Chickens for 10-20 years or more? Pull up a rockin' chair and lay some wisdom on us!

[al6517]

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LOL I'll bet that skillet is well seasoned, The skillet by our bed side is used to hit me over the head when I am asleep, just in case I did something stupid that day and needed an attitude adjustment. That's why my marbles are all screwy LOL.

 

[Fred's Hens]

Old Timers get to join in the fun!!!! Let's really stir the pot a bit, to make the last hour interesting, shall we?


OK, you wise, older keepers. Don't you dare give away all the answers to the Quiz yet.

A couple months back, one of my boys brought the young cockerel, of his choice, up for me to use in breeding this winter/early spring. I put in with the ISA layers pen for three or four weeks. I keep 12 ISA layers in each pen. I observed his behaviors with these ISA laying pullets. Within 3 weeks, he would mount all the layers? What would a rooster's behavior in a harem like that tell you about your layers, if anything? Ok, you experienced folks, here's your chance to chime in. LOL

 

[Rachel'sFlock]

I am seeing some odd interpretations in the quiz......................... as a casual observer since I don't qualify to take the test. There seems to be an overload of BYC terms relating to looks and conditioning, some that aren't really even used in the real chicken world. And it is very evident as expected that the ability for the birds to lay as many eggs as possible regardless of looks and conditioning was a paramount driving force in their critique. I look at these bird and see totaly different things first, describe them differently, and then see other things that haven't even been mentioned at all.

Keep it up folks, keep rolling, keep going and working on the quiz, you folks are doin good and having some fun at that. Keep em going Fred !!.

This is exactly why I am here. I don't even know enough about breeding to know I don't know it, yet!
My idea of the 'real chicken world' is what happens in my yard.
I come from "chickens come from incubators at hatcheries, hens in cages" people.

 

[champer]

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Originally Posted by al6517

I am seeing some odd interpretations in the quiz......................... Uh- oh! I'm really looking forward to reading the answer and rationale!

 

[Mountain Momma]

I am seeing some odd interpretations in the quiz......................... as a casual observer since I don't qualify to take the test..

Keep it up folks, keep rolling, keep going and working on the quiz, you folks are doin good and having some fun at that. Keep em going Fred !!.

Well, 10 more minutes by my watch. I just re read the posted answers looking for odd interpretations and BYC terms AAGGhh. I found nothing that stood out as a word that needed to be culled or a phrase that was not thrifty!!!AAAGGHHH!
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[maryhysong]

I've had chickens for more than three years total but will take a stab at the quiz. I am very torn with just the amount of visual info available, so I have two answers because I can't see and touch the birds. #1 is probably not laying, her comb and wattles are pale. But from what I can see of her she looks like she has a nice size to her and should come into lay pretty soon. #2 is either very precocious or she is really a He, even tho that shouldn't be possible with these hybrids.

Old Timers get to join in the fun!!!! Let's really stir the pot a bit, to make the last hour interesting, shall we?


OK, you wise, older keepers. Don't you dare give away all the answers to the Quiz yet.

A couple months back, one of my boys brought the young cockerel, of his choice, up for me to use in breeding this winter/early spring. I put in with the ISA layers pen for three or four weeks. I keep 12 ISA layers in each pen. I observed his behaviors with these ISA laying pullets. Within 3 weeks, he would mount all the layers? What would a rooster's behavior in a harem like that tell you about your layers, if anything? Ok, you experienced folks, here's your chance to chime in. LOL

I think it would mean that all my pullets were at point of lay and becoming mature if the cockerel is mounting all of them and they are squatting for him.

 

[KnobbyOaks]

Will be interesting to see if the answer I came up with on the rooster and his 12 hens is the same as the old-timers. I won't spoil it for them though. heh.

 

[Fred's Hens]

A rooster, something that city folks can rarely have, even if their city allows them a few birds, is a great addition to most flocks. He simply is interesting to watch in his interaction with the pullets and hens.

Older hens want little to nothing to do with an inexperienced cockerel. His place in the flock isn't automatic. He's gotta earn it, if you will. In my experience, if a pullet is mounted by a wise rooster (bearing in mind an over sexed cockerel can sometimes be merely a distraction to judging anything) he knows something. What does he sense? What would his behavior tell you about that pullet?

 

[al6517]

Fred................ My Rooster ate my Quiz answers.

 

[Fred's Hens]

Put a true rooster in a flock of a dozen laying pullets. Watch him. Once a few weeks have gone by, watch how he interacts with the females. What would think if this good rooster drove off a particular hen? What would you think if he pecked her if she came too close to him? What would conclude?