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The bantam barnevelders are growing way past "bantam"... so I'm not sure how I feel about that. I don't mind having the standards, but as you all probrably know... the bantams cost more. Hmmm.
The bantam Dels are comming along pretty well. I need to work with the coloration a bit more, but they are cute as can be. Not show quality, yet, but certainly cute pets!
The barnevelders (both standard and bantam) should lay dark brown eggs, but here in the US you get such emphisis on feathering that breeders literally bred egg color out. I have seen some darker brown eggs... maybe 6 or 7s but the norm would be 5 or 6s. I would tend to be more honest and call it a medium to dark brown.