I love my Jaerhons. I purchased a pair at a local auction in March 2012 said to be from Sandhills' stock. I paid around $20 each. I then ordered a bunch from Ideal. They looked pretty similar to the adult birds I had. They are pretty good layers, but seem to change egg numbers based on weather. They may go for a week laying at about 75% of hens, but have an extreme weather day and they may only lay an egg or two out of 14 layers. Weather evens out again and egg numbers resume. The roosters are good looking and the colors can very slightly. The chicks are sex-linked with the pullets being darker with a white spot on their heads. The cockerells are a light yellow with a white spot on their head. They mature pretty fast and start laying around 18 to 21 weeks.