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I tried a batch (32) of red laced white cornish. Cornish have the large breasts and are great foragers but develop more slowly than your birds designed to pack on the pounds. However, I provided less feed over the course of their lifetime (5-6 months). I kept the two best roosters and bred...

Thanks so much Nicalandia! I see what you are saying. I got confused reading the "marans of america" site - because wheaton is present on the columbian, but not the reverse. The link you sent has helped me understand. What if the white had Co/co? Then if the whites have silver I would get...

Thanks 3rivers - I'll drop her a note.

Hmmm.... that is a good point when just looking at them. remove the buff and keep the black... Thanks for the reply. I saw all your dark eggs and am covetous. We are trying to get there too.

Hi there, I have white marans and wheaton marans. Could this cross produce a Columbian maran? I've been looking into this, and on the Marans of America page is says that the wheatons carry the columbian allele, it evidently must be crossed with silver to produce the columbian, but I am not...