I sure am looking forward to next breeding season 
Very pretty Irene. Congrats. Love the Buffs
Right there with you! I better go take my temp
You are doing just fine
I believe it is 5 points.. but it's not a DQ if you have more.. as long as you don't have a double point..
Have you heard from Joy??? I hope they are doing fine.. been meaning to call them but I declare.... just never seems to be enough hrs in the day.
5 is considered perfect if they are evenly spaced nice points and they like orp comb to start short in front and round toward the back to be ideal..4 to 6 are perfectly acceptable..a super bird with more or less can be used in breeding programs . you will sometimes see an example at a show with 4 or 6 points make it through to bigger title just because the overall points for toes, color, type, breast ect ect,,, added up and the bird has overall appeal to the judge and is the best example of the entire group.You are doing just fine
renie, thats called a mullberry comb, it goes away as they age completly, it is seen a lot in australorps , they inherited it from orp past..i had a hen that ran around with very dark comb for a long time. you would never know it now..nothing to worry about , next year it will be just red..that type seldom gets the white ear lobes for some reason.and thats good. i had a pic of her befor and after..she almost looked like one of those cerami if i spelled that right..the birds with the black comb..in fact i have a cockeral right now that has it..i will try to get a pic of him...he is out of that hen. it is purple , not a thing wrong with him and it will be red next year,Thank you so much for answering my question...
