Croad Langshans...anyone know where to find these on the west coast?

[Chook to chook]

Have you seen this information?
http://www.feathersite.com/Poultry/CGK/Langshan/BRKLangshan.html

It is my understanding that most langshans don't lay a particularly dark egg.
Look at the following link, especially the part at the bottom of the page.
https://croadlangshan.org/html/eggs.shtml
Note that most of the interesting egg colors are in Australia and the UK.
There are exceptions but to the best of my knowledge The darkest eggs come from Marans (though not all), Penedesencas are next, then Welsummer, then Barnevelder.
Egg color is something that is easily lost with sloppy breeding. It has to be selected for.
I once bought 3 varieties of Marans eggs from a farm in Ohio. They were supposedly from a couple of famous lines of birds. I was quite disappointed in the color. 2 varieties were quite pale, on a par with Orpington or JG eggs. One variety was pretty dark but not as dark as my eggs.
Barnevelder eggs used to be very dark but in selecting for feather color and shape for showing, the dark egg was lost in many lines.
There was a lady in SW MO that had Barneys with very dark eggs but she retired and sold all her birds to a guy in Oklahoma. I think he still has them.

Ok. I guess I will have to be more specific regarding finding a breeder that breeds for egg color. I have two marans of which one has a nice egg shade but is not particularly dark and chocolate like. The other one has not started laying yet but we have high hopes for. In the end, I really enjoy the chickens but it would be lovely to see the color spectrum in our basket. I have a lead on some Langshans that are descendant of the Croad but I will be sure to inquire about the egg color. Even if they aren't particularly dark/ maroonish, the splash is beautiful and will add variety to our coop and basket.

 

[Mosey2003]

I know an excellent breeder with Langshans, but he's on the East coast, or maybe Tennessee... I know he's mentioned at least one Croad hen. If you wanted to buy eggs, he'd be my suggestion.

 

[Chook to chook]

I know an excellent breeder with Langshans, but he's on the East coast, or maybe Tennessee... I know he's mentioned at least one Croad hen. If you wanted to buy eggs, he'd be my suggestion.

Great suggestion & I’ll keep it in mind, however, I’m terrified we’d get a roo & we are not zoned for them. Already broke our hearts twice having to return two Marans Roos that were well on their way to being some of the friendliest most loved members of our family flock

 

[Chook to chook]

Found Langshan!!! Kunic Ranch near Paso Robles has them & are such great breeders! We are picking up a splash Langshan tomorrow & possibly one of their Dominiques. I’ll try to post some pics soon. Thanks everyone for all your tips that eventually led to our finding them

Great suggestion & I’ll keep it in mind, however, I’m terrified we’d get a roo & we are not zoned for them. Already broke our hearts twice having to return two Marans Roos that were well on their way to being some of the friendliest most loved members of our family flock

 

[Prescottchick]

I know an excellent breeder with Langshans, but he's on the East coast, or maybe Tennessee... I know he's mentioned at least one Croad hen. If you wanted to buy eggs, he'd be my suggestion.

Hi there. Would you happen to have a name or email address for this breeder? I’m searching for white Croad Langshans.

 

[Mosey2003]

Hi there. Would you happen to have a name or email address for this breeder? I’m searching for white Croad Langshans.

I don't think he has white, sadly. If you want to reach out to him, search Robert Leigh's Rhode Island Reds on Facebook and shoot him a message, he may have some leads.

 

[Prescottchick]

I checked into them years ago and was told Croads were never imported into the US. They are a UK variety.
If you're in a warm climate, I would definitely check into Penedesencas for a beautiful intense reddish maroon egg.

They were imported to the states in the 80’s. I have a flock of Croad Langshans. The eggs are a brown egg, not super dark and in the beginning of the season the eggs have a plum colored bloom which gives the eggs a lavender tint that comes off where t

I don't think he has white, sadly. If you want to reach out to him, search Robert Leigh's Rhode Island Reds on Facebook and shoot him a message, he may have some leads.

I found the page and messaged him. Thank you.

 

[JenEgrrrL]

Have you seen this information?
http://www.feathersite.com/Poultry/CGK/Langshan/BRKLangshan.html

It is my understanding that most langshans don't lay a particularly dark egg.
Look at the following link, especially the part at the bottom of the page.
https://croadlangshan.org/html/eggs.shtml
Note that most of the interesting egg colors are in Australia and the UK.
There are exceptions, but to the best of my knowledge the darkest eggs come from Marans (though not all), Penedesencas are next, then Welsummer, then Barnevelder.
Egg color is something that is easily lost with sloppy breeding. It has to be selected for.
I once bought 3 varieties of Marans eggs from a farm in Ohio. They were supposedly from a couple of famous lines of birds. I was quite disappointed in the color. 2 varieties were quite pale, on a par with Orpington or JG eggs. One variety was pretty dark but not as dark as my eggs. So obviously, the farm didn't select for dark eggs after they acquired those lines of birds and were sending me eggs that wouldn't hatch out birds that would produce dark eggs.
Barnevelder eggs used to be very dark but in selecting for feather color and shape for showing, the dark egg was lost in many lines.
There was a lady in SW MO that had Barneys with very dark eggs but she retired and sold all her birds to a guy in Oklahoma. I think he still has them.

@ChickenCanoe any possibility of more leads on the dark laying barnies in Oklahoma? Or username of gal that sold them to him even? I’d love to use barnies as a dark egg contributor in my project birds!

 

[JenEgrrrL]

They were imported to the states in the 80’s. I have a flock of Croad Langshans. The eggs are a brown egg, not super dark and in the beginning of the season the eggs have a plum colored bloom which gives the eggs a lavender tint that comes off where t

I found the page and messaged him. Thank you.

@Prescottchick have you found any more quality Langshan stock? I love the look of the blues, but mainly want to select for strong leg feathering and *hopefully find a bloodline that is more likely to throw the plum colored bloom!

 

[JenEgrrrL]

Found Langshan!!! Kunic Ranch near Paso Robles has them & are such great breeders! We are picking up a splash Langshan tomorrow & possibly one of their Dominiques. I’ll try to post some pics soon. Thanks everyone for all your tips that eventually led to our finding them

@Chook to chook how did your new Langshans lay?! Did you get any of the plum colored bloom you were seeking? I’m on a mission for it also Kunic only sells adult birds & hatching eggs right? Wasn’t sure about getting older chooks. So far, the times I’ve done that they never quite warm up and become the backyard pet we so enjoy as much as the ones we get as young babes or from a flock that was hand raised. Would love to know about your experience