Blue Orps, growing out wide Pics

[tazcat70]

Oh my! Just gorgeous Julie!

I love seeing your updates!

 

[BamaChicken]

SCgamecock your cockerel is very nice. He has a very nice broad chest. I like my Orps wide.

 

[scgamecock]

Thanks Julie.I wasn't trying to take over your thread.Just wanted to try and get your opinion of this guy.Here is a side view and his comb looks pretty good to me too.I'm not an expert by any means.

 

[BamaChicken]

SC, I don't mind at all. I think he looks really good. He is a little leggy yet but that my change as he matures. I would definitely keep him for breeding. He can add great size to your flock. If you have nice typey shorter legged pullets or hens put him over them.

some of my largest hens came from a cross of a big splash that was a bit leggy but had huge bone structure. I put him over shorter typer hens and it made really nice very large big bones fluffy hens. That big cockerel I have came from those girls and my roo who is not a huge Roo but very typey so the girls are adding size and he is adding more type and fluff.

BTW, the splash roo I was using was out of my original Roo Blue Boy who has short legs

 

[scgamecock]

All the other pullets I have are younger than he is and still growing out in a different pen.They will all be together once they get larger.I have a huge splash cockeral that hatched with Zeke but he is not as short backed and has slightly longer legs.I do have a nice typy black pullet that is about 5 months old but it's hard to tell much about the other younger one's.Thanks for the advice.

 

[BamaChicken]

SC, I would go for the shorter back also. Look forward to seeing yours as they progress.

 

[scgamecock]

Thanks again and I will get some more pictures of my babies shortly.

 

[tberggren]

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Hey Julie,
Maybe you can share your route with us all and we can meet you along the way and take some of those cockerels off your hands!!
I know I could meet you in PA.

Theresa

 

[BamaChicken]

Ha ha. that might be little out of my way. I will be driving thru Louisville Kentucky through Cincinnati to Columbus.

 

[tberggren]

Yeah, I just mapquested it and see PA is out. LOL