Show off your Delawares! *PIC HEAVY*

[catdaddyfro]

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Is no one willing to comment on my rooster? I know he's still young, but I would assume that there are some things that would be considered good or bad.

I think you got some good info there stevenson but just remember the KEY word here is 14 weeks old there's still a lot of changes to be done by this boy look at him again at 20 weeks and I grant you there won't be a thing comparable to what you see now. I have 2 Delaware boys they are going to be 2 years old this fall but the number 1 I picked when they were young is now number 2 and vice/versa. Makes things very interesting for sure. Remember things change.

Jeff

 

[fowlman01]

The tail and wing angles will never change.

Walt

 

[kathyinmo]

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I just watched your video again. I gotta say, pictures can sure be deceiving. I think your rooster was stretching when you took those pictures, because he does look wider in the video.

I think they look alot better in the video than in a picture. I wanted to see a couple of those roosters you bypassed, too!

 

[harleyjo]

I would like to know who you that are experienced with the Dels feel are good breeders to get hatching eggs from. I am getting a list together. They can be BYC members or not. I just want to make sure when I order hatching eggs I am working with good breeders. I think I know who I am getting some from first but I also realize that I need to get new blood at times too. Please share for those of us who are new. I get so confused reading all of this stuff.

 

[harleyjo]

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I just watched your video again. I gotta say, pictures can sure be deceiving. I think your rooster was stretching when you took those pictures, because he does look wider in the video.

I think they look alot better in the video than in a picture. I wanted to see a couple of those roosters you bypassed, too!

Thanks for sharing the video. I am just going to be getting started with Dels soon and that was nice to see them. Where did you get your Dels at?

 

[bt2000]

Well I made the latest cut of 20 more roos.

That takes me down to 5 adults and around 20 more adolescents of varying ages.

Though the feed store is going to be sad..

This round I Kept the largest/type bird first.. which happen to have the "wrong" shanks..

Hopefully I can get the size crossed over to the "correct" shanks.

Then chose the rest based on other variables and what I need to work with things I'm test breeding for.

Then on top of that, I had a coon INSIDE the coop last night..

luckily all it was able to get into was the grower/starter feed. So traps out tonight and .22 ready to "rock and roll".. This must be the time of the year for them.. Seems as though everyone is getting them.

I think my problem is, my last Labrador, I have to have put down. She's gradually went down hill the past couple of weeks and now is at the point she can't walk.

She's had a good life with my family and I, and we'll miss her greatly, but I can no longer watch her suffer. So she hasn't been out "on patrol" for the local wildlife. I haven't decided whether I'll get another yet or not. It's hard to "replace" what I consider a member of the family.

Anyways, before I get to "softy".. Maybe tonight she'll get one last "sniff' of the very thing she lived for.

Take care everyone.

 

[catdaddyfro]

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Hey there Mr. Walt I do agree with you on the fact that the wing and tail angles will not change but also its a picture being judged too and boy sometimes I get so aggrevated at trying to get the perfect pose or stance (whatever you want to call it) captured while taking a chicken picture. Just about the time you think you've got it you pull the trigger then go back and look at it and darn if it didn't move just the instance you squeezed the shutter. I looked at the video and yes # 28 (the one in ?) does seem to have a slightly high pitch to his tail but to me it looked as if he was holding his wings correctly, the comb is a good 5 point comb, the rest esp. in the body area still looks like a 14 week old bird not much to go on there yet in fact this is their gangly (velisoraptor) lanky stage right now. Give the boys another month or so of filling out and there WILL be quite a bit of difference in looks for sure, the hormones have got to kick in stilll yet and sart putting the rooster look to them. The pullets have some great coloring on them I like that dark stippling in the hackles haven't been seeing much of that as of late my IDEAL pullets have great tail black with the white trim on the tail coverts but the hackles more closely resemble columbian markings (striping) more than slight barring (stippling). Anyway cool video there keep us posted on your adventures there Stevenson.

bt2000 sorry for you with the dog situation I too get way to attached to my animals esp. my pooches also there IS a special sort of bond there that compares to no other for sure.

 

[kathyinmo]

bt2000
So sorry to hear about your dog. They sure do become like part of the family.

Good luck coon huntin' ! ! ! I have my traps set tonight, too.

 

[fowlman01]

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Hey there Mr. Walt I do agree with you on the fact that the wing and tail angles will not change but also its a picture being judged too and boy sometimes I get so aggrevated at trying to get the perfect pose or stance (whatever you want to call it) captured while taking a chicken picture. Just about the time you think you've got it you pull the trigger then go back and look at it and darn if it didn't move just the instance you squeezed the shutter. I looked at the video and yes # 28 (the one in ?) does seem to have a slightly high pitch to his tail but to me it looked as if he was holding his wings correctly, the comb is a good 5 point comb, the rest esp. in the body area still looks like a 14 week old bird not much to go on there yet in fact this is their gangly (velisoraptor) lanky stage right now. Give the boys another month or so of filling out and there WILL be quite a bit of difference in looks for sure, the hormones have got to kick in stilll yet and sart putting the rooster look to them. The pullets have some great coloring on them I like that dark stippling in the hackles haven't been seeing much of that as of late my IDEAL pullets have great tail black with the white trim on the tail coverts but the hackles more closely resemble columbian markings (striping) more than slight barring (stippling). Anyway cool video there keep us posted on your adventures there Stevenson.

bt2000 sorry for you with the dog situation I too get way to attached to my animals esp. my pooches also there IS a special sort of bond there that compares to no other for sure.

Good pictures of chickens are very difficult and I don't consider a lot of things in a picture for that reason. I just watched the vid again and most, if not all of the Dels have pinched tails. This is very easy to identify in the vid. While the birds are young, they are not so young that certain things will get better with age. I have no idea how they will ultimately fill out, but I have never seen a young bird with a pinched tail become a bird that has width that follows through to the tail as it gets older. I have watched a lot of chickens grow. It just doesn't happen.

I was asked early on by some of the Del folks on this site to give my evaluations as a longtime APA/ABA judge and while I don't want to hurt feelings, I don't want to mislead people either. This is a nice healthy flock and there is certainly enough to get started with here.

Walt

 

[cubalaya]

could we see a pinched tail and a correct tail next to each other?