Updated: Feb/17/2012

The line of white Marans I have are descended from Bev Davis's original line of whites, and I am currently collaborating with Bev to continue this line and work out some of the kinks to prepare them for APA qualification in the future.  I would also like to thank John Weygandt in Pennsylvania, who also worked on this line for years and achieved some very impressive egg color with it.  Between his work and Bev's, I was blessed with a wonderful start and some fantastic birds to work with, and I thank them both.
 
These whites are what I consider project birds.  Their egg color is fantastic, and I would venture to say they could likely beat any other line of white Marans in an egg show, hands down.....but.....as far as conformation, they are quite a ways off from being show quality yet.  They will require A LOT of breeding and culling over the next several generations to get them up to snuff for a show cage.  The faults Bev and I are currently working on eliminating from this line include occasional birds with blue legs (they should be white) and occasional side sprigs of the combs.  We are culling any birds that show these traits and are working to sort out which birds are carrying the genetics so we can eventually eradicate these faults from the line.  I will also be working on tail angle as many of my current stock have an angle that is far too high.
 
If you are interested in getting started with this color variety of Marans, or looking to add some to your current flock, please call or email me for availability.  I will not be shipping day-old chicks this year because I plan to be hatching in smaller quantities and thus won't always have enough day-olds at once to ship.  However,  I will have started juveniles available beginning around early May and through October. I can also ship hatching eggs, though I cannot guarantee the hatch rate, and I have often found these to be tricky to hatch even when fertility is at or near 100%, so started juveniles are my preference to be sure that people get what they pay for. I also currently have a few pullets and cockerels left that I am sorting through to decide which to keep, all hatched last summer and the pullets are beginning to lay.
 
My primary objective with Marans is to breed toward the standard and to help others do the same.  This is a hobby for me and I enjoy it immensely.  I do not consider it a business, and I'm not interested in charging an arm and a leg for a decent breeding-quality bird.  However, I also have that pesky feed bill, so….
 
My current prices are as follows:

- Breeding-quality pullets (8+ months old) $20/each (only a few left)

- Breeding-quality cockerels (8+ months old) $10/each (only a few left)

- Hatching eggs $30/dozen, plus shipping (hatch rate NOT guaranteed)
 
- Started juveniles (approx. 8-week-old) $12 each, plus shipping (available beginning around early May through October)  Minimum 3, maximum 6 per box. (Gender cannot be guaranteed with 100% certainty for the whites at this age, but I do my best)
*This is my preferred option as I consider it to be the best way for a person to get their money's worth. By this age I have already culled any chicks with blue legs, and I can even sometimes cull for comb sprigs at this age if they are prominent. It is also far more economical to ship juveniles at this age rather than adults as obviously they are still small and weigh very little. I believe this is the best option for getting good quality stock without spending a fortune in shipping.
 
I do offer shipping when the weather allows. Please be aware that shipping of adult-size birds can be expensive.  I only charge for actual shipping costs plus the cost of the box(es).  Cost will be based on weight, destination, and box(es).