I thought I would post leg color pictures of my cuckoo projects . These were 4 cockerels I butchered yesterday . I scalded the legs to remove the outer skin. From left first set white inner layer but outer layer left on toes. Poorest leg color of the 4 and from a double barred cockerel . Next 3 sets single barred cockerels . Set 3 has outer layer left on toes . Good slate under color with some black spots. So yes I am getting slate legs in the presence of barring and on the inner layer and some on the outer layer . Continued selection will intensify the genes needed . Many of these chicks came from hens with poor leg color . So they only carry 1 copy of the genes needed .