Well, you all can disagree with me but this is my opinion on primaries-- a few should be white. Looking over historical pictures of this breed I keep seeing it so for me it stays.
Kahlua- pics of those brow shots coming. Its been cold or too darn busy. I haven't forgotten.
Desert, thanks for sharing so many pictures. That raked red rock dust fits right in on a RO lol This is my piddley cents:
I like the broadness of chest in your males. I do not like the ticking/black in the beard and do not like that narrow, almost pyramidal shape to your male's head shot. I will show what I prefer in the pics to come and this is only based on what I read and see so its basically an educated opinion is all. The hens/pullets look really light in that last pic. Do you remember the posts that MFB put together to show his before and after color on his birds? The other pics of them aren't as light but I do think they are a little light. Something I am seeing but not sure about in this breed is the pinched tails. I see it a lot and don't know what to make of it. Feet look good, legs good. I think hen #9 is my favorite. Check pic number three in the back-- good type here, and second pic to the last, hen on the far right. I *think* they are the same one but these pics are tough to tell. I don't care about spangling much anymore at this point but its there and plenty of it. I have personally decided that the ornament of this bird, ie its spangling, is what is what led to its ruin in many ways= the crossing with sussex to improve the varnish so to speak. I might just be on a type kick right now but is where my head is as I look. I do like the type on your best male. Have you given thought to putting him in a larger area with another male to see if the competition won't get his libido in gear? Its worked here. Penning them so they can see each other but not hurt each other has also been a help but I do not find that the RO get into as many scuffles as some other breeds.
