Golden Cuckoo Marans
You may not even be familiar with the Golden Cuckoo Marans variety! Most hatcheries do not even offer this extremely rare variety as eggs or as day-old chicks. GCM are a fun twist on your favorite chocolate layer. As their name suggests, they are tall and broad with a golden and brown cuckoo pattern. Fair layers of medium-sized eggs with caramel and chocolate colors make up these layers. Foraging is a favorite activity of the energetic GCM.. The chicks have light feathers and clean legs when they hatch. We pay close attention to SOP and egg color for all of our GCMs. We have no place for unfriendly roosters because we constantly strive to produce courteous birds.
Maran History
The village of Marans, a port town on the Bay of Biscay in France, is where Marans chickens first appeared in the middle of the 1800s. The different types of Marans chickens that we have today are the result of the centuries-long introduction of new chicken breeds by trade ships, which were subsequently crossed with indigenous poultry. Although it is now regarded as a very rare breed, its gentle temperament and capacity to produce 250 gorgeous, dark brown eggs have made it extremely popular in the United States, both on farms and in backyards. The American Poultry Association currently recognizes four varieties of Marans. They are Black, Black Copper, Wheaten and White. Many other varieties exist, but only these four are currently recognized.
