So much depends on how the bird is standing and how it is facing the camera.
Here is a photo of BigBrassy standing 3/4 profile
And here is the same bird from the same angle but with a more relaxed pose taken just a few seconds before.
Good for you! I have two eggs saved from the last 3 days, that is as far as I have gotten so far with the dels. 50 NH chicks on the ground from my first father/daughters breeding, they have been more generous with the eggs!18 chicks hatched out of 36 half are Dels.
I'll be cleaning the incu and starting a new batch.
Ltd was 10 degrees this morning and that doesn't count the wind chill. That's cold for sc.It's in the 60s here, and the magnolia is about to bloom! I wrapped up like for winter, and came in sweating after photos & frisbee with Gust.
The two hens (moms) out on the free range pasture, and a few of the pullets I left in the breeding pen behind them.
Pullets from inside the breeding pen. I pretty much just left the ones that didn't have brown feathers anywhere or have black feathers in their capes/backs. You can see the one in front has that funny folded feathering in the breast area, but she is one we tagged early as showing potential.
I like this one, I think. Tail is not properly colored, but she is a pretty, sturdy pullet.
This one sure looks wide. You can still see a little peppering down her back, but that's about as good as it gets in my flock.
And here is Mr. Fatty from his right side, but he is a looooooong ways away, so I had to zoom and crop.
Upper 60's here, too. I'm in short sleeves.
The two hens (moms) out on the free range pasture, and a few of the pullets I left in the breeding pen behind them.
Pullets from inside the breeding pen. I pretty much just left the ones that didn't have brown feathers anywhere or have black feathers in their capes/backs. You can see the one in front has that funny folded feathering in the breast area, but she is one we tagged early as showing potential.
I like this one, I think. Tail is not properly colored, but she is a pretty, sturdy pullet.
This one sure looks wide. You can still see a little peppering down her back, but that's about as good as it gets in my flock.
This is one we tagged a while back as showing promise. I like her shape, she has a nice big head, but she has one rogue black feather.
On the left is another one we tagged early.
In the breeding coop.
And here is Mr. Fatty from his right side, but he is a looooooong ways away, so I had to zoom and crop.
