Black Copper Marans Breed Name:Black Copper Marans Day-Old Chick Unsexed

Black Copper Marans Breed Name:Black Copper Marans Day-Old Chick UnsexedReputed to lay some of the richest, most flavorful eggs in the world, our Marans were directly imported from national champion French bloodlines. We proudly offer both the show stopping black copper and striking white varieties! About Us Marans are a distinguished dual purpose breed from Marans in western France, originally developed from a mix of local chickens left by seafarers in the 1800s. Initially bred as fighting cocks, they evolved into

and blue pattern of the French national flag

The Spitzhauben is completely unrelated to the much larger and differently-shaped Appenzeller Barthuhner chicken breed that was also imported by Greenfire Farms

Barbu de Watermael hens are truly petite—about the size of a large quail—and lay about 100-120 small

Because the blue coloration is controlled by the incompletely dominant blue gene

all-black appearance

As for their comb type

full beard and muffs

The most important characteristic of the Indio Gigante is its height

provide valuable energy

and black or dark gray fluff

these birds were originally known as the Marandaise fowl

For a more detailed look at the Crevecoeur’s history and breed standard