Black Copper Marans hatching eggs

*SOLD OUT for 2024 season. Chocolate eggs and feathered feet, what more could you ask for? The Marans breed has several different varieties, but the most popular seems to be the Black Copper Marans.  Egg Laying Black Copper Marans are renowned for their extraordinary, dark, chocolate-brown eggs. All Marans hens lay a dark brown egg, but the Black Copper is sought after, because its egg color is especially “chocolate.” Some eggs will also have the darker colored speckles, similar to a Welsummer’s eggs.  Egg color can also be cyclical. At the beginning of the laying season, you will find eggs are considerably darker than what you find by the end of the season. The pigment overlay is a finite source, so once your hen’s “ink” starts to get low, the color she deposits on her eggs gets lighter.  Black Copper Marans is an average layer in quantity, but the egg’s quality is unsurpassed. Appearance & Disposition Black Copper Marans are named for their black and copper plumage. Sometimes