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Do you want a pic of the roolet or his daddy? Both have white primaries, as did one of the breeding hens. However, since my starter stock was all over the place with regards to form, I am really more concerned with the barn rather than the paint at this point. Coloring was the absolute last...

Hi Don and the rest of ya'll SS people, I subscribed to this thread a long time ago, and only rarely get the email alerts that you are all busy with this thread. So I am always surprised how much is going on here. In answer to your question though, I've had some awful problems with hatching...

At 10 months, my largest pullets from Mt. Healthy were 5.8 - 6 pounds. Most are in the 4-5 pound range. My Mt. Healthy cockerel, also 10 months, tipped the scale at 9.8 pounds. So size wise, Mt. Healthy is definitely there. Their combs are all over the place, there are problems with too much...

I have 3 different strains of SS hens. Both my McMurray and Sandhill birds are still laying pullet sized eggs (40-48g) at 7 and 6 months old respectively. Can't say for sure about rate because they are mixed in with other brown egg layers, but I'd say about 4-5 per week. My Mt. Healthy girls...

Quote: Nakstk, I am no expert, (in fact, I'm a newb) and I haven't been to a county fair on poultry judging day so I can't even offer guidance there. Just based on color though, I'd say Bess and Betty are closer to the mahogany bay noted in the standard. They also seem broader all the way...

Quote: I'm really liking the top line of your pullet. Nice long back. Nice tail angle. Legs set well apart. Pretty girl. On the roo, I'm with MathAce. He looks young and I'd like to see post molt pictures. I was surprised how some of my roos lost white tail feathers and others did not...

Quote: Naw, she was just on the move and generally ticked off at me for stalking her. But I'm gonna tell you, I have pinched tails everywhere and my most open male is 33 from Mt. Healthy pictured several posts above, and as I've mentioned, he's not much of a lover. I'm going to wait to see...

Quote: Hi, when most think about fantail it will be the main tail feathers well spread apart, and you will need this to develop the nice open tail with a little fluff between the two rows of main tail. Just remember the tail can be pinched vertically and horizontally. This subject came up on...

Quote: Thanks Don, for your guidance. Can't tell you how much I appreciate you taking the time to share with those of us just getting started. Rboin

Okay, here she is again. Mt. Healthy #83 at 37 weeks. Outside in the sunshine. Still not happy about the camera and absolutely refused to pose for a frontal.

Quote: Pet Rock, My first group from Mt. Healthy began laying (very sporadically) at 20 weeks (around August 1st). They gradually ramped up production for the next 6 weeks, and then after the middle of October they all but stopped. They really didn't ever take their job seriously. Adding...

Allow me to introduce #83. She's a Mt. Healthy pullet, currently 37 weeks (roughly 9 months). She's my top ranked pullet from this group. She currently weighs in at 6.4lbs and she's one of the very few (3 out of 30) who are laying without benefit of artificial lighting. When she's not...

Quote: Thanks for the critique, MathAce. You made me laugh. Do you really still have babies on the ground at this time of year?

And finally, #33 from Mt. Healthy, 37 weeks old in the pics. Last weight I have on him was 7.2 lbs at 27 weeks. He has straight toes, which is one of the reasons I kept him. Compared to the paintings in the SOP, his back appears too long.

Next the best from the McMurray group. This is number 4. He is 28 weeks in these pics. Last weigh in was at 21.5 weeks; he was the smallest of the lot at 4.6 pounds, but he has the best tail angle and coloring. I don't know about the wing though. All the McMurray birds have a very different...

I was able to get some more pictures yesterday. (A little blurry, sorry.) Let's start with the best of the Sandhill group. This is #16, currently 19 weeks old. The last time I weighed him was at 15 weeks. He weighed 5.6 lbs.

Quote: Don, I don't know where McMurray or Mt. Healthy acquired their chicks. Using the Mt. Healthy stock for the breeding program comes with two issues: One is over half the flock has bent toes. We've discussed this before, but essentially there's no way to tell if it's genetic unless I...

Quote: In trying to figure out just where this Mille Fleur coloring may have come from and what I might get if I put them in the breeding program, I came across this on another website. I don't speak genetics yet, (Genetics of the Fowl is at the top of my winter reading list), but this...

Quote: Thank you for correcting and enhancing my knowledge. GREAT POST! Yes, thank you! Mille Fleur Sussex! Well, who knew!

Quote: You can purchase the 2010 SOP from the American Poultry association. It has the Sussex SOP along with those for every other recognized breed. http://www.amerpoultryassn.com/APA_ShoppingMall3.htm. Or you can see if there is a copy at your local library and just copy out the pages...