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[lildinkem]

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Thank you Julie. He is built like Doc. Just a little tank of a boy. I am just now getting them out of my brooder room.
I seem to have a ton of boys. I'll have alot to choose from. And I am just now getting some Blues. Luckily I have alot of boys already. I can see many getting culled for various reasons. I will be culling early and heavy.

 

[danielle82]

These are right around 4 months

 

[kathyinmo]

danielle82
You have very pretty birds! I love nice lacing on the blues. I think they are my favorites, of all colors.

 

[danielle82]

I think they are very pretty too, Thank You!

 

[BamaChicken]

Okay, I have decided this is my favorite black Tubby cockerel. I am definitely keeping him. He was 5 months old yesterday.

 

[crazyhen]

Oh!!! he is beautiful. I'd love to have a few of his chicks next season. Gloria Jean

 

[lildinkem]

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He looks wonderful Julie. I think you should keep Tubby going to make some more like this guy. It is nice to have a bird make it easy to decide. This guy has it all going on!

 

[kathyinmo]

Julie,
So, did it take the full 5 months to make this decision? I am looking at mine, and trying to see who to cull. Yet, at 3 months old (14 weeks) I am quite unsure. Do I just need to be more patient, and wait it out?

 

[BamaChicken]

Kathy, yes, and older sometimes unless they have and obvious fault. Like much smaller or droopy wings or wrong eye color, or something like that. I have already culled some before now. Size was a factor. Width for me is a factor. Legginess is a factor. forgot to say Tail

 

[cherylcohen]

I'm going to put this little (well deffinately not little) guy in an auction. I'd love to see him go to someone that is working on a breeding program. His chest is massive and he's a sweet chicken. You can see from the pictures he's big for his age. I weighed him and he's 1.5 lbs. at 7 1/2 weeks old!!! He's from a hatch I did with Hinkjc eggs.

It's funny a friend was over when he hatched. He came out so strong, standing right away, no flopping around and with a comb! We knew he was a rooster then!