Wow! FLF has some really dark looking birds! Too bad that's more than half my monthly pay check. Might be worth it, though. I might have just talked myself into saving for an order. I would love to hear how both of your experiences with them turn out!
He got them directly from her.
EDIT: I know this because I've had direct dealings with her when I was buying my Phoenix from him. They know each other, are very close friends.
Well, I got them from the breeder on these boards who's Phoenix are from Toni-Marie also. I definitely wouldn't have thought of him as a dishonest breeder as he is well regarded here as well. As a side note, my two pullets look exactly like the ones shown as an example of TMA's line. I guess I...
They came from the Toni-Marie line. People talk about her like she's a chicken God around here - is she known to mix breeds & sell them off as pure? I'm only 2yrs into having chickens, so I'm asking an honest question. It would be incredibly easy to pull the wool over my eyes because I know nothing.
I was able to hatch 3 AC chicks this spring (1 male, 2 female) and I've noticed that as the male gets older, his ears are turning green. Is this normal? All the pictures of I see of ACs don't show this and I figured I'd just ask in this thread since there are people who know about this breed...
Thanks to everyone posting here about this breed. It's been on my "wish list" every since I was trying to find out what breed my current rooster is. Big thank you to those of you selling hatching eggs. I've been trying to find a local breeder since my luck hatching shipped eggs hasn't been...