Splash Marans

A variety of the Marans

Chicken · Chocolate eggs · Laying

At a glance

Origin
France
Scientific name
Gallus gallus domesticus
Eggs per year
~200
Egg colour
Chocolate
Incubation
21 days
Broodiness
Low
Cold hardiness
Hardy
Sizes
Large fowl, Bantam
Purpose
Laying, Meat
Purity
Pure

About the Splash Marans

Splash carries two copies of the Andalusian blue gene, giving a pale near-white ground broken by irregular slate-blue splashes. Bred to a Black it produces 100% Blue offspring, making it valuable for blue programmes. It is a non-standard colour but lays the breed's characteristic dark egg.

Available clutches

No clutches available right now.

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