Great eggs ! I need to start making the hens lay more I have not seen a dark egg from my birds for two months ! I can't wait for my new marans to start laying. Dark eggs are so great and very pretty.
They really are pretty eggs! We have 2 Welsummers also and one of them is just now laying at 28 wks. Hers started out speckled too and seem to get darker and darker.
I had to replace my 8 Wellies (feedstore) due to a neighbor's dog attack. I have one that just started laying. I ordered from Privett for a Nov delivery. All 10 of them (plus a few others) are doing quite well in our Wisconsin winter. Seemed to be nice birds to this "unschooled" eye.