New Life from chocolate eggs

One of the best things about raising any animal is the creation of new life.  This is the result of a breeding program I have going on.  First hatching of my new French Black Copper Marans.  They lay the darkest eggs of any chicken.

The top row is from my Red Star hens.  Great layers, nice brown color, big and lay almost every day even in the winter.  The bottom row is from the new Black Copper Marans.  They are still a bit small but seem to be getting bigger as the hens mature.  Great color.... keep expecting chocalate cream to come out when I crack them open.

Here is a pic of a newly hatched Black Copper Marans.

 

Poor lighting.... the egg is actually much darker than it looks here.

 

 



I managed to get a video clip of the second chick just after it pushed it's way out of the shell.