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The Marans Chicken Club USA describes the breed as \u201ca medium-size bird with the character of a rustic farm hen, giving an impression of solidity and strength without being coarse. The legs are lightly feathered, but leg feathering should never be excessively heavy.\u201d<\/p>\n

Marans are dual-purpose, laying as many as 200 eggs annually and making decent table birds.<\/p>\n

Marans originated in the port city of Marans, France.<\/p>\n

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American Poultry Association-approved plumage varieties include White, Black Copper and Wheaten. Other varieties that breeders are working on include Birchen, Black, Blue, Blue Copper, Blue Wheaten, Columbian, Crele, Cuckoo and Splash.<\/p>\n

Pure Marans hens lay distinct rich, coppery-brown eggs, which are a result from a recessive gene; when crossed with another breed, the eggs appear much lighter.<\/p>\n

Mature males weigh as much as 8 pounds.<\/p>\n

Hens weigh 6 1\u20442 pounds.<\/p>\n

Find out more at The Marans Chicken Club USA<\/a>.<\/p>\n

This story originally appeared in the January\/February 2018 issue of <\/em>Chickens magazine.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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