laying hen, Marans breed
The quintessential French breed
≈ 130
eggs / year per hen
Estimate based on our real laying records (average of the last 3 reproductions).
37 %
laying rate — S2026
performance chart
83 %
fertility rate — S2026
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82 %
hatching rate — S2026
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The breed at a glance
1 selected variety
show-approved
yes — View the standard
egg colour
chocolate
photo at bottom of page
egg weight ⓘ
65 - 70 g
Age at onset of lay ⓘ
21 wks
Laying peak ⓘ
31 wks · 56 %
estimated spring laying (/week) ⓘ
≈ 3.9 eggs/week
rooster weight ⓘ
3500 - 4000 g
hen weight ⓘ
2500 - 3000 g
Rooster ring ⓘ
22 mm
Hen ring ⓘ
20 mm
size (per the standard)
large
build (per minimum hen weight)
large breed
behaviour
lively
broodiness
average
flight height
1,5 m
hatchery sexing
cloacal
Real data, not estimates
All the performances we publish come directly from our own farm and are calculated from our production results.
Learn morePerformance — the trend over our last 3 reproductions
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S2026 : new blood brought in through genetic mixing, second year: better type and size but lower laying -> one more year before we can work on laying again.
S2025 : new blood brought in through genetic mixing: better type and size but lower laying
the evolution of our techniques and the ratio of varieties explain certain changes * current season, stats evolving · all stats · Compare this breed
History
Originally from Marans
Clubs for this breed
In France: Marans Club de France, https://www.maransclubdefrance.com/ — we are a member
