We got him from a neighbor, along with 3 elderly Marans mixes - dark blue black hens. So, he may indeed have Cuckoo. We will hopefully know around Nov 1st!
Thanks, Chatty! Yes the eggs are very pretty. The EE hens recently stopped laying - probably due to the season change. The Red Comets are still going strong so we have plenty of nice brown eggs to go round.
I'm new to BYC. We were given several free chickens from a neighbor two years ago. We think they are mixed or maybe Easter Eggers as the hens lay blue, green and yellow eggs. 1 hen looks like a Barred Rock and lays brown eggs. This spring we bought 10 Red Comet chicks from the Co Op. We...