My Purple Eggs

[slick4591]

I guess one of my Marans has decided that chocolate was no longer the color she wanted to produce.

 

[skyhightree1]

slick they look good are the eggs really rich?

 

[slick4591]

They really are, Sky. We won't eat a store bought one after these. I can't tell you why, but those Marans are the best ones for baking.

 

[skyhightree1]

They really are, Sky. We won't eat a store bought one after these. I can't tell you why, but those Marans are the best ones for baking.

I have no idea what kind of chicken to get for eggs I do like nice and rich eggs but wonder if they sell marans around here that's the first time I ever heard that name. What size egg would you say they lay compared to like store bought egg sizes?

 

[slick4591]

Most of mine would grade xlarge. You can order most breeds thru a hatchery. Marans are considered dual purpose and lay 3-4 times a week. They are also great tasting but not the greatest meat bird there is.

 

[skyhightree1]

Most of mine would grade xlarge. You can order most breeds thru a hatchery. Marans are considered dual purpose and lay 3-4 times a week. They are also great tasting but not the greatest meat bird there is.

Can you recommend a place to order from? I wouldn't eat them unless they stopped laying then they are fair game lol.

 

[skyhightree1]

those marans I looked them up on google they are definitely a bird that has charactor

 

[branguscowgirl]

Those are really cool purple eggs! We also have laying hens, but no Marans. I may just have to get some, my grand kids would get a big kick out of that color!

 

[hillsdown]

I guess one of my Marans has decided that chocolate was no longer the color she wanted to produce.

LUV IT !!!!

 

[slick4591]

Sky- I'll. Get back to you tomorrow on a hatchery.

Marans normally lay a dark egg. There one in the picture. The purple ones seldom happen so its not something one can expect. I may never get another.

 

[skyhightree1]

Sky- I'll. Get back to you tomorrow on a hatchery.

Marans normally lay a dark egg. There one in the picture. The purple ones seldom happen so its not something one can expect. I may never get another.

thank you much

 

[alisonb]

They are also great tasting but not the greatest meat bird there is.

So what color is their meat?

 

[slick4591]

They are also great tasting but not the greatest meat bird there is.

So what color is their meat?

White up front and dark at the end. :lol: They are better in the dumplings pot than the frying pan.

 

[bigbull338]

those are some goodlooking eggs.

 

[slick4591]

those are some goodlooking eggs.

Thank you!

 

[MO_cows]

The purple color is cool! Welsummers are another breed that lays a real dark shelled egg.

The best hatchery is generally the closest one to you. The less time in shipping the better start your chicks will get.

I can't remember the last time I had to buy eggs at the store. They are very unappetizing once you get used to really fresh eggs and the darker, richer yolks. The richness of the egg yolk is more about the diet than the breed. Free ranging chickens have the best yolk color and flavor eggs. I just try not to think about the hens scratching thru cow pies looking for goodies when I eat the eggs.

 

[slick4591]

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I just try not to think about the hens scratching thru cow pies looking for goodies when I eat the eggs.

Quoting my neighbor that doesn't eat eggs,"You eat something that comes out of a chicken's ass and are worried about what they eat!"

 

[Backbone Ranch]

Then hen sure is unique! We have had Cuckoo Marans for about 6 years. We have always gotten chocolate eggs, but the eggs tend to lighten in color as the hens' age increases. Once they hit 3 years, the eggs aren't much darker than an Orpington's. The Marans are good layers.

 

[slick4591]

Then hen sure is unique! We have had Cuckoo Marans for about 6 years. We have always gotten chocolate eggs, but the eggs tend to lighten in color as the hens' age increases. Once they hit 3 years, the eggs aren't much darker than an Orpington's. The Marans are good layers.

My Marans are an active project to see how dark of an egg I can get. I ordered a rooster from a really dark egg line and bred to my original hens. I'm breeding pullets back to him and will continue to do so for five generation when I should be getting my darkest eggs. I have second generation pullets now. My pullets are Blue Copper and Splash Copper being bred to a Blue Copper rooster.