The American Cemani Breeders Club...open forum

[Broodygranny]

Wow! I just got my rooster on a whim. I looked on Craigslist locally and someone nearby was selling a rooster. Now that I want hens nobody within 2 hours driving distance is selling any! Or chicks....or hatching eggs. I can't afford the hatching eggs on e-bay. Thats the way it goes. Oh well

 

[Ladybug2004]

I have never had much luck buying hatching eggs on ebay...won’t do it anymore.

 

[Broodygranny]

Thats why I can't buy them. If they didn't hatch I couldn't just keep buying them. They could get x-rayed or dropped or anything!

 

[BobletFarmBirds]

Can anyone critique my roo?

 

[Pyxis]

Can anyone critique my roo?
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It's hard to do a good critique from pictures, but I'll try. His comb is overly large and flopping a bit in the blade, which is not desired. It look like there might be a thumb print defect in the blade, but I can't really tell from the pictures. He does have a lot of mulberry/red in the comb and wattles.

His back is a bit short; it should be longer, and should slope down from the neck into the tail. His neck could be longer; they are meant to have long, firm necks with the hackles just reaching the shoulders.

Here is a picture of a pair that are doing well in Great Britain, which added the breed to their standards in 2017. Our standard will likely be very similar to theirs.

 

[Broodygranny]

what would I look to improve on, if my eggs actually hatch. I got some off ebay hoping to get some hens.

 

[Broodygranny]

I wasn't going to buy eggs that had to be shipped, but I really couldn't find ANY around here.

 

[BobletFarmBirds]

It's hard to do a good critique from pictures, but I'll try. His comb is overly large and flopping a bit in the blade, which is not desired. It look like there might be a thumb print defect in the blade, but I can't really tell from the pictures. He does have a lot of mulberry/red in the comb and wattles.

His back is a bit short; it should be longer, and should slope down from the neck into the tail. His neck could be longer; they are meant to have long, firm necks with the hackles just reaching the shoulders.

Here is a picture of a pair that are doing well in Great Britain, which added the breed to their standards in 2017. Our standard will likely be very similar to theirs.

Thank you! Good to know. I think our other roo May look better. I’ll get some pics in the light tomorrow.

 

[5j's]

Thats why I can't buy them. If they didn't hatch I couldn't just keep buying them. They could get x-rayed or dropped or anything!

Where are you located ? I have a breeding pair that we are hatching from.

 

[Broodygranny]

I found some off

Where are you located ? I have a breeding pair that we are hatching from.

ebay that I was able to pick up an hour and a half drive away. I am in Kentucky.