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6/12/12 at 12:08am

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Originally Posted by Ksane

This is a a picture of a 10 wk old LF Fav boy. Are thyey supposed to have dark streaks through their neck feathers?

The boys change a TON before they are mature. What their neck feathers look like now may not be anything like how they end up.

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6/12/12 at 7:06am

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Hi bird-brain ;)

Yes, I believe he's "way cool junior!" - and, TexasLea, that song tells your age (and mine too!).....I have 3 of them Does anyone need a roo?

North Central TX native, serving my country in the USAF. I have a small flock of registered Barbados Blackbelly Sheep.

Working on a small flock of quality Salmon Favorelles, 4 French Marans :-D

North Central TX native, serving my country in the USAF. I have a small flock of registered Barbados Blackbelly Sheep.

Working on a small flock of quality Salmon Favorelles, 4 French Marans :-D

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6/12/12 at 7:22am

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Ksane

This is a a picture of a 10 wk old LF Fav boy. Are thyey supposed to have dark streaks through their neck feathers?

The boys change a TON before they are mature. What their neck feathers look like now may not be anything like how they end up.

Thank you for answering, that makes me feel better :-)

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6/12/12 at 7:41am

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Hi bird-brain ;)

Yes, I believe he's "way cool junior!" - and, TexasLea, that song tells your age (and mine too!).....I have 3 of them Does anyone need a roo?

I got you beat, we had 6 roos out of our hatch. Way too many for a flock of 28 birds.

Wife to a patient husband, mother to 2 great kids, 1 hunting cat, ? gold fish (they had babies and we can't keep count), 7 4-H sex-links,3 Salmon Favorelles, 1 Mottled Houdans, 1 Cochin bantams,1 Araucana and 2 Llamas.

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6/12/12 at 7:53am

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I got you beat, we had 6 roos out of our hatch. Way too many for a flock of 28 birds.

I have about 60 to go through at the moment.

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6/12/12 at 8:00am

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I have about 60 to go through at the moment.

Touche! You win!

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6/12/12 at 8:03am

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Touche! You win!

It could be worse. At least this year's male/female ratio is right about 50/50. A few years ago I had one hatching season with 85% males.

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6/12/12 at 8:07am

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It could be worse. At least this year's male/female ratio is right about 50/50. A few years ago I had one hatching season with 85% males.

Whew! We had an exact split as well. We only started with 15 eggs, 12 hatched and an even 6/6 split. All have survived, but one roo has a cross beak, however. he currently is the biggest and most dominate (81/2 weeks old).