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Screw it they are now called red headed step chickens.

 

[roosterhavoc]

Whattaya mean

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Look like one of my late season hatches.

 

[roosterhavoc]

They look identical to Irish pyles both him and the hen. I know he had the normal looking pumpkin Hulseys and then he had these he called Hulseys but maybe he was told wrong as well.

Then again I can find pyle colored Hulseys and miner/hulsey crosses.

I’ve got a bunch of birds running loose that look like one thing but the offspring would start throwing other stuff since they are crosses. You never know til you try. If they throw consistent offspring it’s a start but they still might not be worth a sh*t.

 

[B123]

Starting off with t

I asked the question in regards to the post shubin made #31289 that he typically likes larger broodfowl. If his broodfowl weren't made from so many other type of fowl he could easily have them over 7 lbs. I hatched a few eggs from my blues and my greys late this year to see if I could raise a stag less than 3.12 lbs. So far I have one grey stag and one blue stag that might not make it to normal size. I've never kept feed away from them.

I had the same thought when I read his post about heavier birds. Fowl size comes in a spectrum. I think breeders maintain that spectrum by selecting the fowl that suit their needs. There will always be variation, but how much is up to the breeder.

For your late hatch greys and blues, it doesn't have to be that you keep food away from them, but rather where that feed goes and how they use it. It takes a certain amount of feed just to maintain a constant body temperature. We are no different. Too cold and they eat more just to keep up. Too hot and they eat less because they do not do as well in the heat and metabolizing feed in the heat gives off energy which makes them even hotter.

 

[roosterhavoc]

Screw it they are now called red headed step chickens.

Everybody always wants to attach a name. I get why but if you haven’t seen them do good with your own eyes call em whatever the hell you want cause they’re only worth something to you.

 

[sdm111]

Screw it they are now called red headed step chickens.

I don't understand what you're asking really. Pyle can come in any family breed whatever. As far as I know you can't breed it true it's just a white base on otherwise normal coloring. Like white instead of black

 

[roosterhavoc]

I had the same thought when I read his post about heavier birds. Fowl size comes in a spectrum. I think breeders maintain that spectrum by selecting the fowl that suit their needs. There will always be variation, but how much is up to the breeder.

For your late hatch greys and blues, it doesn't have to be that you keep food away from them, but rather where that feed goes and how they use it. It takes a certain amount of feed just to maintain a constant body temperature. We are no different. Too cold and they eat more just to keep up. Too hot and they eat less because they do not do as well in the heat and metabolizing feed in the heat gives off energy which makes them even hotter.

You could teach that to people too. Everybody wants to try to lose weight in the summer for “beach season” when it’s actually much easier to shed weight if you so desire in winter. Just a fun fact for the masses

 

[B123]

You could teach that to people too. Everybody wants to try to lose weight in the summer for “beach season” when it’s actually much easier to shed weight if you so desire in winter. Just a fun fact for the masses

Yep, just split wood in the winter. Cheaper and more productive than a gym membership!

 

[B123]

I don't understand what you're asking really. Pyle can come in any family breed whatever. As far as I know you can't breed it true it's just a white base on otherwise normal coloring. Like white instead of black

Things are not always black and white. lol, sorry, just couldn't resist...

 

[birdman55]

Do the regular domes handle a lot of snow on them. I wanna build them but I don’t think they will hold up. I made these to try out for snow load and these would be for a stag or cock or emergency pen.