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Yup, they are rather light. Heathen is a touch darker, but she hasn't had enough time away from a roo to grow out good feathers, unfortunately. She never seemed to molt last fall, or yet this winter. Turkey did a semi molt while she was broody from October till just after Christmas.
So the horn color in the beaks is a good indicator? Tanks beak is almost completely black on top, which I actually just noticed while I was taking pictures of him earlier today.
And I think Turkey is broody again... hopefully not though.
I should be able to seperate em out with Tank the cockerel here in a few weeks.
So it looks like my hurdles will be color and tail angle, while maintaining the brick shape. Alright, I can work with that!
Thanks for the compliments Bob. Means a lot! I try to do the best I can. As thier caretaker, I owe em my best and nothing less.
Stangely, I think I might have stumbled onto something. We've got a cattle molasses protein tub (250lb) out in the yard. Too heavy to move it at this point, so it's been tipped over in the yard to keep from holding water. The Red boys have been going over every now and then, and picking at it, since about the November. I'm thinking that has been sort of a booster for em. Even though it wasn't intended. Has me thinking that it might be a good idea to break chunks off and put em in some kinda holder for the rest of the birds, and see how that does. I understand the molasses isn't good for em, in large quantities, but they don't gorge on it, and still eat thier regular feed and free range as well....so with all the extra vitamins and such in it, it seems to be doin em well.
Ok, scuse my rambling...
dennis, lovely Reds!!!
