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kwphotomom
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Gingers' tail feathers look a little too loose for me to wanna say pullet for sure even though the lacing doesn't look so barred. That is also A LOT of color for a girl. :/
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Gingers' tail feathers look a little too loose for me to wanna say pullet for sure even though the lacing doesn't look so barred. That is also A LOT of color for a girl. :/
Gingers' tail feathers look a little too loose for me to wanna say pullet for sure even though the lacing doesn't look so barred. That is also A LOT of color for a girl. :/
Specifically at the top of the wings... look at sugars' wings. It's the same color only solid instead of laced, or kind of blurred if you will.One more question for you...is barring that darker band of feathers around their lower neck/upper shoulder area? Meaning the lacing pattern breaks up in that area vs consistent lacing pattern from head to tail?
It's possible Ginger is something else! It's hard to see in the pictures, but in the sunlight she looks dark amber color with bluish-lavenderish tail feathers. And the lacing on her body is sort of turning more of the lavender too (the black tips that is). Maybe she is a BLRW???It's a tough place to be.... so many decisions.
Specifically at the top of the wings... look at sugars' wings. It's the same color only solid instead of laced, or kind of blurred if you will.
Maybe Ginger is like red laced or something instead of gold laced??
If you bring in older birds you have to worry about parasites and disease. Bringing in younger birds you still have to brood and integrate, that's probably how I would go.
1 cockerel needs about 10 hens to not over mate them. 2 boys to 1 girl, they could mate her to death. Before boys learn their manners they chase, pull feathers, hold her down and if more than 1 will take turn mating her while sh'e down. They may peck at her comb while mating... 2 of my girls have chunks missing. You will know when this starts because your girl will be screaming at first when she isn't sure what's happening. And she won't have the option to say no. A roo that has learned his manners is a whole different creature. This being your first rodeo.. I highly recommend you do not keep a boy. They start crowing at 3:30 am and through out the day, not just at sunrise. Also, if you have any kids or dogs, they sometimes become the cockerels first target.
Not trying to scare you. Roosters can be good! But they aren't needed to have a happy flock. And if you aren't hatching chicks with intent to eat extra cockerels... just not sure it's worth the extra hassle.
Again, broken lacing on the wings only. Other areas like the neck is just the norm.
Your kids are pretty good in age.Oh my goodness, you are right, big decisions to be made now that I have read this info you posted. We do have kids, 13, 10 and 7. We also have 3 dogs, all Shih Tzu ranging, 2 are around 9 pounds and the other is around 15 pounds. Maybe we should stick with an all girl flock! Sounds like our Roo's temperament could change drastically once he hits full maturity, he's pretty gentle now, but I wouldn't stand for a mean rooster!