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I used to think they were hideous...now I think they're cute. The few I have are just hatchery chicks, but still cute. Good sized birds that lay quite well. My hens are pretty bossy, which I find hilarious.

Seriously, how on earth could anyone think THIS is a sad looking chicken...hee-hee... (oops.........sorry for the derail...........)

I know what you mean; I have a Cuckoo (just for eggs) and a well-bred Barred Rock in my layer pen; when they sit beside each other on the roost, it's crazy seeing how different their barring is.

Awe...you're giving Marans a bad name! MY Marans are quite laid back!!

Panther, here is his website: http://www.horstmanspoultry.com/

LOVE all the pics! Thanks, Janet, for posting pics of your birds. Clayton, yours are all growing out nicely. Thanks for sharing pics. I really need to get some more pics of my SPR from Janet - they're just now beginning to venture out. This has been a bad winter thus far; but geesh, you'd...

I love my nekked necks! They're just crosses from hatchery stock, nothing fancy. I had a red one that when crossed to my splash Giant cock bird threw me blues every time. And I love the blues in any breed or hybrid! SEVEN extra pens! I'm green!

Will do. We're long, long overdue!

But you're so doggone GOOD at it! Miss chatting, my good friend.

Hey, friend! Many folks who are breeding for exhibition don't hatch eggs until the females are at least a year old; other do. It's just a preference. Many of these heritage breeds are slower to mature than hatchery types, so you really do want to give them the time to mature before you...

Yup. You know, it's so interesting, because I have had longtime breeders tell me both - some believe size is a characteristic passed by the hen, and others believe it comes from the cock bird. I've never tried to prove the theory on my farm, I simply don't take any chances either way...

Yes, I do. It's not extensive, though. I think one of the males I held back has about this amount. I had two that had quite a bit more, but I guess "choose your battles" - a small amount, in an otherwise very nice male - would not deter me. There are so many issues that need fixing in the...

good discussion - sorry if I sounded offended, I definitely wasn't. I just enjoy good discussion!! It's how we learn & move forward.

Probably tough to make a definite determination based on 3 hatchlings, but thanks for the post. Out of curiosity, do you have adult weights on the offspring as compared to the parent stock? For sure, the PR finish out a bit more slowly than some other breeds.

One of the issues with SPR, though, is that they're small. It's well known that hatching pullet eggs often leads to small offspring. So, if you're hatching off a breed that there's no issues with size, it isn't a problem. Silkies being banties...wouldn't be much of an issue hatching small...

Gotcha. I have the same issue in some of my original line females - incomplete pattern at the top of the breast. I had some longtime breeders advise me to breed to some ginormous White Rocks to improve the size...but this is a perfect example of what my worry was in using a White. I totally...

It's a good question; I'd also wonder about the thinking behind keeping the cockerels...if the pullets aren't what you'd want to keep, why would the cockerels be keepers? Just curious. I usually wait a month after lay begins to hatch off pullets; by the time that first hatch is old enough to...

Hey, lady - are you hatching off your SPR from Janet already?