Business partner tried to make these work, they are nice birds but the egg color is not really worth it. Why are they rated as cold hardy? Their huge single combs get frostbite at the first sign of dropping temperature. Egg color is pretty but don't be fooled they don't all lay that dark of egg and many auction photos are taken in lighting or against blue or yellow background to make the eggs look darker, too bad. Crosses from them were exceptional meat birds but the purebreds take way too long to fill out.