Show off your Delawares! *PIC HEAVY*

[JoAnn_WI_4-H_Mom]

Yard full o' rocks :

Morning all. Freezing here!! 23 degrees

Sorry, but you got nuthin.

Prayers to you on your job hunt!​

 

[popcornpuppy]

Thanks for that answer from SeriousBill, Cyn. She always has a way of saying things in a way that make sense to us scientificly-challanged folks.

 

[speckledhen]

I agree! Janet is the best person to explain some of this stuff. Maybe it comes from being a professor. Thanks, Janet, if you're reading this! Jo Ann, I agree that temperament is paramount. Isaac has been a joy and I'm very pleased with him in every way. I would never sacrifice temperament for even an absolutely perfect specimen, especially since it is a heritable trait.

 

[kathyinmo]

Scott,
Thanks for the pictures. Pepper looks really good to me! Now, refresh my memory ... Why was he a cull?

Hope you are having a great hatch, as well.

 

[speckledhen]

Both Pepper and L'il Bit were culls from the hatch that Isaac came from. He and Pepper are half-brothers. Pepper was a bit small in body, as was L'il Bit and they both have extra comb points.

 

[Yard full o' rocks]

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...and the bad thing is, NO MATTER HOW GOOD A ROO Pepper might throw in the future, there is no way he could ever be "culled" here. He definitely isn't to std, but my boys absolutely love him (and Jennifer has a soft spot for him too) He literally follows us around like a dog when he is out free ranging and all you have to do is call his name and he comes running.

He has such a great personality that he has a home here NO MATTER WHAT. I'll never be "showing" birds anyway, so why not have ones you can truly enjoy, right??!! Maybe he'll throw some good "rooster babies" for someone....

 

[popcornpuppy]

Scott, you didn't get the memo on "showing'? We need to spread the word about Dels in the show world

 

[speckledhen]

Sounds like Pepper is just like our Isaac. Those boys have some good genes. And cull is a harsh word for that boy, for sure. He just didn't fit into my goals at the time and I'm glad he has a great home where he is appreciated!

 

[popcornpuppy]

I think Isaac has some kind of rare personality gene that causes him to throw sweet-heart offspring

My Ben is right up there on the sweetness scale

 

[speckledhen]

Janet says that is the Meier temperament shining through (and for those who dont know, it's William Meier, not Meyer hatchery; at least I think it's William if I recall correctly). Whatever it is, Ike is my buddy and just a great example of a rooster who can defend his ladies yet understand that the people in his life are the givers of food, water and comfort and know that they deserve respect.