Cuckoo Marans

Cuckoo Marans are uniquely bred for the production of extremely dark brown eggs. No breed produces eggs that are darker than those produced by Marans. All feathers of Cuckoo Marans are crossed throughout with irregular dark and light slate bars. They appear to look much like Barred Plymouth Rocks but the bars are not nearly as perfect and the difference between the black and white bars is not as distinct. Because of these differences, the variety is know as cuckoo rather that barred.