Chicken breed
Marans
Egg colour is why people buy Marans, and it varies a lot by line. Hatchery birds usually lay a medium to dark brown rather than the near-black eggs of the best show lines, and every hen's eggs lighten through the laying season. Black Copper is the most common variety. French-type birds have lightly feathered legs.
Hatch Index lists 10 varieties of Marans from 6 hatcheries, and 8 are in stock today. The cheapest sexed pullet you can order now is Cuckoo Marans from Cackle Hatchery at $6.49. Straight run starts at $5.19.
Listed now
| Variety | Hatcheries | Stock | Sexed pullet from | Straight run from | Min order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black Copper Marans | 5 | 2 of 4 in stock | $12.99 | $10.39 | 12 |
| Cuckoo Marans | 3 | 1 of 2 in stock | $6.49 | $5.19 | 6 |
| French Black Marans | 3 | 1 of 2 in stock | $12.99 | $10.39 | 12 |
| French Cuckoo Marans | 3 | 1 of 2 in stock | $12.99 | $10.39 | 6 |
| French Wheaten Marans | 3 | 1 of 2 in stock | $12.99 | $10.39 | 12 |
| Blue Copper Marans | 1 | 1 of 1 in stock | — | $50.00 | — |
| French Black Tailed Red Marans | 1 | 1 of 1 in stock | $19.99 | $15.99 | — |
| Mystic Maran | 1 | 1 of 1 in stock | $7.35 | $6.15 | — |
| Cuckoo Marans (Started pullet) started | 1 | Sold out | — | — | 1 |
| French White Marans | 1 | Sold out | — | — | — |
Prices are per bird, from listings that can be ordered today, and change through the day. Sold-out varieties are shown faded. Sold by: Cackle Hatchery, Purely Poultry, Alchemist Farm, The Chick Hatchery, Chesapeake Hatchery, Townline Hatchery.
What the Marans is like
- Egg colour
- Dark brown
- Eggs a year
- About 150 to 200
- Grown weight
- 6.5 lb hen, 8 lb rooster
- Temperament
- Calm
- Climate
- Cold hardy
- Goes broody
- Sometimes
- Kept for
- Dual purpose
- Origin
- Marans, western France
- American standard
- Recognised by the American Poultry Association
General traits of the breed, from the breed standards and long-running references. A hatchery's own line can differ, most of all in egg colour and numbers.