Black Copper Marans: Eggs, Weights, and Temperament
Sourced Black Copper Marans records for dark brown egg color, annual egg estimates, weights, single comb, climate, APA class, breed type, temperament.
Egg production estimates by source
Each egg is 20 eggs/year. Solid = published minimum; outline = rest of the range. Scale goes to 320.
Mature weights by source
Quick facts
| Attribute | Value | Source |
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| Eggs Per Year | 150–200 eggs/year |
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| Egg Color | dark brown |
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| Hen Weight Lb | 4.5 lb |
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| Rooster Weight Lb | 7.5 lb |
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| Comb Type | single |
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| Temperament | calm |
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| Apa Class | Continental |
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| Breed Type | heritage |
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| Climate Tolerance | all climates |
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| Maturity Weeks | 24 weeks |
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Overview
The Black Copper Marans is a French heritage breed best known for its dark-brown egg shell color. Meyer Hatchery's product attributes record APA Class as Continental, and McMurray Hatchery's Heritage Breed field records yes (heritage). Cackle Hatchery's Marans summary describes the variety as Heritage breed, Continental class per APA. Those three hatchery records support the displayed APA-class and breed-type fields at seller scope.
Egg records
McMurray Hatchery's Black Copper Marans spec table records Egg Color as dark brown. Meyer Hatchery's product attributes independently list Egg Color as Dark Brown. Both hatcheries' records agree on the dark-brown egg shell color, the breed's defining feature. Cackle Hatchery's Marans summary records the variety as laying 150 to 200 dark-brown eggs per year. Those three records describe what each hatchery lists for this variety; they are not a promise for every hen in every flock. The page stores Cackle's range as numeric lower and upper bounds and renders it via the chart's range midpoint.
The retained evidence supports the displayed egg-color value at seller scope. It does not establish a per-hen shell darkness claim, a seasonal color-lightening pattern, or a comparative "darkest egg" ranking among other breeds, so this profile makes none of those claims beyond what the categorical records assert.
Mature weight and laying maturity
McMurray's Mature Weight fields record 4.5 lbs for hens and 7.5 lbs for roosters. The page stores the typed values 4.5 and 7.5 and renders them in the chart and quick-facts table. The retained facts support only the listed sex-specific weights. They do not establish a body-size category, feed use, space requirement, growth rate, or carcass value; those subjects are deliberately absent rather than inferred from the two numeric values.
Cackle Hatchery's Marans summary records Maturity 24 weeks. The page stores the explicit 24-week value as the maturity fact and does not convert it into a month estimate, because doing so would add a calculation that the source did not publish. The retained facts support only the listed sex-specific weights and the maturity. They do not establish a body-size category, feed use, space requirement, growth rate, or carcass value.
Other sourced fields
McMurray Hatchery's spec table records Comb Type as single. Meyer Hatchery's product attributes independently list Comb Type as Single. Both records agree on single comb. Meyer Hatchery's product attributes also list Personality as Friendly, Calm. The canonical label stored on this page is calm (matching both sources' exact words).
Meyer Hatchery's product attributes also record Hardy in all climates. The page stores that exact phrase as the climate-tolerance value. McMurray's Heritage Breed field records yes (heritage). Those three records describe the displayed categorical fields at seller scope.
The retained evidence does not establish a per-bird personality, a handling-instruction set, or a flock-management recommendation, so those subjects are deliberately absent rather than inferred from the temperament or climate-tolerance words. The page does not turn "Hardy in all climates" into seasonal care instructions or breed-standard recognition claims beyond what the categorical records assert.
Related published pages
Flock size calculator
Enter your household size and target egg output. The calculator returns the flock size and space you'll need based on the productivity tier you pick.
Hens needed: 3
(4 × 2 eggs/week / 3 eggs/hen/week, rounded up)
Coop space: 6 sq ft (2 sq ft/hen × 3 hens)
Run space: 30 sq ft (10 sq ft/hen × 3 hens)
These are minimums. Most backyard keepers give 1.5–2× this much space, especially for run area, to allow range rotation and reduce feather-picking behavior.
Where these numbers come from
- Low tier 3 eggs/hen/week — Egg Production: 150 – 280 eggs per year www.cacklehatchery.com
- Medium tier 5 eggs/hen/week — Egg Production: 200-280 eggs per year www.cacklehatchery.com
- High tier 6 eggs/hen/week — Cackle lists White Leghorns as producing large to extra-large white eggs, with an estimated 280–320 eggs per year. www.cacklehatchery.com
- Coop 2 sq ft + run 10 sq ft per large chicken (minimum) — A small bantam chicken needs a minimum of 1 square foot of indoor space and 4 square feet of outdoor space, while a large chicken needs a minimum of 2 square feet of indoor space and 10 square feet of outdoor space. extension.msstate.edu
Frequently asked questions
What annual egg estimate does the retained Cackle Marans record give?
Cackle Hatchery's Marans summary records the variety as laying 150 to 200 dark-brown eggs per year.
What egg color do the retained Marans records list?
McMurray Hatchery's Black Copper Marans spec table records Egg Color as dark brown. Meyer Hatchery's product attributes list Egg Color as Dark Brown. The canonical label stored on this page is dark brown.
What mature weights does the retained McMurray Marans record list?
McMurray Hatchery's Mature Weight fields record 4.5 lbs for hens and 7.5 lbs for roosters.
What comb type do the retained Marans records list?
McMurray Hatchery's spec table records Comb Type as single. Meyer Hatchery's product attributes list Comb Type as Single. Both records agree on single comb.
What temperament does the retained Meyer Marans record list?
Meyer Hatchery's product attributes list Personality as Friendly, Calm. The canonical label stored on this page is calm.
What APA class, breed type, climate, and maturity do the retained Marans records list?
Meyer Hatchery's APA Class field records Continental. McMurray's Heritage Breed field records yes (heritage). Meyer Hatchery's Hardy field records Hardy in all climates. Cackle Hatchery's Marans summary records Maturity 24 weeks. The page stores canonical values: Continental (APA class), heritage (breed type), all climates (climate tolerance), and 24 weeks (maturity).