@The Moonshiner you should do what you are comfortable with. Grab bags are fun, and I've seen some breeders offer that as an option along with 6-12-18 of specific breeds/colors if someone is set on having that specific thing depending on what they consider excess. Never jeopardize your own goals...
I tried a few years in a row to buy some Dark Browns from Duane Underwood and was unsuccessful. The only person here on BYC I know of who has them is @cmom, very nice birds. They are really hard to find.
This reminds me of a Cochin hen I have, who hatched black, feathered out mottled, over the next two years went almost completely white, and now in her 9th year, has been back to mottled with progressively more black each year the last three years. She's an old lady who still lays 2-3 eggs a...
Just discovered this thread and I wanted to thank you all for posting your pictures and videos of gorgeous leghorns. I tried for some years to find Dark Browns with no success. I had a nice group of Blacks but sold them because they weren't Dark Browns, to someone who really wanted Blacks. I...