I do like the broodiness, and a little larger carcass size on the cockerels. I'd thought the lacing would carry over, or at least partially, but my hens are all a solid blue/grey, with more of a reddish hue on the older feathers. I'd hoped I'd get the nice laced blue, but no go. But, the DC apparently lay a light enough cream egg that crossing them with a blue egger cock gave basically blue eggs in the pullet offspring. I sold all my spring hatch pullets from those hens x my blue barred blue egger cockerel, but I have some 2ish month old chicks growing out. We'll see what spring brings on the egg front......
Not a great pic, but you get some idea of the color I got. I'm not positive but I believe this was taken pre-molt.
Not a great pic, but you get some idea of the color I got. I'm not positive but I believe this was taken pre-molt.
