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I have such a hard time getting good photos of the birds since they're so active, but I thought you'd like to see how Green, now known as Rameses, has turned out. He's 10 months old and still a perfect gentleman with me and decent with his girls. That chest has continued to broaden and I...

Thank you for the helpful link!

I'll give the three cull boys one more chance to be sold on Craigslist to someone who wants to raise blue chicks this spring.

I did that just now when I went out to make the move to the bachelor pen. Red has a sharper keel and an overall bonier feel. I expect he'd grow into those bones eventually, but Green is as wide even though he's shorter. He has a nice, solid feel to him. I could put my whole hand flat over...

Among the 5 of there there was quite a bit of difference in size and conformation. I'm trying to do my best with what I have.

Yes, one would think so. It's baffling.

I'm too much of an amateur to really understand what I'm reading in the SOP^ -- almost everything about an Australorp is supposed to be "medium" -- and breed clubs seem to be weirdly shy about posting photos of show champion birds for everyone to look at and emulate. ^I'm reading the...

I don't have current weights. 2 weeks ago it was a couple ounces. Red is just enough taller to see it live but not enough to be clear in the photos. Green is about as broad across the shoulders though. New Mexico is good for me the same as Ideal in Texas is good for me -- breeding flocks...

I'll keep that in mind while selecting the girls. It really got me thinking when I realized that Green has better coloring than the hatchery catalog photos. I keep coming back to the fullness of Green's chest -- though I ought to feel keelbones tonight when I'm closing them up and throwing...

It's tempting, but I really do have to select only one. :)

That's an excellent point. My market will be primarily backyarders who don't want to/aren't set up to raise their own chicks. I debated including the blurry shots (it's so hard to get a clear photo of healthy, ACTIVE chickens), but I thought that they showed the body profiles pretty well so I...

His coloring is not really up to the SOP. It's his size that has me second-guessing because I value rapid growth. ... OK, Trying to look up a photo of a show-quality Blue Australorp made me realize that Green has better color and lacing than the photos several hatcheries are showing in their...

No, I can't keep both. It's too rowdy right now with 3 cockerels and 20 girls -- especially since I might have to lock down my flock due to the avian influenza in NC. I want Ludwig as flock sire for now in my mixed flock because of his excellent temperament.

As of yesterday, when I saw him dance for one of the ladies, I was sure I would keep Green as my line-sire for the Blue Australorps. So I went to transfer Red to the bachelor pen and drama ensued. This morning I got a better look at the two of them side by side and realized that the difference...