Sometimes they have to learn thats also an indication of him being young and inexperiencedHe's definitely a boy. Full on crowing, and trying to jump the ladies. He's rather fond of one of my Delawares. She wants nothing tò do with him.
It hasn't stopped him from trying. He definitely hasn't got his moves down to attract the ladies.
He is either just a poor quality Delaware or a cross. The Delaware color pattern comes out in crosses with all sorts of other colors, so you can cross and you'll still get a bird that looks pretty much like a Delaware. I hatched a male that had Delaware, Blue Laced Red Wyandotte, Blue Ameraucana and Splash Plymouth Rock and he STILL looked like a Delaware, LOL.He's definitely a boy. Full on crowing, and trying to jump the ladies. He's rather fond of one of my Delawares. She wants nothing tò do with him.
It hasn't stopped him from trying. He definitely hasn't got his moves down to attract the ladies.
I was wondering if I could ask a delaware chick question. I got my trio for eggs and pets and then someone approached me about getting a few of my birds chicks and I agreed so I could see what their chick would look like. Well out of 11 chicks 10 are beautiful delawares but 1 chick was born with a red tint to its feathers. It looks just like a delaware just red. Is this normal? I am not sure what to do. Do I call it a red delaware? I would greatly appreciate any advise please.
I see no barring in his tail and hackles so he's definitely not pure Delaware. Delaware males must have barred tail feathers and hackles. But, if he's a good pet rooster, he's worth his weight in gold! Super cute picture!That is a delaware roo. He looks just like my hatchery roo. He is not a good roo but he is my daughters pet so we keep him. People dump them because they don't want to keep them but can't kill them themselves. This is a picture of my roo.
More than anything the breeding pair this chick came from are probably not pure delaware. There are a lot of Delaware NH crosses that are sold as delawares and look like it the delaware genetics could throw mutts like this if they are close to initial cross or have been bred back to NH within a generation or so.I was wondering if I could ask a delaware chick question. I got my trio for eggs and pets and then someone approached me about getting a few of my birds chicks and I agreed so I could see what their chick would look like. Well out of 11 chicks 10 are beautiful delawares but 1 chick was born with a red tint to its feathers. It looks just like a delaware just red. Is this normal? I am not sure what to do. Do I call it a red delaware? I would greatly appreciate any advise please.
