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Marans Chickens: Pros And Cons Marans Chickens: Pros And Cons Sharing is caring! You need to go out and get a few Maran chickens right now. These birds give you many eggs, entertainment, and an unsuspecting favorite pet. But don't just take our word for it. Below we have the best Marans chickens: pros and cons.
Lavender Marans straight run chick
Shop Marans Chicks. Self Blue Ameraucanas. Also known as Lavender Ameraucanas, these birds are a study in pastels with their pearly blue-grey plumage and light blue eggs. We're obsessed with their muffs and beards, too, and their pea combs and lack of wattles help protect against frostbite in cold areas.
Blue Birchen Marans Greenfire Fancy chickens, Beautiful chickens
Lavender Marans . The lavender Marans are a sought-after breed in our flock due to their unique lavender color and their ability to lay dark eggs. As breeders, we are constantly striving to improve the type and egg color of our Lavenders. To achieve this, we have been selectively breeding quality black Marans into our line.
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The Lavender Marans chicken is a unique breed of chicken that is the result of breeding a Marans chicken with other breeds to produce a lavender colored bird. This breed is a favorite among poultry fanciers due to its unique coloration and its ability to produce high-quality eggs.
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13,818 37,476 1,036 Hawaii Anyone here on BYC have Lavender Marans? I just bought one from a reputable local breeder. Not much info or photos here on BYC of them. So decided to start this thread. Mine is about 3-4 months old. Bought her with a BCM pullet the same age.
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It is formed when a chicken has the recessive gene called the lav gene. Lav gene dilutes black eumelanin and produces either blue or lavender chickens. Blue chickens are formed when a chicken gets only one copy of the lav gene.
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A lavender maran chicken is an incredibly rare and beautiful breed that has lavender feathers on its wings and dark chocolate eggs on its eggs. This chicken breed is rare in the United States, owing to the fact that original imports were mostly from the United Kingdom and Cuckoo chickens.
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LAVENDER MARANS. We are a small farm that specializes in breeding beautiful poultry in unusual and rare colours. Every effort is maintained to raise them in a natural and healthy environment.. We ship fertile eggs and chicks Canada wide. Please keep in mind that birds are not machines and availability will vary depending on season, fertility.
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The Lavender Marans are a project that has been a labour of love for me. I started them in 2015 by crossing a lavender orpington hen with a BCM cock. Then it was just a matter of crossing back and again to BCM many times to finally achieve a standard close to marans and also egg colour that would earn them the right to be called Marans.
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While chicken enthusiasts don't know the specific type of chickens used in developing Marans chickens, many believe Langshans and Faverolles are some of the common species used for creating Marans chickens. 10 Different Types of Marans
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Marans chicken is a dual purpose breed and known for both of it's fine meat qualities and extremely dark eggs. They grow large enough to be used for meat production as well as for eggs. On an average, Marans hens produce about 150-200 eggs per year. There are many color varieties available of Marans chicken.
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Marans chicken facts Category: Pet, eggs, & meat Origin: France Egg-laying ability: Good Broodiness: Low-moderate Meat production: Good Cold tolerance: Poor-good (depends on comb size) Heat tolerance: Moderate-good Predator evasion: Good Foraging ability: Good Toleration for confinement: Good Temperament: Friendly
Black and Blue Copper Marans Chickens, Blue and copper, Fancy chickens
French Lavender Marans $ 7.50 - $ 50.00 The lavender or "self blue" color is simply stunning almost appearing silver and if that wasn't enough, they are consistent layers of dark chocolate eggs! See below for more information and breed history.
Blue and Black Copper Marans Breeder. SadieGirl Farm
Marans chickens are a popularly known chicken breed for producing dark brown eggs. They are named after Marans, a city in France. Because of this French origin, you actually do not pronounce the "S" at the end of the word "Marans," and the "S" is present whether you are referring to one chicken or many.
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Lavender Marans. Lavender Marans are an absolute favorite here on the farm. If you like dark eggs, and lavender feathers, Lavender Marans are sure to catch your eye. We started our Lavender Marans project in the spring of 2012 with one of our darkest egg laying Marans. These are my line created here on the farm.
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Lavender Marans Juvenile Lavender Marans In the spring of 2015 we were fortunate enough to obtain a new rare color of Marans. This is a new color in the United States, although beautiful there is room for improvement. Here on the farm we have been working extensively with this new color to improve egg color, type, and add genetic diversity.