We could be long lost sisters. I turn everything into a project too.
One of the reasons I think I want the Delawares is to - wait for it - have a project of experimental sex-link meat birds of Delaware over Marans. It seems like a fine purpose for the Marans hens whose eggs are too light to hatch as purebreds. I'm supposed to be getting Delaware hatching eggs from an ALBC dual purpose flock in june, after she has hatched as many as she needs for her own use.
Wish I'd known that when I had the 2 Delaware roos from Whitmore Farms...I would gladly have given you one of them. Now I only have the one....