Well the rooster saga is unfolding!! We have a 7 yr old bantam cochin roo, now the BLRW Roo and the big boy arrived yesterday, the brahma roo. Wow, our old roo starting crowing again when we brought home the BLRW roo. Now this am at 6:00 the CR started crowing and crowed for about an hour...
Hee Hee, my hubby puts up with a lot. We breed mini aussies, mini cows, mini horses, chickens, ducks, and rabbits. I just finally am getting the breeds I want vs the kids. We have an ancient bantam cochin roo, who hardly has crowed his whole little life until I brought home the new roo, now...
They are definetely not tempered like the large cochins we had before, very dominate and aggresive. Also, they have a heavier body than are previous LF's.
I know that the feedstore we go to has to treat the birds when they come in, they loose quite a few of them within the first 24 hours. but because they get such a huge price break from ordering such large quantities, they stick with them. However, with that being said, most customers who...
Our local feedstore orders from Privet, over the years, I have bought a chick here an there, none so far have to turned out to be the breed they were supposed to be. Our most recent is the Australorps (sp?) they are DEFINETELY not pure, feathered feet and all, but they are sweet!