Black Copper Marans Hatching Eggs
We are no longer offering Black Copper Marans by the dozen. Largely due to the fact that people don't want to give credit where credit is due, and to the fact that so many do not understand how the breed works. Just because you hatch from dark eggs, does not guarantee that the hens will lay dark eggs. I've tried to explain this and very few seem to understand the concept. It is incredibly difficult to grow a marans flock for this simple reason. It takes a lot of pullets to get those dark eggs and a lot of culling/selling of the mediocre layers. You get more mediocre layers than you do the 7's, 8's and 9's. 9's are rare. Even your most notable breeders will express this if they are being honest. So, moving foward they will be offered in our Rainbow Dozens and Mixed Dozens only.
There are a lot of people who are new to the Marans game, selling Marans eggs and chicks, but most of them don't even KNOW what the next generation is going to lay because they haven't tested it out. Many are buying multipe lines and mixing them together which dilutes the genetics. Many don't know how to keep them going because it takes a lot of pens, a lot of testing, a lot of feed and a lot of time. I'm tired of trying to explain this to people. So, for all of these reasons, you can find these gorgeous eggs in our Mixed Dozens later on in 2025. Thanks!
If you love dark eggs, check out our Burberry BackCrosses or the Rainbow dozen, they are stunning!
SHIPPING POLICY
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HATCHING TIPS!
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IMPORTANT INFO
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ABOUT OUR BIRDS
Our birds are hand raised and handled daily. They are pasture raised and supplemented with a non-GMO, six-way scratch feed, non-GMO Grower Feed, and non-GMO layer feed by Nature Crest. Additionally, they get Cluckin Good Herbs from Scratch-N-Peck, organic sesame seeds, organic flax seeds, kelp, mealworms, black soldier flies, and table scraps. They roam our pastures 24/7/365 and live out in the fresh mountain air and sunshine. They are never sick, never have parasites, and are very hearty, healthy birds. We maintain a very small flock.
Reviews
So helpful!! Thank you for reaching out. I messed up my mailing info and she was on it!! Our Homested is excited to incubate those eggs!! ❤️