Their introduction is as follows "They are all the same cross where they are between half and 2/3's Rampuri Aseel with the balance mostly Shuffler with a touch of KC Toppy." I would not even call them grades.
We found someone in Virginia with another shuffler line, the first-generation cross is help in high regard. The chicks above do not look like shufflers at all.
Schools, not lately, just public events. My son in particular has been taking over the trained chicken display freeing me up for the aquatic critter side of things. We have an event in Charleston, Missouri this coming Monday. Four hour drive each way.
They are all the same cross where they are between half and 2/3's Rampuri Aseel with the balance mostly Shuffler with a touch of KC Toppy. The Aseel is the source black and tight down if that is what you are keying in on.
There are more colors in the brood than the picture shows. My son is...
Most of mine are in the 6 to 10 range. Lower than that means poor hatch rate of eggs laid. Usually that is from too much chicken traffic or stressed hen.
The hen above is the product of four generations of line-breeding anchored on the hen (Sallie) below that was 2-years-old in 2012. The matriarch hen looks a little lighter I think because we did not have as much tree cover and the pens were not yet covered by shade cloth. Feather bleaching. In...
I have 11 units like shown with cock and white hen. They can be moved onto fresh grass with some difficulty. Still having issues with Black Rat Snakes as they can get at nest even in the side ways barrels after dark.
I use camera currently although around home place. Current cameras talk to my phone and are used more to protect sheep from dogs and themselves. Walk is quite a distance away. We need to stay on good terms with new neighbor as we would like to buy their property at some point.