Hi everybody! I planned on setting some eggs next week, but that would put them hatching when we were planning on being out of town. So, they are posted on the 24 hr auction thread if anybody is interested.
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Finally got a picture of my Wheaten hen. Posted a pic of my rooster before but I'll add him too. I have not seen their offsprings yet (hatching any day now) but I'd like some feedback on positive and negative traits for both. Her egg color is a B4. Also, how do I ensure that the positive traits stay and breed out the negatives? They are both about 9-10 months old. I am bringing in more Wheaten chicks from someone else. Thanks!
She is REALLY flighty so I had a hard time getting her right. Also, I didn't make any changes to the photo and chose an overcast clear day. The rooster is a total poser. I am getting 100% fertility and hatching so far with them and don't get that with any of my other flocks. Is that a trait that I should also breed for? I am new to this so be gentle....
In this photo, there is another hen running with her which is where the gray feathers on the tail come from.
Thank you!
She is REALLY flighty so I had a hard time getting her right. Also, I didn't make any changes to the photo and chose an overcast clear day. The rooster is a total poser. I am getting 100% fertility and hatching so far with them and don't get that with any of my other flocks. Is that a trait that I should also breed for? I am new to this so be gentle....
In this photo, there is another hen running with her which is where the gray feathers on the tail come from.
Thank you!
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I found a roo for my blacks. I ended up losing my roo last year and my black hens are laying great but unfortunatley not fertile. He comes out of paul smith lines from flf which we may remember as buying henry's birds a couple years ago, they are getting rid of him since he is an extra. love opinions.
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I think their leg color is actually pretty good for Wheatens. I don't know so much in Largefowl but the bantams have terrible leg color with most of them having white leg basically. I think your hen is lacking in the tail department for sure. I would like to see a lot more color in those tail feathers and a lower tail. I think that is the hardest thing about the wheatens is that they have such a variance in tail color. The rooster has a couple major faults that I can point out. Some of the others probably already told you this but I haven't been on in a while. He has too much black in the hackle and too big of a comb. Now I'm a bantam person and I don't like to see that much of a back BUT I think a longer back is the norm for Largefowl. I would also like to see a lower maybe fuller tail but now I'm nit picking LOL! As far as your breeding question: Know your birds faults and know what to breed them to to counter act them. I think of breeding like balancing a chemical equation. What do you need on the reactant side to get this on the product side. That is how you should think of it. Like say you are like GEEZ my hen has good muffs I want to keep that but I would like to make her comb smaller. Find a rooster that has a small comb and still a lot of muffs. It is easier to make up for the rooster's faults than a hens because you have one rooster and many hens. So say your rooster has a bigger comb breed him to smaller combed hens. My lavender rooster has a bigger comb so most of my hens have nice little combs. My brown red hens have not so great color so my rooster I made sure had good color.
That's how I think of it. You can't really breed for fertility if that is what you are asking. Heat and the rooster's age are some of the contributors to whether or not the eggs are fertile.
Tyler
I think their leg color is actually pretty good for Wheatens. I don't know so much in Largefowl but the bantams have terrible leg color with most of them having white leg basically. I think your hen is lacking in the tail department for sure. I would like to see a lot more color in those tail feathers and a lower tail. I think that is the hardest thing about the wheatens is that they have such a variance in tail color. The rooster has a couple major faults that I can point out. Some of the others probably already told you this but I haven't been on in a while. He has too much black in the hackle and too big of a comb. Now I'm a bantam person and I don't like to see that much of a back BUT I think a longer back is the norm for Largefowl. I would also like to see a lower maybe fuller tail but now I'm nit picking LOL! As far as your breeding question: Know your birds faults and know what to breed them to to counter act them. I think of breeding like balancing a chemical equation. What do you need on the reactant side to get this on the product side. That is how you should think of it. Like say you are like GEEZ my hen has good muffs I want to keep that but I would like to make her comb smaller. Find a rooster that has a small comb and still a lot of muffs. It is easier to make up for the rooster's faults than a hens because you have one rooster and many hens. So say your rooster has a bigger comb breed him to smaller combed hens. My lavender rooster has a bigger comb so most of my hens have nice little combs. My brown red hens have not so great color so my rooster I made sure had good color.
That's how I think of it. You can't really breed for fertility if that is what you are asking. Heat and the rooster's age are some of the contributors to whether or not the eggs are fertile.
Tyler
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Big thumbs up he looks great IMHO. I would be very proud of him
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I've not posted on here in FOREVER how is everybody? I'm so out of the loop. My chickens ended up having round worms and I had to treat them and then a raccoon got my Silver rooster and I've been dealing with that and then with my summer classes I've not had time to post!
Oh, on another note I need to get some pictures up of my newer birds. I've yet to post pictures of my Lavender Bantams.
Big thumbs up he looks great IMHO. I would be very proud of him
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I've not posted on here in FOREVER how is everybody? I'm so out of the loop. My chickens ended up having round worms and I had to treat them and then a raccoon got my Silver rooster and I've been dealing with that and then with my summer classes I've not had time to post!
Oh, on another note I need to get some pictures up of my newer birds. I've yet to post pictures of my Lavender Bantams.
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OMG they are soo cute. I love the third pic. Such cuties. Cant wait till mine are old enough to start laying.
OMG they are soo cute. I love the third pic. Such cuties. Cant wait till mine are old enough to start laying.
I've got 5 of Pip's buff eggs in lockdown! If I don't get some girls out of this try I am going to give up on the buffs.
BTW- I am buried in roos if anybody needs....W, BW, SW, Lav & Buff
BTW- I am buried in roos if anybody needs....W, BW, SW, Lav & Buff
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Wish you were closer
I need to get a Roo for my hen and I would LOVE to get a Lavendar roo!
Wish you were closer
Those are precious pics --- what a good Mom she's been. I didn't know Wyandottes were prone to being broody.
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