***WE WILL NOT BE OFFERING WHEATEN MARANS IN THE 2027 HATCHING SEASON.  WE WILL, HOWEVER, BE INCLUDING THEM IN RAINBOW DOZENS.***

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Marans are a must for those of us chasing a rainbow basket, and what better variety than our favorite wheaten color. Wheaten Marans were on our wish list for a long time and we were excited to finally acquire them in 2023. We love them both as a pure flock and also in crosses for the variety they bring in feather patterns and egg colors. 

    Marans are a straight combed, larger bird with feathered legs. Wheaten is one of the more rare varieties of this bird. They are very calm, friendly birds that do well in a mixed flock. This makes them fun for the backyard chicken keeper.

   For 2027, we will be keeping blue wheaten roosters with our flock. Offspring will be wheaten, blue wheaten or splash wheaten.   

    We find our Wheatens to be excellent layers, producing around 200 large eggs per year. Eggs are a rich reddish brown with a range of darker speckles.

For 2027, we have decided not to offer Wheaten Marans on their own as we want to work on some fun egg colour projects with them.