found a lady not five miles from home, on backroads no less, selling wade jeanne line babes for $5 each. she had about a hundred from 1-4 weeks old! she traveled a state away to get hers last year, and these are the babies of them. after all this time wanting fbcms, and then i see a note on my tiny local feed store, with pics of the eggs--unbelievably dark. i called and went over, bought 5, and i think i'm going back for some a little older as soon as i sell some javas so i have more room in the brooder! she is selling GORGEOUS DARK eggs--i'd say at least 5s on the color scale for sure, for every single one in her incubator that i saw--for $20/ dozen!
i know it's early...but i'm still curious. i'll update this thread once i know for sure. maybe it will help someone else later. smile
chicks 1 and 2
chicks 3, 4, and 5 (and you can see the legs/feet of 1 & 2)
anybody want to hazard a guess?
this is the parent flock...comments are welcome. i know they came from good genetics...the lady was about 75 years old and ferreted around in her pocketbook for a wrinkled piece of paper with "wade jeanne line" and the number and directions to where she got her birds originally. i hope they have retained jeanne characteristics though! strengths or weaknesses noted in the flock would be appreciated, as i plan to go from here and do the best i can to improve, but i don't want to do anything that will jeopardize the EXCELLENT egg color i saw...particularly as ALL the eggs were quite dark, and we are not at the beginning of the laying season either (here in the south anyway!)
