Reply #3: Yes.

[LWolf]

The golds tend to be mostly gold, but may sport a few black feathers in the tail, or a rose comb if there is some wyandotte in there. The blacks have been, for the last 2 summers, feathering out as a mix of black and gold feathers.

One of the gold chicks had a head marking like the easter-eggers came with, so I'll be watching that one closely.

Last summer, I lost several to birds of prey. I even had a falcon come and sit on the 4-ft fence around my house, watching them.

This summer, they have a lot more cover. My harrow is broken, my weedeater is broken, and the mustard has taken over. While it's a problem for me, it will give them more protection.

The quail are hatching out all over right now, too, and they are in close because of the extra cover, too.