HERE AT BOMBSHELL CHICKS WE HAVE BEEN WORKING ON ALL RARE POULRTY COLOR VARIETIES FOR MANY YEARS. WE HAVE BEEN WORKING ON A RARE GEM THAT IS SO PRETTY TO THE EYE AS THEY ARE MAUVE MARANS AND TYPICALLY LAYS A MAUVE EGG AS WELL...DOUBLE THE EYE CANDY! CHECK OUT THE PICTURES! THIS VARIRETY IS SPECIFICALLY FROM OUR FARM AND WAS DEVELOPED HERE! WE HAVE WORKED ON TYHEM FOR 2.5 YEARS AND ARE STILL IN PROGRESSION AS IT IS A PROJECT VARIETY....THIS IS OUR 1ST YEAR TO RELEASE THIS PROJECT VARIETY OF MARANS... I HAVE A VERY LIMITED NUMBER AVAILABLE AS WE KEEP MOST TO WORK ON IMPROVING THE BREED VARIETY AS IT IS STILL A PROJECT COLOR VARIETY OF MARANS. BUT...PROOF IS IN THE PUDDING! ENJOY THE PICTURES!