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I suppose I can see an attraction in that as well................that said, through selective breeding (applying same selections used in improving Marans egg color), nearly every mature Isbar hen I have lays what I would call a dark green olive egg at least once or twice a week, with lighter...

Sorry, I probably should have taken the time to be a bit more descriptive. I too have Marans that hatch in 21 days. But, I also have older established Marans lines that lay large almost round eggs that take 22 - 24 days to hatch. Those chicks come out big - almost twice the size of other lines...

This pic is of one of my favorite splash hens - more of a harlequin pattern than a splash - and she produces a lot of kids that look just like her. She wanted to make sure when I was collecting that I understood this was _her_ egg. :)

Isbars are like Marans....................the green pigment is on the OUTSIDE of the egg, applied by the hen AFTER the egg has formed and is on its way out. The amount of time the egg is in the hen determines the amount of pigment applied. My Isbar eggs hatch between 22-25 days, just like...

Is there a particular goal or purpose in mind from crossing these two breeds?

This was too cute not to share................we use LGD's extensively on the ranch to protect all critters. Birds learn from a very young age that the dogs are nothing to be afraid of. In this photo, I was actually in the pen to photograph some young cockerels for a customer. Had one in...

I'm now taking reservations for 2014 chicks, Isbars included. :) Info at http://www.naturalark.com/poultry.html Doc

I wouldn't say mine were "anti-social", but mine would fall more under the "shy" category. When they moved from the brooder house to their own pen (about 7 weeks old), they spent a lot of time in their shelter (I chalked part of this behavior up to the fact that they went out just as winter was...