Description
Chocolate Egger® is a Cackle Hatchery genetic line of breeding that focuses on breeding hens that will produce a very dark brown bloom covering of their eggs. Feather coloring and body type are not a focus in this breeding program but rather a strict focus on egg color. Egg production can average from 180-260 eggs a year with egg sizes ranging from medium to large size.
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pruzwuzhere –
I bought a dozen Chocolate Eggers back in February 2022 and had a pretty decent hatch rate of 7/12 in March, but an additional one died the following day. I had 50:50 ratio of hens and roos (easy to tell by differing plumage), but found 4/6 dead at 2 weeks old (tried rearing them outdoors…won’t do that again). Of the two that remained, I had one hen and one roo. They are 100% Wheatan Marans with gorgeous orange plumage. Our hen started laying at 25 weeks, and they are beautiful dark chocolate colored as is typical for a Wheatan Marans. Bit skittish, but otherwise calm chooks.