Marans

Nice Birds Great Customer ServiceMy order of Cuckoo Marans is now almost three months old and what a nice flock they have turned out to be. They arrived healthy, ate and drank right away. I had ordered all females but ended up with two roosters. No problem, I called customer service and was refunded - no questions asked. Great customer service so no complaints. I understand that sexing is not 100% accurate so I am not worried if I get a roo or two. I have had this breed in the past and they are a great dual purpose bird that grow quickly. Order them, you will be happy.
Update: My birds are now approximately 6 months old now. I sold some of the flock and ended up keeping 4 layers. One hen started laying at about 20 weeks and the others started up one by one after that. I am now getting mostly 4 eggs a day, sometimes 3. The eggs vary a bit in shades of color but overall I would say they are the color of chocolate milk. They are a little smaller than I remember from my past birds but are steadily growing larger as the birds mature. I Love these ladies, they are calm, gentle and good layers.

DisappointmentThese birds have been a real disappointment. The main reason I ordered them was because of the egg color. Their eggs are nowhere near chocolate color. In fact, my Red Star and RIR chickens has darker eggs than my marans. I think McMurray shouldn't advertise them as chocolate eggers, it's misinformation. Had I known what their eggs would look like, I would not have ordered them, they are not the best layers. They do have nice personalities and they are sweet chickens, I love all my chickens. My 3 stars would be 5 stars to the birds, because they are sweet and nice, and it's not their fault, and 1 star to McMurray for false information on the breed.