Barred Rocks Good Shepard Poulty Ranch

[tigercreek]

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What a sweetie!! ........stan

 

[tigercreek]

I got home doing chores this afternoon and heard my 25-26 week old cockerel finally crow, and it wasn't a bad one either! Of corse he wouldn't do it for the camera. Lester is putting on new feathers in hopes of joining the main herd this spring. ....stan

 

[kathyinmo]

Nice portrait, Stan!

I can not get any decent pictures of my pullets I have growing out. Anyway, here are a few of them.

 

[jettgirl24]

Argh you guys are making me SO jealous! Can't wait to get some of these gorgeous birds!!!

 

[Mrs. Fluffy Puffy]

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Pretty guy!

~Aspen

 

[CC1892]

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Handsome!

 

[speckledhen]

Glad Lester finally found his voice! Rex is trying out different syllable combinations now. His usual is 4, but some mornings, I hear up to 7.

 

[kathyinmo]

I got a few more pictures.

 

[tigercreek]

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Aren't they georgious!! I really think a bunch of these pullets make a terrific looking flock. See you are about to get an egg from the girl in the upper right?? How old is this bunch? Mine are about 25 - 26 weeks, and I have to look really hard and use my imagination to see red in the face.

Can I ask you a couple of questions ? What is the deal with those black feathers?? Do they all have them? I have some, but don't think they all do. I have some in older hens too, so I don't expect them to moult out. How heavy is the molt? Yours don't look bad at all. Mine don't seem to be going all out, but there are a few feathers blowing around. Enough to call it a moult. I kind of hoped they would skip that until next year. I want more eggs!!! . ......stan

 

[kathyinmo]

Well, the new birds (this year's hatch) won't have a major molt. My older birds are molting ......