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Breed characteristics...
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Holy wow!Twins, anyone?This is a barred Rock rooster over a SLW hen, so just sub yellow skin for your guy's white skin and it's pretty much the same. First pics were around 3-4 months.....pretty scraggly looking.
Here's around 6 months. The Wyandotte influence really kicked in and I got a nice, meatier bird. I feed an all-in-one feed, around 18 or 19% protein and he filled out nicely on it.
Very cool, he's beautiful. Here's hoping my boy gets there.
I could usually tell my Wyandotte crosses as they matured. The rose comb was the giveaway for me, as they were my only rose combed breed, but they were always a good pound or so heavier. Not so different to look at, but when you picked them up you could tell the difference. Here's a hen from the same cross...
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She's very pretty, and she looks solid!I could usually tell my Wyandotte crosses as they matured. The rose comb was the giveaway for me, as they were my only rose combed breed, but they were always a good pound or so heavier. Not so different to look at, but when you picked them up you could tell the difference. Here's a hen from the same cross...
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