I agree leg color should not be a issue since they are genetically slate . That is just the barring gene at work . I stuck up for the ones wanting barring and got quite upset about it 4 years ago . Logical argument did not help . So I stepped into the project full bore . Out of respect for the nay sayers I tried every angle to get the slate color they want . Some success . Still testing ideas . I look at other breed clubs with the same problem and nobody is kicking a fuss over it . Truth is it has always been a membership vote when in question . Some would not let it happen . So I shut up and keep breeding and showing the new colors .She's beautiful Jerry. Her leg color would not matter in my backyard.
I ended up getting 12 healthy chicks, but 10 eggs didn't hatch. They were definitely alive at lockdown, so I am sure it was my incubation skills (or lack of..) Temp and humidity staying great, until they started hatching, and it went super high. I am guessing they drowned? I did not open them. I was busy, and just couldn't bring myself to make the time. I did candle them on day 23, and there was no movement. 
