Draye I have read a few of your threads before. I have kinda stopped with this project. I am going to start breeding Buckeyes. I love these birds but I cant breed to a standard or show them.
They r beautiful!! I set some eggs from my hens and there is a few EE eggs! I hope my Aussie cross roo is dad to a few and my splash cochin is dad to some. I have 20 eggs in the incubator and all but two look like they have development!!
I found pics of the batch of chicks he came from. Also added some of how they aged and butcher day. There were roos from different batches that day too.
Last spring I started a project to find an amazing hybrid. All I had was a simple hatchery Welsummer roo and a flock of 60 hatchery layers to choose hens from. I was looking for a bird that was large enough to be used as a broiler but could also lay a large quantity of eggs each year.
So I...