dragonthehunter
Chirping
Anyone in canada (or willing to ship to canada) going to be selling a few hatching eggs Come spring 2017?
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Dilemma time, lol... had 3 cockerels but already culled 1 for gold leakage in his hackles... down to 2 and thought I had a clear winner, but not so sure now...
Right cockerel had been the dominant and I love his comb, form and especially his attitude... left one has an awful kinked comb and a not so perfect attitude... not aggressive per se, but very overbearing... he's replaced the other as dominant but also picks on the more docile one as well...
They're in opposite sides in this pic...
Anyways, the nicer form and temperament cockerel is slightly less fibro than the other cockerel... not by much, but a little... also not sure if it's just because his comb and wattles have grown out bigger and longer that it looks that way... they're not as red as the pics make them look, still haven't figured out how to get accurate color to show in pics...
So my question is, I know fibro is most important in Cemanis but is it the only important part? Do the other points add up to the better choice as a whole, or should the choice be made only for deeper fibro no matter what?
Not exactly sure where to post this question, so I figured I'd post it where most of the AC breeders seem to be.
I just got 5 chicks about a week ago, so they are still very very young, but I didn't want to waste time when it came to more research. Now the ones I have are obviously from different clutches as they all seem to be of different ages. If I am wanting to start breeding them once they get older, would it be best to start with the group I have and try to cull the not so perfect ones (hoping to get at least a breeding pair if not a trio out of the 5), or should I start with trying to get another batch from a different bloodline as well?
Most of my breeding experiences are with breeding dogs, and so to me line breeding is a big no no. I'm still learning all the rules when it comes to chickens. I understand people will get groups of chicks for their own breeding programs, but do they stick with the single group, or is it common practice to buy from different farms and lines first? Sorry if this has already been asked before, or is an obvious question.
I'd take the better overall cockerel, including better attitude. Fibro is a funny thing I'm still trying to figure out. I've had 1/4 AC express better fibro than some of my pure AC. Your slightly less fibro cockerel will still produce good offspring, but with added better personalities. How do their combs compare now that they're a little older?
Don't forget to keep a back up cockerel.