I like the look of BCMs, but I’m usually not a fan of black chickens. I lean a little more towards warm colors and greys, so partridge are right up my alley!
And yeah, something about dead chicks 😭 I know the success rate is generally even lower, but I prefer to order hatching eggs.
I really like them both. I love the dark eggs laid by BCMs, but welsummers seem to be notorious for speckled eggs.
I haven’t had welsummers yet, but they’re high on my want list. I haven’t had any breeds that throw speckles yet, and they personally please me more than solid colors. They just...