Euskal Oiloa ( Basque Thread)

[LavendarFeather]

I have a cockerel who is more colorful than any I've had in the past. Is this coloring acceptable?

 

[ronott1]

I have a cockerel who is more colorful than any I've had in the past. Is this coloring acceptable?

It would depend on the pullets you are using. If they need more color than yes!

 

[juststruttin]

It would depend on the pullets you are using. If they need more color than yes!

That looks more like a Cream Legbar rooster than a Basque. Are you sure its Basque?

 

[LavendarFeather]

It would depend on the pullets you are using. If they need more color than yes!

Thank you!

That looks more like a Cream Legbar rooster than a Basque. Are you sure its Basque?

Yes, I'm sure he's Basque. Here is his half brother (different hen). The brother's coloring is normal, but he's kind of wimpy looking. He's young, but still.... Also, this is an awkward pose. He's not usually so horizontal, but there were a lot of distractions when I was trying to take pictures.

 

[Maggiesdad]

I have a cockerel who is more colorful than any I've had in the past. Is this coloring acceptable?

The black in the pants and bib don't belong , IMO, the second cockerel is much closer to the standard colorwise, tho he's showing extra black too...

 

[LavendarFeather]

The black in the pants and bib don't belong , IMO, the second cockerel is much closer to the standard colorwise, tho he's showing extra black too...

I think so too. But he's a little wimpy looking.

 

[1muttsfan]

These birds may take some time to really develop. Your wimpy roo, unless actually undersized, may develop more character if not suppressed by a more dominant rooster. Sometimes it is worth giving them some extra time to fill out.

 

[LavendarFeather]

These birds may take some time to really develop. Your wimpy roo, unless actually undersized, may develop more character if not suppressed by a more dominant rooster. Sometimes it is worth giving them some extra time to fill out.

Oaky! I will do that. Thank you.

 

[juststruttin]

Thank you!


Yes, I'm sure he's Basque. Here is his half brother (different hen). The brother's coloring is normal, but he's kind of wimpy looking. He's young, but still.... Also, this is an awkward pose. He's not usually so horizontal, but there were a lot of distractions when I was trying to take pictures.

Just wanted to make sure. I know how easy it is to mix up the chicks when in the brooder. I completely embarrassed myself last year by plastering the most beautifully marked SFH on the SFH forum to only discover later that it was not a SFH but a cream colored MFL.

Personally, I would not use the grey rooster in your program. I know you need to build the barn and then paint it, but I think the excessive gray will haunt you for far too long.

The second boy is really nicely colored with beautiful yellow legs. I would give him a chance to fill out to see what you have. If he is low on the totem pole he may be underweight and could fill out as he matures. When you evaluated him for whimpyness did you pick him up and feel his carcass? It is hard to tell from a photo, but he may have the bone structure and will eventually fill out to a nice bird.

It is really hard to judge birds by looking at photos. I would pick him up and feel his carcass and compared that to your other rooster

 

[Laingcroft]

That looks more like a Cream Legbar rooster than a Basque. Are you sure its Basque?

Nope, not even close. I have both Legbars and Basques. Even incorrectly colored boys like this one are quite different from a Legbar.