Black copper maran eggs

The Black Copper Maran is a large and attractive breed of chicken that has become much more popular in recent ... Read more

Our DARK Chocolate Layers! The Black Copper Marans are one of our favorite breeds to work with here on the farm! Our foundation breeding stock came out of Greenfire Farms, Little Peddler, and Bev Davis lines, and later we added some Sage Acres birds to […]

Marans egg facts and myths. The darkest chocolate brown eggs are laid by hens from France called Marans. Marans eggs are believed to be the best tasting eggs in the world. Do they actually live up to the hype? Nope, here's why...

A couple of years ago I saw a picture on the Internet of a dark, dark brown egg. I thought it was a chocolate egg actually, ready and waiting to be dragged through a jar of peanut butter. But it … Continue reading →

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Whenever anyone asks me what breed of chicken they should get I always tell them it depends. It depends on where you live, it depends on why you want chickens, it depends on how often you plan on pulling them in for a face-full-of-feathers, wrestling hold chicken hug. It all depends. My first batch...Read More

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The Marans chicken is lusted after for its deliciously dark-brown eggs. Here's how to max your odds of getting those coveted chocolate-colored clutches in your claws.

𝐆𝐢𝐧𝐚 | 𝐋𝐢𝐟𝐞 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐂𝐡𝐢𝐜𝐤𝐞𝐧𝐬 on Instagram: "I don’t know who needs to hear this, but spring is just 47 days away 🌸 🌈🪺Are you ready? Throwback to these beauties💗can’t wait for all my hens to be laying gorgeous eggs again! Just for reference, all black copper marans eggs are not a deep chocolate brown. The darker brown marans egg is from a local breeder that was breeding for color, although there are BCMs eggs much darker than this one. The lighter colored marans is from a…

Here's what to know about Black Copper Marans. This dual-purpose breed from France lays chocolate-colored eggs. Learn more about them here.