Marans egg

Chicken breed profile:

 Name: Poule de Marans, Country Hen.

 Country of Origin: France.

 Marans Chicken Varieties: Black, Black Tailed Buff, Cuckoo, Golden Cuckoo,

Columbian, Black Copper, Wheaten, Birchen, Black, White.

 Chicken Weight: Male: Standard: 3.5–4 kg; Bantam: 1100 g and Female: Standard: 2.5–
3 kg; Bantam: 900 g.

 Eggs: 150 Annually.

 Cost: Female chicks: $13.04; Male: $8.69.

 Rarity: Rare.

 Purpose: Dual-purpose meat/eggs.

 Egg Laying: Medium.

 Egg Color: Rich Chocolate Brown.

 Egg Size: Large.

 Comb Type: Single comb.

 Feathered Legs: yes/no.

 Number of Toes: 4

 Cold Hardiness: Hardy in winter.

 Heat Tolerance: Not especially heat hardy.

 Personality: Calm, very friendly, suitable for confinement, easy to handle, Docile, and
quiet.
  Climate: Tolerant to all climates.

Eggs

 Marans chickens are well known for laying dark brown, almost chocolate colored eggs.
 Cuckoo and Black Copper are the most common Maran chickens. Black Copper
Marans have black with copper feathers on the neck. And Cuckoos are of barred feathers
and have black and white speckled appearance.
 Marans the most expensive chicken eggs in the world. The eggs are imported to the UK
by a London wholesaler.
 Marans' egg color can be a hard thing to understand. Marans hens will lay different
shades of eggs in the same year. During the laying process, the hen deposits brown
pigment onto the surface, making the egg that nice deep chocolate brown colour.
 Egg color is at its darkest during the cooler months, and it fades when temperatures
increase during the summer. Other factors, such as stress or a change in location, will also
cause hens to lay lighter colored eggs.
 The place of availability Marans breed-Jharkhand