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Nature on our Doorstep - New, The Down the Lane Wildlife Diary
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Chicken Breeds - MaransNine varieties, all shapes and colours!Cuckoo Maran - Photo from Forum Members Alex and Annie, Dumbarton, Scotland
The Maran originates from marshland France. They are known for their dark eggs, not the very best of layers, but up there with the rest. The most popular variety is probably the Cuckoo Maran, a basically black feathered chicken with white speckles. The Cockerel is opposite (se picture right). They are also known to be quite approachable and mix in with other Chickens well.
Maran owners say..Blue Maran - Our chicken gives us an egg a day (light brown and large). In the shorter days of Winter this reduces to about four a week. French Maran - Some egg laying ups and downs, medium size eggs. They took a while to lay and stopped when winter kicked in and they moulted. Egg colour - dark chocolate brown. Temperament OK but not one's for a cuddle.
As you can see from the two comments above, we have different views, but it should be noted that I've had two or more of the same breed at any one time and like us human's, every bird has it's own character as well! |
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