Blue Copper Marans
A variety of the Marans · Also known as Blue Copper Maran
Chicken · Chocolate eggs · Laying
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About the Blue Copper Marans
The Blue Copper is the Black Copper diluted by a single copy of the blue gene: the black areas become an even slate-blue while the copper hackle and shoulder markings remain (though softened). It has existed about as long as the Black Copper but is not officially standardised; Black Copper x Splash Copper yields 100% Blue Copper. Lays the breed's dark egg.
At a glance
- Egg colour
- Chocolate
- Eggs per year
- About 200
- Purpose
- Laying, Meat
- Sizes
- Large fowl, Bantam
- Incubation
- 21 days
- Broodiness
- Low
- Cold hardiness
- Hardy
- Purity
- Pure
- Origin
- France
- Scientific name
- Gallus gallus domesticus