It is never been easy for me to cull.
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I am seeing RED ear lobes and white feathers covering the ear hole.We're sending a big batch of mutt cockerels to processing tomorrow. One of the cockerels has a super cool comb and is also a very nice shape. Here are some photos ... keep in mind two things: 1) I take TERRIBLE chicken photos; 2) he is dirty because he's been in the "finishing pen" for way too long due to unforeseen circumstances here on the farm.
I'm pretty sure he has some Silver Laced Wyandotte in him. But what else? White ears makes me think one of our white egg-laying breeds, and we only have Brown Leghorns and California Whites.
I wish I could keep him, but we just don't need excessive numbers of roosters around here.
I am seeing RED ear lobes and white feathers covering the ear hole.
Hmmm. Maybe I'd get more eggs if I took the three cockerels and the rooster out of the main coop. Though I haven't seen any breeding activity at all this winter, and the couple of hens that were bare-backed from the rooster have grown their feathers in again.
I do like having them all in one place in the winter -- less water dishes to break ice out of!
Kathleen
Hey, what are all do you guys use to "brood" now that we will not be able to get incandescent (sp?) light bulbs for our lights?
Ouch! I hadn't thought of that! The big heat lamp bulbs ARE incandescents!!!Broody hens.
But really? They aren't selling "brooder" lights any more?