A joyful heart is good medicine......
The Marans breed was developed in the mid 1800's in Marans, France. They are a dual purpose heritage breed with a wonderful disposition and layer of the infamous dark brown to mahogany colored egg. They are excellent foragers and are large, beautiful birds that we really enjoy on our little homestead. According to Sandhill Preservation Center, in their first year of laying they are superb layers but in their second year on they love to become broody and egg production will drop off as a result. These birds are raised primarily for their egg color and for table birds but they have a really nice temperment as well.
Our birds have been hatched from eggs from private breeders and our hens are from the Fugate, Ripley and Bill Braden lines. We currently have Cuckoo's as well as a very rare & beautiful Golden Cuckoo Marans rooster. Sadly, we lost his mate. We plan on crossing him to our Cuckoo's because he has excellent conformation and is very sweet! We have a beautiful Cuckoo Marans rooster from the Cratty line.
We are now shipping our Cuckoo Marans eggs around the country November - June. Reserve yours today!
$15/6 eggs or $30/dozen
Shipping is NOT included in prices. We ship via U.S. Priority Mail. A handling charge of $2.00 is added to cover the cost of packing materials. We can usually fit up to 8 eggs into a flat rate priority box for $9.00 to anywhere in the continental U.S. which includes delivery confirmation so we know you received your eggs. Minimum order is 6 eggs. If your order is over 6-8 eggs, shipping charges will vary based on the amount of eggs being shipped.
We require a $10 non refundable deposit to hold your place on our waiting list. This is to be paid via PayPal to separate the serious buyers from the not so serious due to previous experiences. Once we receive your order and your deposit, we will contact you when your eggs are ready to be shipped and the remaining balance due. (See prices below) The balance due will be required in full via PayPal ~ instant Cash transfers only (NO eChecks) and your eggs will be shipped out to you.
Please remember, these are LIVE fertile eggs and if we do not receive payment the next person in line will be contacted and you will lose your place in line. Once collected those little *chickies to be* need to be on their way ASAP to have the greatest chance of hatching. We hope you understand! :-)
Please know that we pack your eggs very carefully but we cannot be held responsible for what happens after they leave our hands at the post office. We rarely have an egg break thankfully, but we always try to send an extra egg or two for extra insurance. We are also not responsible for the variables with your incubator or your experience in hatching.
We look forward to serving you and hope you have a wonderful hatching experience!
We will hatch out Cuckoo Marans chicks for customers, subject to time of year and availability. We do not ship live birds. Pick up your chicks from the farm. Straight run day old chicks are $6.00 each for Cuckoo Marans. The price goes up .50 cents each for each additional week of age.
We can possibly hatch out chicks for you with a 50% deposit up until June 2008. After that the girls go on "Summer Vacation" :-)
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CUCKOO MARANS
FERTILE HATCHING EGGS AVAILABLE NOW!!!
Eggs laid in Nov. 2007 from 2005/2006 breedings ~ 2008 eggs will be much darker. Will post pictures this Fall when our babies begin laying.
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One of our Cuckoo Marans roosters, left
Our Golden Cuckoo Marans Rooster, about 1 yr old, right
CHICKS
LINKS
Marans 101
American Marans Club
Poultry Genetics
Page Created Sept. 26th, 2005
Last Updated June 20th, 2008
