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Marans
French breed of chicken / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For other uses, see Marans (disambiguation).
The Marans, French: Poule de Marans, is a French breed of dual-purpose chicken, reared both for meat and for its dark brown eggs. It originated in or near the port town of Marans, in the département of Charente-Maritime, in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region of south-western France.
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Country of origin | France |
Standard | Marans-Club de France (in French) |
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Egg colour | dark brown |
Comb type | single |
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APA | Continental[2] |
EE | yes[3] |
PCGB | soft feather: heavy[4] |
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The eggs are of a rich brown, varying from mahogany to chocolate; only one other chicken breed, the Penedesenca of Catalonia, has such a dark egg.[5]: 210