RuffIedFeathers
Songster
At what age can you get a good idea of what a bird is going to really look like? How do you decided who to thin out early on? For example, if I hatched 100 chicks, would you raise all 100 until a certain time to see which might be considered SOP and THEN make a decision on who is the best representation of the breed? It seems like a lot of chicken to raise just to see which one will look the most perfect. Is this the correct way? What does everyone else do who is looking to raise show quality birds?