Official Squatch Watchers

[Parront]

Good morning everyone!

 

[rjohns39]

Good morning everyone!

Good morning Parront, have a great day

 

[Parront]

Good morning Parront, have a great day

Good morning Bob! It's going to be hot again, getting an early start on making some more hoops! One of your Barred Hollands is starting to crow.

 

[rjohns39]

They do that. I have 4 boys and 4 girls in the brooder right now.

 

[Parront]

They do that. I have 4 boys and 4 girls in the brooder right now.

The boys are all boy, for sure.

 

[Parront]

They do that. I have 4 boys and 4 girls in the brooder right now.

What age to you pick your breeder cockerels?

 

[rjohns39]

What age to you pick your breeder cockerels?

As close to a year old as I can get.

ETA: The biggest issue I've seen so far is color leakage and tail formation. Those don't seem to fully develop until about a year old. I usually setup a bachelor pad and wait it out.

 

[Parront]

As close to a year old as I can get.

ETA: The biggest issue I've seen so far is color leakage and tail formation. Those don't seem to fully develop until about a year old. I usually setup a bachelor pad and wait it out.

That is a lot of crowing! I did a selection at 4 weeks, the biggest most obvious males went to my friend in Chino Valley to grow up and be roosters. She said that all the males I picked were males, one is much larger than the others.

 

[21hens-incharge]

Good morning. You got that right, 64 right now.

It was 72° at 4 am here. I got one coop cleaned before sun up. Bitty didn't mind to much. I try to take it easy on that old bird.

 

[Molpet]

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