Hatched 5/6
Chocolate eggs!
Those dark eggs are worth the wait. Strong chicks, very well packed.
Priya S. · May 2026
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Copper Black Marans
The darkest chocolate eggs
5.01 reviews
Hatching eggs are for incubation only, not for eating. Hatch rates vary and depend on incubation conditions.
Famed for eggs the colour of dark chocolate, the Copper Black Marans is a handsome, glossy bird with copper hackles. Egg colour is richest early in the laying season.
- Origin
- France
- Purpose
- dual-purpose
- Temperament
- friendly
- Egg colour
- dark brown
- Eggs per year
- ~180
- Weight (hen / cock)
- 3 kg / 3.8 kg
- Hardiness
- Hardy
- Broodiness
- Low
- Good with children
- Yes
- Noise level
- Moderate
- Suits
- Free-range
- Hatching difficulty
- Moderate
- Size
- large fowl
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