Rooster PICs wanted

[pipdzipdnreadytogo]

My Brassy Back OEGBs are 10 weeks, with no visible budding of spurs yet.
The JungleFowl are the same age.

Did your OEGBs get their pointed saddle feathers in super early? My boys have gotten their masculine saddles as early as 5 weeks. Maybe it has to do with testosterone level?

I think leg feathering inhibits spur growth most of the time. It seems to slow spur growth, or cancels it out completely.

I think one or two of the leg feathering genes must, because I've noticed this trend in my birds as well, but my males with more sparse leg feathering, like my Marans and a hatchery Brahma I had, grew spurs at the same rate as their clean-legged broodmates.

 

[MysteryChicken]

Did your OEGBs get their pointed saddle feathers in super early? My boys have gotten their masculine saddles as early as 5 weeks. Maybe it has to do with testosterone level?




I think one or two of the leg feathering genes must, because I've noticed this trend in my birds as well, but my males with more sparse leg feathering, like my Marans and a hatchery Brahma I had, grew spurs at the same rate as their clean-legged broodmates.

Yep, they saddled early. At least started saddling early. My boys are feisty. I think my boys were about 5½ weeks when they started growing in. It could be linked to hormones.
My 10 week old boys. Well, 9 weeks in these pictures.

It's interesting how leg feathering effects spurs.

 

[ButtonHoarder]

EE rooster

from when he was little and liked me

 

[Chicks in VA]

EE rooster
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is he scared of you?

 

[ButtonHoarder]

is he scared of you?

Maybe a bit, I just don’t have very tame chickens…. except my bantam Cochin hen.

 

[Chicks in VA]

Maybe a bit, I just don’t have very tame chickens…. except my bantam Cochin hen.

my one and only (large) rooster is sick i think
the last 2 days he has become very pale

 

[ButtonHoarder]

Speckled Sussex rooster

Baby pics
Pretty sure this pic is of him, I only had one other SS

 

[Chicks in VA]

hes so pretty

 

[rumbleBee_STi]

Do you have a picture of your EE x hamburg?

I can get one today when I get home.

 

[RonnieJB]

Here's Vulcan, my splash Sumatra. I just now can see the very beginnings of hints of spurs. hatched April 1st. Very friendly and loves tomatoes