thank you! I'll keep you posted and PM you. I've heard a lot of good about them.
Which part of the state are you in?........... I personally don't care for black Australorps. I would rather get a Java chicken or Jersey giant myself. But I really do like the Black Copper Marans, they're good layers and they seem to lay of reasonably larged size egg.
If you want Javas I have a bunch of Black Javas available, from a few days old to three months old. Need to move some of the older chicks along to make room for the ones still in the incubator. They are from good quality stock in terms of health and vigor and heritage, but both of my lines need some work before they conform enough with the standard to be real show quality birds.
No guarantees on sex of birds who are not obviously male. Can't always tell behaviorally. I've had laying hens go at each other, chest bumping and kicking with hackles out. If I hadn't already collected eggs from both of them I'd have sworn they were males. They are interesting birds. PM me if you are interested.
