I'm a huge dark egg fan too.
I used to have a lot of breeds but now all my birds look the same. I started leg banding them several years ago, which I liked because I could identify individuals from afar. However, they tend to lose them. I even went through a year using two leg bands with minor...
Another idea is to have 6 chickens, all the same breed but in 6 different varieties. I think that would be pretty cool.
Like 6 Araucanas, one each Black, White, Black Breasted Red, Blue, Buff and Silver.
Or 6 Plymouth Rocks in Barred, White, Buff, Silver Penciled, Partridge, Columbian, Blue -...
Climate or the ability to procure any notwithstanding, I'd probably have a Jaerhon, a Minorca, a Penedesenca, a Quetro, a Fayoumi and a Phoenix.
And a, and a, and a, and a.........
Not simple at all to narrow it down to six. I've had over 30 breeds but I breed and since I only have time and...