Posts by LoupGarou

So by the rule of orange, would this EE be a roo or a pullet? I can get better pics of the bird's comb tomorrow, now that I have a helper here. S/he is about 8 weeks old in those photos, I think, except for the last one. The last one was...

Thanks, Pinky! Anyone else care to weigh in? Is it a safe thing to do?

Or vice versa? I have a bunch of regular-sized EEs, none of which appear to be roosters (although I'm pulling for one, who seems to want to be). Through a chain of events, I hatched out a single chick from a dozen bantam Ameraucana eggs...

This afternoon I took another look at the bird I thought was a Welsumer rooster and I thought I saw some iridescent feathers forming on his rear/in his tail. At what point do roosters start to look like roosters? His wattles are even...

Quote:Originally Posted by Medicine Man Did I say it was "wrong"?  I don't recall. Thanks.*shrugs*Your condescending manner kind of said it for you. Unless you're going for inscrutable. If you are, it's really not...

Quote:Originally Posted by Medicine Man If I'm reading you correctly, you're saying that it's done for purely cosmetic purposes in both examples.  Thanks.What is wrong with wanting to preserve the historical appearance of a...

Quote:Originally Posted by Medicine Man err...in the AKC they're known as American Staffordshire Terriers, still a "Pit Bull".  One of the first group of dogs registered in the AKC as Staffies was "Pete the...

Quote:Originally Posted by tnchickenut As for pit bulls... that is a different game. Chicken people either show/breed or have farm stock/pets. OR fight. People who have dogs have them for many more reasons... like having a dog who...

Quote:Originally Posted by High Roost Ranch Quote:Originally Posted by Chris09 Quote:Originally Posted by High Roost Ranch Not likely to happen any day soon. As with tail docking, ear cropping, etc in dogs. Us humans are...

#2 definitely looks like my Golden Campines when they were chicks.