We have some new laying hens this year. The coloring of the Golden-laced Wyandotte is so striking and lovely. It’s not quite a new breed for us as we do have older Silver-laced Wyandottes. The new breed is the Black Astrolorp. Read somewhere that the Astrolorps are not heavy scratchers so we thought that they might make a good free range bird. An Astrolorp set world records for egg laying, one hen laying 364 eggs in a year! Purportedly, they are great brooders and are friendly and calm. The golden laced Wyandotte also have a reputation as being a docile bird. The colorings of the two breeds coordinate so well together, with the Astolorp being jet black with black feet and beak and the Wyanadotte as you see pictured.