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[michele]

Hi,

Can anyone suggest any breeds of hybrid hens which will produce dark brown or speckled eggs.

Thanks

Michele

Edited February 17, 2010 by Guest

[bellekatz]

Copper Blacks are based on the Maran breed and they lay dark brown eggs

[chickencam]

We get nice brown eggs from our Isa Brown

[Saronne]

My copper black lays a dark-ish brown egg, but the really dark brown ones come from my 2 Marans hens.

 

 

Saronne x

[tom123]

Marans, Welsummers & Barnvelders (Large fowl) all should lay really dark brown eggs. When you have found some you like, ask the breeder about the eggs, look at some from the parents and see whether his strain (group) are bred to lay the really dark eggs as some are bred for their feather colouring, shape etc. and egg colour is forgotten about

 

[Redwing]

If you are set on a hybrid you may struggle to find a dark egg laying one

 

Speckeldy hybrids often lay darker eggs often speckled

 

Coucou hybrids are very similar to above

 

I think both of those have cuckoo Marans in their make-up, cuckoo marans strains can vary enormously in the darkness of their eggs

 

Anything with 'copper' in the name may well lay dark eggs. these will probably be based on the French Copper Black Marans bird which lay beautiful dark eggs but again it depends on the strain used originally but there is less variation than with the Cuckoo

 

In theory purchasing any of these birds will get you a dark egg but its not guaranteed

[chickinboy]

I'm looking at getting a Speckled Star - chesnut brown speckled eggs - and about 260 a year too: http://www.cotswoldchickens.com/hybrid-pullets-20-c.asp

[eve]

my batam marans lay dark brown eggs. they lovley birds

[jadelee2]

Hi, I don't know any hybrid hens, but if you want good egg layers, cuckoo marans are ex. Mine still lay through the winter, they have chocolate brown eggs, which are really unusual looking.

[Ain't Nobody Here]

Poppy, a Cuckoo Maran

lays the dark one on the right

[ubereglu]

My bluebelles sometimes lay speckled eggs.

[Cinnamon]

Willow, my Welsummer lays gorgeous conker brown eggs,& it a very pretty hen too