Pen #1 big boys pen
big boy is the head rooster In this pen he weighted in at 5 pounds at 12 weeks as a young cockrel he was hatched fall 2018
white boy is out of big boy, hatched spring 2019 late he didn't gain quite as fast as his dad but still better than most I had that go round.
this white Plymouth rock rooster came from sand hill preservation center may 2019, I like the size he is now, he didnt gain as fast as the other 2 roosters in this pen but i think he has good potential.
There is a mix of hens in this pen, I have some of the hold-over red broilers (privetts version of the red ranger?)from spring of 2019, a few production reds, some of my mix breeds that showed good size, 3 hatchery quality Buckeyes off the top of my head all around Big girls that I hope will add size to the offspring.
Pen #2 charming's pen
charming, I think he is a wyandotte mix? He currently has the 3 American bresse hens, 2 white laced red cornish and a production red.
Pen #3 Blue foot
he is a half brother to Big boy (out of the same rooster) didn't grow as fast but has a nice big size now spring 2018 hatched necked neck his comb was dubbed by frostbite but still a beautiful bird
hens in this pen include baby, she a half sibling to blue foot(same rooster) she sized up nicely and is a beautiful color(in my opinion) hatched spring 2019
Blue foot also has 4 light brahma hens that are pushing 2 but nice Big sized, a white Plymouth rock hen from sandhill preservation center, and 2 Delaware hens one from privet hatchery spring 2016(still laying decent) the other may not be laying quite yet she was from
tractor supply sug 2019 so???
My DD is captivated by the idea of a feather footed necked neck mest bird so I think she is going to collect every egg from that pen for sure( now keep in mind that pen had a red necked neck rooster in it until very recently so we may come out with some interesting things for this first hatch) I hope to see her grow out some from every pen to see witch one comes out the closest to what she needs come fair time. The struggle may be finding a trio that matches closely, it's easy enough to hatch one nice bird but to find 3 ( especially with the varietyhere) that match for a competitive meat pen may be a struggle. It will be fun to follow!
