Here is a Blue Minorca that hatched this Spring out of a white x white mating. Her mother is a White Minorca that is out of a Sandhill White Rooster over a McMurray Black Hen.
I wanted to share a picture of my two Roosters from Sand Hill Preservation. I also ordered a handful of pullets from McMurray, one of which was mistakenly sexed, so I ended up with a Rooster. Look at the size difference, not to mention the little guy is a nervous freak (it reminds me of a Leghorn).
These are my pair of Red Caps from Murray McMurray Hatchery. The hen is quite a productive gal. We let them free range on our farm. We have hatched out offspring this year in our incubator, and are curious to see how they turn out. At the time of this posting, the pair is 15 months old.
This is a picture of my Red Cap rooster. Out of about ten cockerals, he was the only one that had a decent comb. He is 15 months old now. He and his hen like to come up to the bird feeder every day. We hatched out 3 pullets, and two cockerals in our incubator. We are anxious to see how they turn...
I ordered 15 chicks from MM back in 2015 (June). I only kept the best rooster and best hen from that group. I found many to be weak and had several go light on me during the Wisconsin Winter. This particular pair are the hardiest and the hen very productive of a medium, light tan egg. They are...