everyday_farmlife
Songster
- Oct 2, 2021
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Our goal is SOP and we are so close, the judges only feedback for improvement on this year's stock was tail set just needs to be a tad lower.
Anyways our current Rooster has won champion at numerous Ag shows this year and we plan to put him in a state sussex show next month to see how he goes. But, I don't like his hackle colouring being so dark it's the only thing I'd change if I could. He has impeccable manners literally will stand and let you pick him up ect without fuss.
I want to keep one of his offspring from last year just in case something happens as we have extra pens and the space ect.
Which one would you choose? And why? Their temperament is the same both are calm boys hatched Dec 22 so approaching 30w and still aren't crowing but their father was also a very late maturer (re crowing) not a bad trait to pass down for meat birds?
These are the current faults I can see just visually,I'm not sure if they will improve... I think it's unlikely and will be picking a better one from this year's hatch when we cross father with better hens.
Anyways our current Rooster has won champion at numerous Ag shows this year and we plan to put him in a state sussex show next month to see how he goes. But, I don't like his hackle colouring being so dark it's the only thing I'd change if I could. He has impeccable manners literally will stand and let you pick him up ect without fuss.
I want to keep one of his offspring from last year just in case something happens as we have extra pens and the space ect.
Which one would you choose? And why? Their temperament is the same both are calm boys hatched Dec 22 so approaching 30w and still aren't crowing but their father was also a very late maturer (re crowing) not a bad trait to pass down for meat birds?
These are the current faults I can see just visually,I'm not sure if they will improve... I think it's unlikely and will be picking a better one from this year's hatch when we cross father with better hens.