I think the Rooster is a handsome enough guy I was told from the woman I bought him off of that he was from a breeding of a hen that consistently layed 7's on the Marans scale (I can only take her at her word). From images I have looked at all over the internet the majority of my hens lay around a 5 with the odd 6...I just need to figure out who is laying which eggs and then include or exclude them from my plan based on how true to type they are. I would love to get darker eggs but I also want to work toward great looking birds!
