I have these for sale on the BIN Thread.
Some of the eggs in here are from my hens that placed on Champion Row at Internationals with over 2000 birds entered.
Mine have decided it is still too cold to lay eggs right now. I have one laying and one sporadic layer. The others are still waiting for spring.
Not Ameracuana..but a broody..
I am not going to argue with anyone..I live in Wisconsin. On winter that are long and deep freeze we sometimes are fortunate to have less bugs..including skeeders.
This is just my opinion and I am not a scientist but most information can bee found on the web.
Insects must rely on external...
Some blacks have white on the tips of the wings..they moult out usually.
That white is probably a splash or possibly a sport and could be important to a breeding program..hang on to it..
They are too young to judge conformation..they have cute faces so far..
You are given a schedule when you arrive and check in. It will let you know when your birds are going to be judged. Keeping the cage clean is pretty important IMO and just looks nicer. I add more bedding just before showing since the birds remove so much by just scratching. I do not feed my...
Might be an OE. That is a lot of green.....Not sure if a AM can lay that green....I do have some of my AM's have a slight green cast when they start to lay..after a few months it is hard to see any green.
If you have had good success with hatching shipping eggs before...do that same thing...
They found something they love eating..possibly a berry of sorts that is coloring the yolk that color. Free ranging chickens can have a variety of yolk colors.
Blood in egg:
If you have one hen who has bloody egg all the time for a long time she could be a cull. It can happen in some pullets...
tall order to critique a bird with one picture..Just so you understand..unless someone touches your bird, i can only guess.It is not fair to do it with one picture, but i will give it a shot. This is my opinion and has little value with out touching.
pretty beard and muffs
Nice neck feathering...
Looks like molt..
My girls groom the males and they end up with no face feathers sometimes..
If I am showing, the birds are put into condition pens so they do not loose feathers..