Which Hatchery's Marans Lay the Darkest Eggs?

[Pandang81]

I think so One of the two is already laying a darker shade then her first egg.

Oh & I got my chicks!! I forgot to post a pic last week when they arrived! They are a week old.

 

[My2butterflies]

So adorable!

 

[Pandang81]

So adorable!

Thanks! Now to wait 6+ months for those dark eggs.

 

[Ron Cook]

Im not sure, but I have French black tailed red marans coming from crackle this April.
I’m hoping for dark brown. Really any shade darker then my black sex links and I’ll be happy. I’m interested to see what others have to say.

Edited to add: The reason I picked the reds is because going off the pictures they show on their site the red appear to lay the darkest eggs. If that’s true or not I don’t know. But the eggs they show the chicks hatched from are very dark.

How did the Black Tailed Red Marans come out? What were the egg colors like?

 

[themotleycoopchic]

I have black tail red marans from Cackle which are almost a year. Very happy with egg color and the hens are very calm and friendly. Healthy too. The eggs are large now, the one below is when they first started laying 2nd pic is what they look like now

 

[ShaunJ421]

I picked up a couple Black Copper Marans from Meyers. I ordered them, along with other breeds, for an August 28th hatch. They just started laying a few weeks ago. One of them lays a darker egg than the other. The one that has more "Copper" on their neck lays the darker of the 2.

 

[gimme9s]

I have black tail red marans from Cackle which are almost a year. Very happy with egg color and the hens are very calm and friendly. Healthy too. The eggs are large now, the one below is when they first started laying 2nd pic is what they look like now View attachment 3409754View attachment 3409991View attachment 3409755

I know I'm replying to an old post, but do you remember at how many weeks or months your btr marans started laying?

 

[Crazy8Chicks]

My French Black Copper Marans from Murray McMurray Hatchery are laying amazing dark eggs (see picture I posted below). Say what you want about over-priced private breeders, I'm satisfied with my results.
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In general, I love the birds. They're not the best layers, averaging 2.3 eggs/week. The hens are large and have a nice demeanor. They are larger than Orpingtons and Wyandottes, almost as big as Cochins. I have 2 roosters that are a little bit aggressive. Not too fond of the roosters, but they hens do exactly what I want - really really dark eggs!

Good luck getting them. Murray McMurray is almost always sold out. Last year I checked their website twice a day for cancelled orders and finally hit it just right. Good luck!

The color on these are amazing! This has just convinced me to get a couple of them.

 

[Crazy8Chicks]

My French Black Copper Marans from Murray McMurray Hatchery are laying amazing dark eggs (see picture I posted below). Say what you want about over-priced private breeders, I'm satisfied with my results.
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In general, I love the birds. They're not the best layers, averaging 2.3 eggs/week. The hens are large and have a nice demeanor. They are larger than Orpingtons and Wyandottes, almost as big as Cochins. I have 2 roosters that are a little bit aggressive. Not too fond of the roosters, but they hens do exactly what I want - really really dark eggs!

Good luck getting them. Murray McMurray is almost always sold out. Last year I checked their website twice a day for cancelled orders and finally hit it just right. Good luck!

 

[Iluveggers]

My Olive Egger and Amberlink from Mt Healthy lay brick to chocolate brown. More dark than my 2 Marans. Luckily the BYM I hatched lay green eggs so I don’t miss the Olive I was supposed to get lol