Black Copper Marans are a beautiful and fancy chicken that lay a dark brown egg. We started our chicken endeavors with Marans and continue to improve our flock towards standard while preserving some of the rarer lines.
Giddian was acquired with two hens when he was a young cockerel. He is a pure Cottage Hill Black Copper Marans. His personality is one of pride and self assurance. He is not overly aggressive but will not back down or fail to protect his flock if you challenge him in his coop or ruffle the feathers of his hens. He is predictable and not one to battle other roosters through the wire or waste time showing off his strut. Instead he leads his flock out to the fields with confidence and enjoys calling to his hens when he finds the perfect greens or insects for them.
Because it is quite hot here in Texas, our Marans flock does not venture far from the coop and will hide inside during the heat of most the day. Our best time to view them out and about is early morning and right before dusk. I can only image that their black feathers make hot summers quite uncomfortable, so we cool their coops with fans and mists and make sure they have access to cool water at all times.
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| Young Giddian |
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| Giddian's Offspring |
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| Marans Eggs |
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| Giddian with his growing flock. |
Giddian was acquired with two hens when he was a young cockerel. He is a pure Cottage Hill Black Copper Marans. His personality is one of pride and self assurance. He is not overly aggressive but will not back down or fail to protect his flock if you challenge him in his coop or ruffle the feathers of his hens. He is predictable and not one to battle other roosters through the wire or waste time showing off his strut. Instead he leads his flock out to the fields with confidence and enjoys calling to his hens when he finds the perfect greens or insects for them. 
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