Blue Splash Marans hen in the foreground and Swedish Flower Hens in the background. A lighter color variation of the Blue Splash Marans on the left. My Black Copper Marans have always been bold ladies that didn't much care for human interaction. Blue Splash Marans | BackYard Chickens - Learn How to Raise Chickens What is the difference between Blue Splash Marans or Splash Copper Marans? I've seen both terms. I currently have some Black Copper and Blue Copper Marans. Forums New postsSearch forums What's new
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#1 blueberrychickens Songster 9 Years May 12, 2010 834 17 151 Hudson, MA I just ordered some blue splash marans babies from MPC as I want to have some chocolate eggs in my basket. But now after a little more research, I notice that Marans have feathered legs/feet, is this true for all Marans?? The color known as "splash" in chickens usually occurs as a by-product of breeding blue chickens, with blue, black and splash able to be interbred to produce all three distinct varieties. A percentage of splash chickens (25 per cent of offspring) can be created, in the first instance, by breeding together two blue chickens. Description: These beautiful, rare birds lay a medium-brown egg with extra-dark speckles. Marans make wonderful pets, too - they are hardy, calm and quiet, and bear confinement well. Most Marans have lightly feathered legs, too, making them very pretty! They are said to be good foragers without being TOO destructive to your garden. A single chicken is a "Marans" and two chickens are "Marans.". And the "s" is silent. It's spelled "Marans," but it's pronounced, "Muh-ran.". In America, we pronounce the "ran" as in "I ran away." (The French have a more elegant pronunciation, as with most words). Now you can say it with confidence!
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A dark chocolate brown egg layer, the Blue Splash Marans is sure to add a great color variation not only to your flock but your eggs. Check out these and our. All of these except the Blue Copper, Splash Copper, Blue and Splash varieties are part of the official French standard. Although, the French Marans Club acknowledges that the Blue color has existed in Marans chickens since its origin. Marans chickens are a heavy, dual-purpose breed raised for both meat and eggs. It really isn't a Marans chicken if it is: One of these varieties, Blue Copper, Splash Copper, Blue, and Splash, which are not part of the official French standard. Also, any hens who lay light-colored eggs. James Bond: "It was a very fresh, speckled brown egg from French Marans hens owned by some friend of May in the country. (Bond. Ten colours are recognised in the French breed standard for large fowl: white, wheaten, silver cuckoo, golden cuckoo, black, copper-black, silver-black, copper-blue, black-tailed buff and Columbian. [1] Bantam colours are black, white, copper-black and silver cuckoo. [1] Fourteen colours are listed by the Entente Européenne. [3]
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The blue copper maran chickens are medium sized birds with a compact plumage that has somewhat a silky texture when you touch it. Blue copper marans hens have a darkish to copper colored head and hackle while the rest of the body is blue. Such as Blue, Blue Copper and splash. This breed should have orange eyes. The shanks are usually slate or pink, the soles of the feet should always be white as Marans have white skin, not yellow. They have red colored single comb and red wattles.
Blue/Splash Copper Maran. The Maran breed originates from a town called Marans, France. Its a very winter hardy breed with a docile temperament. They are more athletic and take to foraging and free ranging more often than other breeds. The French Copper Marans lay dark brown eggs. Sold Straight Run only. Splash Available as well. what color will hatch? All of our Blue Black Splash Copper Marans roosters are "Blue" with this group. We have all three chicken colors: Blue, Black, and Splash. Your chicks could hatch blue, black, or splash. Black X Black = 100% Black Splash X Splash = 100% Splash Blue X Blue = 25% Black, 50% Blue, 25% Splash Blue X Black = 50% Black, 50% Blue
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If you breed two birds with a diluted black gene, you will get 25% black, 25% lavender, and 50% splash, meaning a blue bird with random black speckles.. Blue Copper Maran. These beautiful and rare Blue Splash Marans birds lay a medium-brown egg with extra-dark speckles. Marans make wonderful pets, too - they are hardy, calm, and quiet and bear confinement well. Most Marans have lightly feathered legs, too, making them very pretty! They are said to be good foragers without being TOO destructive to your garden.
