Come one, come all to laugh at my stupid question.

[MandyH]

OK, so I hear there is some kind of chicken that lays black eggs, something like a King Kong something or other. I swear I didn't dream this up , and no I don't drink either. The man that is importing them is supposed to be saving me some eggs and I don't even know what this chicken is. Does anybody else know what I'm talking about.

 

[Egg_newton]

I don't know about chickens that lay black eggs but I do know that emu eggs are black

 

[Schultz]

Penedesencas are known to lay some of the darkest eggs. Could this be what you are thinking of?

 

[MandyH]

OK Schultz that's gotta be them because he said they were gonna be partridge and there is a partridge penedesenca listed on Feathersite. The man called them King Kong Pinnacles, so that's where the confusion was, I guess that's the redneck way of saying Partridge Penedesenca LOL LOL LOL!!!!!!

 

[Schultz]

Oh, lucky you!! We have black Penne's mixed with Copper Marans, we call them Copper Pennys, make sure you interact with them regularly as they are a flighty breed. Ours are lovey but they are handled daily. They were hatched in min November and are already clucking and crowing, They grow up quick. I have a good friend that raises them, let me know if you have any questions

 

[MandyH]

OK then, my first question is do I really want any of them , and my second question is how in the crap do you even pronounce Penedesenca?

 

[Illia]

err, I believe Black Copper Marans lay the darkest eggs.

As shown in charts like this one - Chart Marans will lay all the way to the end of that chart, most Welsummers and Penedesencas lay up to a 5 or 6.

Someone correct me if I'm wrong, but you'll have much better luck with Marans (not cuckoo) either way.

Would you really want one? Up to you. I know I do, and thus am getting a dozen hatching eggs.

 

[MandyH]

My cuckoos have been bred to lay DARK eggs and they lay eggs way darker than most black copper's that I have seen.


Here's a pic of some of my cuckoo eggs

 

[Illia]

Very nice! I should've read and noticed your signature.

I guess what I meant is that most cuckoos are that way (often hatchery quality, since that is all they have)

As for black eggs, really, I just go with Cayuga ducks.

 

[Schultz]

Here is a link from feathersite.com on Penedesenca's
http://www.feathersite.com/Poultry/CGP/Penes/BRKPenes.html