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Now that Isaac has passed on and Deacon has six hens, albeit no young ones (Maretta is the youngest at 4 1/2 yrs old), he's not in desperate need of more like he was when he had only Rita. I didn't think at first that Tessa would have the nice barring that she does and since Atlas's hens are getting older, too, might be prudent to give Tessa to him instead. On the other hand, I'm not really breeding so it doesn't much matter, I suppose. If I did need to hatch and she was laying, though, it would be better if she was with a proper BR male. I cannot reproduce Deacon because of his dwarf gene he got from his Delaware side so his hens are layers only.
The original three Stukel hens will be 5 years old in April and Druscilla is less than a year behind them. Frankly, I'm not sure if she's ever laid an egg. I've never seen an egg I could point to as definitely hers, though she must have laid one sometime. Other than those, Atlas has only Lizzie and possibly Tessa. My splash Rock, Gloria Jean, is with him but she hasn't laid in ages and I doubt she ever will again after her extended bout of bloat.
) and he weighs 5.5lbs at 15 weeks. I am hoping he is on track to be a big ole boy. I keep bracing myself for that aggressive behavior that normally accompanies their testosterone surge but so far there has not been one iota of aggressive behavior toward me but he has challenged our little bantam roo Little Man. Little Man won the first round. Lol! Speaking of Little Man, your prediction about him is coming true I am afraid as his health is finally failing. It has been declining bit by bit over the past few weeks. I am thankful that we were able to give him a good home for 13 months and that he gave me my first experience with a sweet rooster.
