My d'uccles lay a decent size egg and the yolk is big. May be worth adding to your flock, they arent like silkies or seramas.D'Uccles are a true bantam, no larger counterpart.You could probably find the color pattern in a different, larger breed, but they might be expensive............ d'Uccles are the best though, their personalities totally make up for not laying a lot of eggs. I think you might be able to talk him into it.