My golden sex link started laying very beautiful tiny eggs at 4 months. I wash her eggs with warm water vigorously and they are still extremely shiny after drying. They are shiny brown. Another one of my Barre Rocks lays the same kind. Another one of my hens just laid her first egg and its brown...
Im sorry to hear about the tornado hitting your area, we got heavy winds and rain here in SC. I currently just built a huge coop, I can take all the hens you have.
I will take them all, I have just built a brand new coop because after raising my 7 chicks I decided it's something I want to continue doing. The brand new coop just needs some finishing touches and the 6 of them can have it if they're still available.