I'd say you will get an early AM call from the post office tomorrow
No I don't like! I love them!!!!
Thank you, Susan... really appreciate the time and consideration... no, comb is definitely to high I am working on it and the beard/muffs... And your disclaimer...First, the disclaimer - this is just my opinion and does not reflect, or represent the policies, opinions, or regulations of the Ameraucana Breeders Club, the APA, the ABA, the DEA, IRS, or PTA. @scflock 's cockerel on the left and @RavynFallen 's on the right
[TR][TD]scflock[/TD][TD]ravynfallen[/TD][/TR] [TR] [TD]beak looks to have some bone coloring, just a personal preference for all black[/TD] [TD] good beak color[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]eye color looks good[/TD] [TD]good eye color[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]could be thicker muffs and beards[/TD] [TD]lacking in beard and muffs[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]comb may be a bit high, but nice tight fit to skull[/TD] [TD]would like to see smaller comb - but that could be age?[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD] tail set looks perfect, but this angle is a bit tough to tell. nice transition from neck to back to tail. [/TD] [TD] tail set about 40, should be 45, but nice transition from neck to back to tail [/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Good feather quality, nice width on tail feathers[/TD] [TD]good feather quality, very nice wide tail feathers[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]good length on back, but hard to tell from this angle[/TD] [TD]nice length of back[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD] i've seen other pictures where he shows more breast than is shown in this pic [/TD] [TD]good prominent breast[/TD] [/TR]
Take this with a grain of salt - remember, I've only been breeding Ameraucanas for 5 years! Personally, my pick would be scflock's cockerel, BUT neither of them have any major issues and the few I noted above are not show stoppers and can be managed with good breeding selections.
Not bad, SC...That one picture of him with the flock is the best picture I have ever taken of him with a strong breast. I think he was showing off for the girls
Very pretty!! Are all of these pulled from recessive whites that cropped up?
Slowly building my numbers on LF white .
I bought a pair last fall to go with the white pullet that popped up .
Yes..... I thought that same thing. Maybe something else lives in that tree!
Jerry I love your whites! These will be your starting foundation of your white LF stock! I know almost nothing about these birds yet but these are very beautiful! My husband loves the whites also! Your chicks are precious! My chicks left Texas half an hour ago! Sc thinks I'll get them tomorrow that would be nice!!!! Yes! Better than chocolate for sure!
Susan PMed and said she needed an article for the ABC newsletter. She wanted it written by someone that wasn't new to chickens, but was new to the breed, and thought of me. I sent her the rough draft last night, and she liked it, so I will have an article in the next newslettere
