Hey bantyman, you are first in line. As soon as i can confirm decent percent of fertility.
I have now integrated him in with his flock of hens, minus the two biggest bullies, so that makes seven. I gave away a mismarked hen with white neck hackles, and a roo marked the same way. I just thought it would mess up the mille fleur look too much.
I have the two mottled cockerels caged in a smaller cage in the flight that the rest of the flock is in, along with the two bully hens. So far everything seems good. He is a little gun shy from getting hen pecked at first, but I figure the sooner he gets in with his girls and starts to feel comfortable in the flock, the sooner he can do his job.
The girls are starting to get fairly deep pink, like the inside of a strawberry, but not real red yet. He needs to get with his girls and start to feel like cock of the walk whenever he quits peeping and starts clucking and crowing. I know we are not supposed to count our chickens before they are hatched, but I sure hope this turns out good. It sure could, for a lot of people.
To the rest of you all, please do keep my email handy. I am not going to keep a waiting list, because I just sorta think that would jinx it or something. When they get going, I'll be sure to be on here and let everyone know.