So I've taken a liking to one of my little Delaware boys. He is not scared of human interaction at all, typical I know, but it's to the point of where he won't leave me alone. When I go sit in the
new gigantic brooder (yes, I do) with them, he is always the first to approach me. He'll hop up on my legs when I sit indian style and look up at me with his head turned to the side, as if he's wondering, "What are you? Why are you so much bigger than me?" Even though at this point I can tell he already knows he's a "big boy"! I really hope that he feathers out well, color wise. He is showing some barring in the hackle feathers that he has growing in, with moderate smut on his back. His little legs are HUGE! When I grab him to hold him he hardly squirms around anymore, I'll stroke his beak and he calms right down and sits with me. I've counted what looks to be 5 points plus a blade on his tiny comb, so hopefully that's a good indication of his quality.
What I'm trying to say I guess is, thank you Cynthia for an amazing little Del cockerel!!!
So far he's exactly what I wanted to start my own breeding flock, I'll just have to watch his temperament as he grows and try to deter any bad behavior as it occurs. I'm not sure still how many Del ladies he'll have yet, I'm still confused on the other 4 babies that hatched with him. I know I've got another roo, or 2 at least. I'm not too worried though, I put in another 12 Del eggs in the incubator last week and I've go another dozen + arriving from Bill Braden tomorrow! So he'll eventually have some women of his own.
Oh, I've named him Stewart. One of his girls I'll name Martha. (Get it, Stewart and Martha... Martha Stewart! Ha, ha. I know...
)
Thanks again Cyn!
ETA:
He's the little guy on the left, looking right at the camera.
I don't have a current picture of his comb, I'll try to get one soon, but this is him at about a week or so.
