Gorgeous birds. I wouldn't have ANY problem selling those...LOL
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Gorgeous birds. I wouldn't have ANY problem selling those...LOL
They look a lot like my favorite pullet Ruby except her cream colored under-fluff shows around her rear & legs. She's a Red Star & my son hauls her around like a babydoll. We've had her since she was 2-3 days old & she has always been handled almost daily by him. She lets him pick her right up without complaint & even lays on her side in the yard with her legs stretched out behind her & lets him pet her for 15-20 minutes at a time when he takes her by the legs & stretches her out to "pet" her. She's nearly the biggest hen I have even at only just over 5 months old. She's also my best layer & rarely misses a day. Love her gorgeous cafe au lait colored eggs. She lays the darkest of my non-chocolate layers & has been steadily growing in egg si2e over the past month or so. She started laying right around 16 weeks or so & had barely missed a day since that 1st week. I'd LOVE to have more like her & your girls are looking VERY similar.
They are GORGEOUS!!! I love that pretty red color. Even the lighter colored girls in F2 & F3 are beautiful. Maybe I'm just partial to the pretty colors & patternsHere they are. They were hatched on or about June 20. So, they're about 12 weeks now.
Their purpose is to be productive. This is the 4th generation on the Red side. I shall keep careful charts on their laying. I fully expect laying to exceed 240 eggs the pullet year. I'd be completely satisfied with that, and very pleased if it hit 250. Since we will be breeding these red birds, in the future, for quality, they do not need to be 300 egg per pullet year birds, but it could happen, as it is hard to slow that ISA heritage down.
Just found this thread and love the information! I've always liked studying genetics, but am a total newbie to chickens. Are there any new findings to report?