Marans do well as an addition for a mixed flock. However, if the Marans bloodlines become diluted by breeding to lighter egg layers, the egg color will diminish quickly. Here are our original trio of cuckoo Marans . We are about to begin on our third generation this spring and will be adding an additional bloodline. The Marans is a bit like a Barred Rock, as you can see, but the barring is cuckoo, and the legs are whiter.
Eggs are dark brown, sometimes with darker brown spots.
James Bond's favorite eggs. The rooster has a group of white feathers at the base of his tail which is even more pronounced in his male offspring. We hear that this is a desirable trait. Two marans hens. And their rooster.