Up here they want them plump, I mean PLUMP. Mine aren't fat, t are just big bodied. I don't know if he weighed 12 I keep thinking it was around 10-11, anyways he is with the hens, but he is getting older, and so are the hens. So he has tried to mate, but not succecful enough to do the job naturally.
He lost weight about a month and a half ago so I out cracked corn in, and then I just this week stopped, because I didn't want them turning purple tinted. Who knows what his issue is.
The boy weighed 12 pounds now he weighs 9, but he grew bigger. I don't understand it, I deformed them and give them enough protein, but the hens weigh 10 pounds.
It's not difficult at all, and doesn't even involve going inside the roo, it literally takes 10 seconds... Most breeders do it. They separate the hens from Roos to keep them in condition and AI them. I let mine stay together but my austrolorps are so big that they can't naturally mount.
Sorry y'all I have been way to busy lately. Here are some pics
They are very nice, and I am planning on setting eggs from them on Saturday or Sunday. Their eggs are large, but not as big as my leghorn eggs. I am AI them because I have a show in April, and their butts have 3 inches of fluff...
I just picked up a trio of BA about 2 weeks ago, and am already in love, these ones are for breeding and showing , since they are really high quality. I got them from a neighbor of the leader of APA district 6 and he is the one that told me how good they were, so they should do well at show... I...