I don't know from SOPs and tail angles, but in my book, that is one fine looking rooster.
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Yeah, I had to kiss a LOT of toads before I found my prince.![]()
Bee and Fred (and anyone else!) I'd really like to know if you think any of these cockerels are worth keeping for a utility flock. I'm wanting to have some free fertilized eggs to practice with my Christmas incubator I hope to find under the Christmas tree. Note current flock is just a grab bag of different breeds that sounded appealing.
#1, #2 and #3 are about 8 months, they were all "sexed pullets". #4 and #5 are about 4 months old, part of a mid/late summer SR hatch I bought to replace some year old hens I lost to a coyote attack (took both my broodies!!). With the exception of #2 who I really just don't like, there are things I like and don't like about each of them. I've added my thoughts, please tell me if/where I am totally off base.
This is one of the pullets I will probably use, I have four from Cackle, all pretty similar in shape and size.
Can't tell you why or what the breeds are. I just like the fourth guy down the best. Love me a chunky monkey and he's got breast.
No worries...they know what they can and cannot eat, despite what you may hear. Never had a chicken eat anything in all these years that made them sicken or die.
I've enjoyed the thread today.
I got some Buckeyes last spring that I hope to breed this year. Not for show or sale, just for my own DP needs. I plan on visiting the Buckeye thread to ask about desirable traits, though, so I can hopefully have a nice line of birds.
Thanks again, everyone, for sharing your chicken pictures. I've really enjoyed them and look forward to the results of the quiz tomorrow.
I've decided my short-term goal right now is to keep with the hatchery stock for a while and really learn everything I can about making them look and feel the very best they can while learning all about good chicken farming from the OTs.I want them shining with good health and as big and happy as hatchery stock can be. I figure after a year or so of really burning the midnight oil at the OTs knee, so to speak, and working with these birds learning about hatching from a broody, culling, optimal feed utilization, and everything else that can go along with chickening, I should be ready to move up to a good, solid, heritage quality dual purpose bird.