I'm with you on both colour and philosophy . Things can get ugly and the secret project may go from countrylife to countrydeath .
ETA I forgot to say they look to be bantam and if so the project would be a Bantam French Marans . The OP is selling French Marans X Ameraucana chicks or eggs [ don't remember which ] over in the " Buy and Sell " section so the project could be an Olive Egger that looks like a French Marans .
so much for bantam and olive egger and black color [ though they may turn black ] .
ETA is this an assumed name ? KatyTheChickenLady is hatching chicks from a French Marans over a CornishX hen ......... if you're not one and the same person you two should collaborate .