“I got multiple kinds and love those ones that will lay blue eggs for me as they are jumping crazy. And my kids loved them. Except we lost few chicks due to mishandling at usps. But the company replaced them.”
“My girl is black. The first one laying, but her eggs are not dark at all. My golden comets eggs are darker. Nothing in her coloring or personality are exceptional. I ordered this breed for the dark egg. I should have gone with the Copper Maran, but didn’t because the description on this hen said her eggs would be at least as dark.
I ordered silked Easter egger and this maran along with a speckled Sussex. Hoping for some color variation in the eggs. But nope- silked lays brown, maran lays light brown, and Sussex brown (as I expected)”
Thank you for your feedback, and we understand your disappointment. While Birchen Marans are known for their dark chocolate eggs, there can be natural variation in shade—even within the same breed. That said, we want to make sure you received the correct birds, so we’ll be reaching out directly to look into this further. We appreciate you giving this breed a try and are here to help however we can.
“Blanche is only birchen marans I ordered, and she turned out black. She is also the smallest but the first one of my new babies to lay a cute little pullet egg at 21 weeks. So exciting, two days in a row! They are dark, but not as dark as I expected. What was really amazing is that my ancient nine year old chicken took her to the nest box and showed her the ropes. They both sat for a while side-by-side but didn't lay. Two days later -- voila! She is friendly and gets along with all the girls. I like her!”
What a sweet story! It’s amazing how older hens can mentor the younger ones—it’s like a little chicken apprenticeship! Blanche sounds like a lovely addition to your flock, even if she surprised you with her coloring. And starting to lay at 21 weeks is fantastic! These little first eggs are sometimes called "fairy egg," since they are so small. As she matures, the eggs will get larger!
Thanks for sharing your experience and the photo!
“We ordered 2 of these chicks, both arrived happy and healthy. Only downside is, we cut off their leg bands, so it’s really hard at this stage to tell them apart from our copper marans. Looking forward to watching them grow.”
We're so glad to hear your chicks arrived happy and healthy! It sounds like you have a beautiful little flock coming together. We totally understand how tricky it can be to tell them apart at this stage—sometimes subtle differences in feather patterns or personalities start to emerge as they grow. We do recommend removing the colored bands on arrival to prevent leg injury as they grow quickly. Watching them develop is such a fun part of the journey! We’d love to hear how they turn out as they mature. Enjoy your chicks!
