Blue Copper Marans — Day-Old Chicks

Slate-blue feathers with copper hackles and the famous dark chocolate-brown Marans egg — said to be the darkest of all Marans varieties. Blue Copper Marans are calm, cold-hardy birds and a standout in any flock.

Why backyard keepers love them:

• 🍫 About 200 dark chocolate eggs per year — large eggs in the darkest Marans shade
• 💙 Blue and copper feathers — slate-blue bodies with copper accents
• 🧸 Docile — calm birds that are easy to keep
• 🌿 Gentle free-rangers — forage well with less heavy scratching
• 🐣 Good mothers — hens can go broody

What to expect from your Blue Copper Marans chicks:

Your Blue Copper Marans chicks grow fast into sturdy birds, with hens about 6 lbs and roosters about 8 lbs, and feathered legs. Egg color is darkest early in the laying cycle, lightens a bit, then darkens again. Like all blue varieties, some chicks may be black or splash. Marek's Disease vaccination is optional and is not included in the chick price. To vaccinate your chicks, check the Marek's vaccine box in your cart. Chicks are backed by our live arrival guarantee.

Weeks to first egg: about 22–26 weeks
Egg size: Large
Egg color: Dark chocolate brown
Eggs per year: about 200

Common questions about Blue Copper Marans Chickens

How dark are the eggs?
Very dark chocolate brown — among the darkest of any breed.

Why do the eggs get lighter sometimes?
Marans eggs are darkest at the start of a laying cycle, lighten a bit, then darken again.

Will all chicks be blue?
Most will be blue. Blue doesn't breed true, so some may be black or splash.

Are they good in cold weather?
Yes. They're cold hardy and tolerate heat well.

Pairs well with:

• Cream Legbar: blue eggs for a striking contrast
• French Black Copper Marans: our own dark-egg Marans

The darkest eggs in the basket — reserve your Blue Copper Marans chicks today.

Shipping and ordering

• The separate box ships at our regular chick rates, and it ships free when you also order 6 or more chicks from our main breeds to be shipped. Ships-separately breeds aren't available for local pickup. To pick up chicks from our main breeds, place a separate shipped order for the ships-separately breeds.
• Minimum order: 6 chicks total from our ships-separately breeds. Mix and match any of our ships-separately chicken and bantam breeds to reach the minimum, as long as they all ship the same week.
• Ships-separately breeds ship in their own box, separately from our main breeds, and the two don't count toward each other's minimums. If you order both, you'll receive separate boxes with separate tracking.
• Breeds and sexes are packed together and are not marked. If you need to tell birds apart, choose breeds that look different as chicks.
• Ships from another of our locations in a separate box, shipped directly by USPS to your local post office for pickup during the ship week you choose. Tracking is emailed to you once your chicks ship.
• Street address required (no P.O. boxes). Your post office will call when your chicks arrive.
• Live-arrival guarantee: if any chicks arrive deceased, email chicks@chesapeake-hatchery.com within 72 hours of delivery with your order number and the number of losses.