Marans

The Marans, , is a French breed of dual-purpose chicken, reared both for meat and for its dark brown eggs. It originated in or near the port town of Marans, in the département of Charente-Maritime, in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region of south-western France.

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Within Vinony's link graph, Marans is referenced by 32 other articles, and connects out to Faverolles, Entente Européenne d’Aviculture et de Cuniculture and French.

It is catalogued under topics including Chicken breeds and Chicken breeds originating in France.

Its subject is documented across 20 Wikipedia language editions.

Key facts

Poultry breed.name: Marans
Poultry breed.image: Cuckoo Marans.jpg
Poultry breed.image_caption: A cuckoo Marans hen
Poultry breed.country: France
Poultry breed.standard: Marans-Club de France (in French)
Poultry breed.apa: Continental
Poultry breed.ee: yes
Poultry breed.pcgb: soft feather: heavy
Poultry breed.eggcolour: dark brown
Poultry breed.comb: single
Poultry breed.type: Chicken
Poultry breed.latin: Gallus gallus domesticus

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Wikidata facts

Subclass of: chicken
Named after: Marans
Country of origin: France
Image: PouleNC1.jpg

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color: black
Commons category: Marans
location of formation: Marans
different from: Maran
native label: Poule de Marans

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Article · Polski

Marans – rasa kur pochodząca z Francji. Kury rasy marans mają czarne ubarwienie, a przy szyi i z przodu rude piórka. Ich pióra błyszczą się na fioletowo i zielono. Mają czarne lub żółte nogi. Ich grzebienie nie osiągają dużych rozmiarów. Nieśność kur rasy marans wynosi od 150 do 200 jaj rocznie.

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