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She is pretty, I think those shanks are typical of BC marans hens. They will always be darker than the roosters'.

Quote: Thanks Jeremy and Medicine Man. The white neck stuff looks more pronounced to me, but it also just seemed to magically appear one day! ARGH. I got the eggs (a nice #7 color) up here in Sonoma County from a guy who started his BCM flock from a pair of SQ BCM's (Sonoma County fair BOC...

Quote: I would love to find something that would help, but I have found nothing. Has anyone ever tried those nextbox pads things that are washable? They kind of remind me of a door mat that we wipe our feet on. Is my typo contagious (nextbox)? or did you do that on purpose?

I'm sure someone's posted this before, but does anyone have tricks for nestbox bedding/substrate to keep those beautiful eggs from getting strawprints?