Marans
E39458
Marans is a French chicken breed renowned for its dark chocolate-brown eggs and dual-purpose use for both meat and egg production.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Marans (British standard) | 1 |
| Marans (French standard) | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | chicken breed ⓘ |
| APAClass | Continental ⓘ |
| breedingGoal |
improve meat conformation
ⓘ
maintain dark egg color ⓘ |
| broodiness | occasionally broody ⓘ |
| coldHardiness | good ⓘ |
| combType | single comb ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| developedFrom |
Asian fowl imports
ⓘ
fighting game birds ⓘ local French barnyard fowl ⓘ |
| earLobeColor | red ⓘ |
| eggColorTrait | dark pigment concentrated in outer shell layer ⓘ |
| eggProductionPerYear | 150–200 eggs ⓘ |
| eggShellColor |
chocolate-brown
ⓘ
dark brown ⓘ |
| eggSize | large ⓘ |
| FAOStatus | not at risk (France) ⓘ |
| feathering |
clean legs (British and American standard)
ⓘ
lightly feathered legs (French standard) ⓘ |
| firstStandardized | early 20th century ⓘ |
| legColor |
pinkish white
ⓘ
slate ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Marans, Charente-Maritime ⓘ |
| originRegion | Marans, Charente-Maritime ⓘ |
| primaryColorVarieties |
Birchen
ⓘ
Black ⓘ Black Copper ⓘ Columbian ⓘ Cuckoo ⓘ Golden Cuckoo ⓘ Wheaten ⓘ White ⓘ |
| recognizedBy |
American Poultry Association
ⓘ
British Poultry Standards ⓘ Fédération Française des Volailles ⓘ |
| skinColor | white ⓘ |
| standardizedAs |
Marans
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Marans (British standard)
Marans self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Marans (French standard)
|
| status | established breed ⓘ |
| temperament | generally calm ⓘ |
| use |
dual-purpose breed
ⓘ
egg production ⓘ meat production ⓘ |
| weightCock | 3.5–4.0 kg ⓘ |
| weightHen | 2.5–3.0 kg ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
chicken
this entity surface form:
Marans (French standard)
this entity surface form:
Marans (British standard)