Marans are one of the more curious, docile and friendly natured chickens you could have. They do well in a mixed flock and free range almost exclusively in the warmer months. We have roosters which free range with yard access and they are always well behaved and great with our kids ranging from toddler to teen, as well as our pets. We are yet to experience an aggressive rooster from our Marans lines. 
 
We have sourced our Black and Blue Copper Marans from 4 breeders within North America. For more details about our selective breeding program please see our French Marans Page. 
 
We have Blue/Black/Splash Copper bloodlines and straight Black Copper bloodlines. For Straight Black Copper Marans please see the Black Copper Marans order page.
 
Our Blue Copper lines both produce cockerels which are slower to mature and feather out. We are hoping to improve the grow out phase with time. With our blue lines females tend to hold the copper hackle colour into their third year where we see slightly more ground colour, by the fourth year we see hens with much less copper feathers and more ground colour after their molt. 
 
Keep in mind when purchasing Marans hatching eggs that eggs will be lighter in colour later in the season. Some hens begin laying over the winter and will be producing a slightly lighter shade of egg in the spring. Our hens on average produce a 6/7 on the egg shade card and we have a few hens which lay a nice 8. Egg shades will vary as a result of the season and line. 
 
The Blue Copper Marans are not a recognized colour variety. The Black Copper Marans (2011) Are recognized By the American Poultry Association and fall under the "Continental Class" of Poultry.
 
 
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