dragonfly130 don't worry about the black feathers unless they are in the wing feathers. One than one black feather in the primaries and secondaries is a DQ. I would cull the lighter male especially if he has "feather issues". I usually keep one lighter male but you should get a few with the...
Thanks for posting the pictures Kathy. The birds traveled 12 hours to Indy on Thursday when they did not get judged till late Saturday afternoon. They are not use to being in a small cage for that long. I know they looked better on Friday morning than Saturday afternoon. Thanks everyone for the...
I don't have my breeding pens setup and with the heat we have had I'm glad. I am selling trios this fall if anybody is interested. Will have eggs and chicks for sell in the spring of 2012. Just let me know.
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Hi Jeremy. Have pictures with ya?
Hey, Nick I need to get some new pictures but the hens and pullets and in there working clothes. I have a few males that look ok they just need more time.
Boy, I would wait as long as possible. The tails take forever to come in and some especially the EB line it's hard to know which one will have true type. I have males that are almost a year old and they are finally filling out.
Yes, he is in one of my pens. I have him with four older hens, five pullets and the older male I got from good shepard ranch. I have two cockerels in with 14 older hens. I also have one cockerel with four pullets. I had him with the the older hen bunch but he was getting beat up bad. They...
So the BR's went MIA .....glad they came home. You just need a few more to graze in the trees . My fall is turning into winter and the birds aren't liking it one bit. They keep hunting around looking for the last of the green grass which gets harder to find each day.