Lemon Merans!!!
Uses: Utility. Dark egg laying sex-linked hybrid production.
Origin: Marans, France. Eggs: 160 - 210 Dark Brown.
Weight: Cock: 3.6 Kg.Hen: 3.2Kg.
Bantam Cock: 500 - 550g, Hen: 400 - 450g.
Colours: Black, Dark Cuckoo, Golden Cuckoo, Silver Cuckoo (Standardised), Black Tailed Buff, Brown Red (a.k.a. Copper Black), Copper Blue, Silver Black (Birchen), White, Wheaten, and Columbien (a.k.a. Ermine) (non-standardised).
Useful to Know: Cuckoo Marans hens can be mated with an unbarred cock to produce sex-linked hybrid offspring. Copper Black Marans are thought to produce the darkest brown eggs.
Lemon Merans usually lay darker eggs but once in a while the lay colored!
INFO CREDIT TO http://poultrykeeper.com/chicken-breeds/marans-chickens
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