Parkersburg, IL
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Varieties
- Purpose
- dual
- Egg color
- dark chocolate brown
- Eggs / year
- ~180
- Hen weight
- ~6.5 lbs
- Cold hardy
- Yes
- Heat tolerant
- No
- Temperament
- calm, somewhat reserved
- Forages
- good
- Broodiness
- moderate
- APA class
- Continental
- Origin
- France
Breed guide
Marans
Also known as: Black Copper Marans, Blue Copper Marans, Cuckoo Marans, Wheaten Marans, French Marans
French breed from the port town of Marans, famous for the darkest brown eggs of any chicken. Black Copper is the flagship variety; Cuckoo, Blue Copper, and Wheaten are also common. French-standard birds have lightly feathered shanks; English-type birds are clean-legged.
Keeper's notes
Hardy in cool, damp weather. The light shank feathering on French-type birds picks up mud, so give them dry runs in winter. Egg color fades late in a laying cycle.
Marans listings
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Where to find Marans
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Regional breeders with this breed on file (157)
Decatur, IL
Paris, IL
Loraine, IL
Spring Valley, IL
Cherry Valley, IL
Oakley, IL
Marshall, IL
Sterling, IL
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Regional hatcheries that carry it (5)
Polk, OH
Sugarcreed, OH
Sugarcreek, OH
Fresno, OH
OH
Sourced from NPIP state directories, matched by the stock codes each participant registers. A flock may keep breeds beyond what it registers, so this list runs conservative.
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