal brown egg and other is an ee egg.

 

[Katy]

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I've got a couple of about 7 year old Marans hens that lay much darker than that thru their laying cycle. They get lighter thru their cycle, but not that much lighter. I'd be asking for a refund ASAP.