It's nothing against you personally. We have all come together on here as we love the breed as a whole. The egg color has somewhat died out a bit and unfortunately, many people are so focused on that aspect of the breed that I know I am afraid that the breed will take a huge downturn like the Marans did.
For example, everyone wanted the dark brown color of the Marans eggs. Hence, everyone only bred for that color. They flouted the name of a certain breeder around to show everyone that they had the lineage for dark brown eggs. Although I am not sure if it is true any longer, this led me to believe that this line had poor conformation but had excellent egg color. Why? Because all of the birds I was seeing had awful conformation but had very dark eggs. The birds were small, really tight in feather and looked like a black Leghorn with smutty coloring in them. In truth, at times it was difficult to tell the difference between the Black Copper Marans and a black sex-link. This should not happen to any breed, ever.
This is why I choose to not sell to anyone that is after egg color. It means less sales for me, but it also means that my name will never be associated with poorly conformed birds that are only known for their egg coloring. For me, I don't see it as being snooty, but as preserving a breed that is already few and far between. My line was from a breeder that I consider a second grandfather. He took the time to mentor me and teach me as much as he could in the small amount of time he could. I strive to do as he did and do what I can for this breed.
As to what you did wrong. You didn't do anything wrong, but as soon as I see someone mention the egg color as part of their first post, it just turns me off immediately. I'm sure many on here did not read all the way through or simply took it the wrong way. I know I did with the initial email and I will apologize publicly for being a bit off-putting.
