Over 20 yrs. I do work on specific colors. And when I breed for my flock, I will pair the birds or put small groups in breeding pens and mark the chicks so they are easily identifiable as offspring from the parent stock chosen.
This helps me to keep up with the lines and know what produced...
He should be just over 4 months or so.. I can't remember when exactly I shipped them to you, but he hatched about 2 weeks after that.. So maybe 4 and a half months.. He's actually part of my red shouldered American Longtail project.. Going to try for nonmolters in this color.. His brother has...
I keep mine at a min of 65%, but I let it get to 80% sometimes..
OH yeah, pics of some of a red shoulder cockerel with a red breast, and in the States... Well, Tx anyhow.. lol.