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  1. IslandChickenWhisperer

    Critique my cockerels please

    I have recently purchased chicks of several breeds with the goal of breeding correct examples of each breed, for egg layers and probably chick sales but not showing. I have four lavender Orpington cockerels to sort through. Here are photos of two. The left hand male has clearer color; the...
  2. IslandChickenWhisperer

    BCM - at what age will the roosters develop their copper?

    I have a BCM cockerel who is 15 weeks old and still appears solid black. The pullets from the same breeder have copper feathering around their necks. I don't know if he is a BCM showing very little copper, or if it is too early for him to get his adult plumage in. Otherwise he thinks he is...
  3. IslandChickenWhisperer

    Aloha!

    I've been reading BackYard Chickens for years to answer my questions about my flock over the past ten years. I've had various breeds for eggs for my farmer's market booth but now think I want to branch out into some selective breeding. So in addition to 25 production reds (that are reaching...
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