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The one on the right looks kind of white because it has a lot of calcium pockets in it, making it shiny and light in color. Shamos do come in different colors and most of the time do breed true. The recognized varieties are Dark, Wheaten, and Black, but they also come in colors like my Barred Wheaten stag as well as White, Blue, Splash, etc.
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I do keep them separate, but regardless, I have a couple pullets who wander around peacefully with these guys, no matter how many times I try and put them back in the pasture with the rest of my chickens. I only have the one stag and pullet for now, but plan to get more pullets from other breeders this spring. Most of the day, the pullet spends her time nearby the other chicken's pasture and my "Bachelor Pad" filled with cockerels and cocks who have great interest in her teasing affairs with them across the fence. The stag usually stays up by our houses, following us wherever we go, trying to entice us into the excitement of whatever treats, bugs, grass, or other random objects he finds. He is a hoot!
The one on the right looks kind of white because it has a lot of calcium pockets in it, making it shiny and light in color. Shamos do come in different colors and most of the time do breed true. The recognized varieties are Dark, Wheaten, and Black, but they also come in colors like my Barred Wheaten stag as well as White, Blue, Splash, etc.
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I do keep them separate, but regardless, I have a couple pullets who wander around peacefully with these guys, no matter how many times I try and put them back in the pasture with the rest of my chickens. I only have the one stag and pullet for now, but plan to get more pullets from other breeders this spring. Most of the day, the pullet spends her time nearby the other chicken's pasture and my "Bachelor Pad" filled with cockerels and cocks who have great interest in her teasing affairs with them across the fence. The stag usually stays up by our houses, following us wherever we go, trying to entice us into the excitement of whatever treats, bugs, grass, or other random objects he finds. He is a hoot!