The French Black Copper Maran, or “BCM” for short, are highly desired hens for their potential for majestic dark brown eggs. These are one of the breeds that we specialize in to conduct selective breeding in order to cross the darkest laying hens with the genetics of a dark throwing rooster. What the Marans lack in quantity of eggs it is made up for with the grand coloring and spotting. If you are looking for some of the darkest eggs and best selective genes for future breeding then look no further than Okie Hatchery! The F3 is the next generation from the F2 and their egg color is bred to be darker than F2.