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Walt,
I just took these two pics to get you a better idea of his width. I will be on the hunt for a couple of nice White Rock pullets for him. I am going to set up three small pens, each will have 3 to 4 pullet/hens. And bounce him into a different pen every 3 to 4 days. I bought him as a back up plan to my White Orps. I have yet to get the White Orp cockerel to even show a sign of interest in breeding. He may be still young and dumb. So, to stimulate the White Orp cockerel, I am taking the pure White Orp pullet to my proven to breed Ewert Buff Orpington cock. He is the daddy of the Buff in my avatar. I will put him in with her and move the White cockerel over to the pen right next to the pen to breed the Buff cock to the White Orp pullet. Hoping he will discover his special pupose in life. Every two to three days I wll bring in the Buff cock to show the White Orp cockerel what to do. And return the Whites to each other. I will at least know IF she can produce a fertile egg. And hope to spark an interest in breeding for the cockerel. Can a cockerel be gay? lolololol
Here is a better angle of the back of my White Rock cockerel
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Sounds like a good idea. he might just be too young or this is kind of late and sometimes the males don't have their juices flowing during Fall. I don't think chickens can be gay, but waterfowl sure can be gay. Especially some geese. He won't like seeing another male mating his ladies.
BTW: I send an email to John Monaco about the Orps and will let you know what he says. If he has something I'll put you guys in touch.
Walt
Walt
Walt,
Thank you for helping me with my flock. I asked someone who knows about john and said he has killer quality, and can expect to be very happy IF I am lucky enough to get any.
I think your right about it being young. I remember last year, right at this time getting a breeding pair of Buff Cochins from Rouen Deorr (Coast to Coast Cochins). And the pullet was near 10 month old before she started to lay (Feb 2010). And the first 15 eggs were duds. I am very lucky to have a wife who is from a poultry family backround let me put them in my basement, to free range, for the winter. I wanted them to feel at home. And finally after March she laid 4 eggs that were fertile then shut down for a 2 month break. lololol So, I am still on very low numbers with my Cochins. Maybe 12 to 15 growing out. 2 super looking pullets. And outta nowhere, the better pullet from this breeding pair, color wise and head size is gimpy. She sees other Buff Orps go up into my Pine tree to hang out and I bet she did and feel like a rock. So, I know it isn't genetic. So, I will raise a gimpy Buff Cochin pullet, with the best color, just for that head.
Here is one of my favorite pics. Buff Cochins at home on the free range in my basement. lololol My wife has gotta love me lolololol!!!
I had a thought, I usually have one cock in a grow out pen with one or two hens. And the cockerels coming out of those pens have more of an idea, then the ones I bring in from other lines. I wonder if that one on one training from the adults helps with the learning curve for the younger cockerels?
