My hatch rate this year has been in the 90 percentile. However, due to the surgery and the fluctuation of temps, I lost a good number of chicks in the 6 weeks range because of the cold. I can't complain though because I have rarely been able to even go out to the cock yard and hen house. If it...
Laws are constantly changing. The best thing to do is to call the States Vets office in the State you want to ship too.
Several states require AI clean test on birds besides NPIP (VA, PA, NC to name a few).
A few states require you get a permit from them to ship to their state. This requires a...
That one shades more like they should be. Take a few more pictures of the bird from different angles and tell us about his breeding. I do see the multiple spurs, but no red streak on the leg. What is his weight as well?
Don't breed to the light colored one. Kill her.
Use the Zook birds and that dark one from Sandhills (that's out of my stuff).
The one with the white in the wing will give you the right colored males.
This male is the wrong color. I get them that way too. You can use him, but be aware you need to...
There are those that will tell you they can tell the difference in a Wheaten cock and BBR cock; perhaps they can. I never could. In either one, just replace the Black with Blue and you have Blue Wheaten/Blue Red. The name is determined by the color of the female. However, in Orientals some lines...
You should know by 4 to 6 weeks based on feather coloration.
I wasn't referring to show quality. I was referring to them being the breeds stated: Saipan and Thai.