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x2 I'm interested in answers to all of these questions as well. My lines are new to me and combine blues attributed to Wade Jean from a California breeder, and blacks from a Texas breeder with 3 different lines including Cottage Hill plus others.

Rexy - popping in to your conversation to mention I have family in Melbourne. I really enjoy my visits to Australia. Wondering what area you live in more or less? Also, before they let you off of the international flight, there's a form asking if you've brought anything with feathers to...

Hi, that is her normal spotted single yolk egg =) I just saved that one because of the pattern. She is a Crested Cream Legbar x Crele Penedesenca mix. The dark olive front center is a Copper Marans x Cream Legbar mix. Poor guy has just been waiting for some FBCM hens to join him. I think...

Hi, I suppose we are all waiting for new eggs? Here's some pullet eggs to share; one hen torpedo. There's one in the back row from my new Black Copper Marans. The rest are olive eggers and cream legbars. .

I feel your pain...

thanks for posting your pics, so vibrant and sassy! I really like the contrast of the pullet's copper to her light blue body. Pretty daring, I don't think I would get down at that level with my Marans roos...

please do, and anyone else who has similar photos. I'm working with two pens of mixed black and blues; one roo each. Both roos have nice copper, not all of the hens do. I'd also like to see pics of blues for type compared to the blacks; is everyone getting consistent type regardless of black...

thanks for the leakage note...I have had splash and blue hens, and they look so different. As the spotty blue hen was fading over time, I thought that was contributing to the spotty look, but my lacy blue hen is outside all the time too, and her color is more consistent and not seeing the...

I have blue hens from two different lines, and they show different color traits. One has spotty color similar to the photo and lacing, the other has very consistent color and lacing. Any thoughts on the differences?

thanks for that. I am running a blue and black flock, and am also trying to manage egg color, without your feather considerations. When I first read your note I was wondering if you have any thoughts on the role the Roo plays in influencing darker egg color. In a case similar to yours...

In your strategy, why is it okay for the splash parent (whether it is a rooster or a hen) to have the lighter egg shell color? If I missed something, please redirect me =)

thanks for the note. Are there particular lines that do or do not have the white wing tips? And while I'm asking, are there any other variations people are seeing on their chicks? Like white face markings, or white chests vs no white chests... Would you characterize blackbirds13 splash...

thanks for your thoughts. I can see how my question brings to mind the Langshan. The recent photos posted by blackbirds13 has a rooster with nice proportions to my eye, but the leg seems longer than the Marans club illustrations and some other photos I've been looking at. Body feathering and...

Any comments about short vs long legs, especially on the roosters? I don't really get a sense for that when I read the Marans club standards (didn't look carefully?), but it seems like the illustrations show a big bird with short legs. I really like the look of a longer leg with the overall...

As it turns out, I'll get a chance to observe the down-to-feather transition =) It was a small batch, but I'm happy to say my shipped eggs hatched 6 out of 7 BCM's !

thanks for your thoughts on that (I was away for a few days) In the past I have purchased chicks, now I have shipped marans eggs in the incubator - if anything hatches...

I can appreciate the need to limit scope and have faced that same need to prioritize. I guess I'm focused on the egg color and am satisfied with two pens of mixed blue and black coppers at this point. Does anyone think the egg color takes longer to develop than the feather options?

I think I see a crest or two? With the barring they could be marans x cream legbars.

in the discussion for early "tells", does anyone have thoughts on tail feathers being indicative of boys or girls?

thanks for so many responses to my hatching question! It is the advanced mini Brinsea (7 eggs). The good news is, it limits how many I hatch, and I recognize it is not as sophisticated as others. I have been practicing with eggs from my flock over the last year (including eggs that run...