But for the few months they had all their feathers, they were stunning birds. I'd just come down to the coop in the morning and there they were with their black feathers that shimmered so brightly in the morning sun. And then of course a cockerel would come and make her into a feather duster...
I've had two in the past, didn't enjoy them past a couple of months. They were always skittish, and the roosters favorites, so they'd always end up scraggly looking. Plus, after 11 years of not a single broody I'd like a chance at one, and from the looks of things the European lines don't seem...