The Moonshiner's Leghorns

[The Moonshiner]

Boy he's small.

You're gonna hurt hims little feelings

 

[NagemTX]

You know the smaller the rooster the more determined he is.

 

[KF0002]

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You're gonna hurt hims little feelings

Hopefully he is small but mighty. And capable! lol

 

[BlueBaby]

Hopefully he is small but mighty. And capable! lol

Hopefully his son's will be bigger if you put him with the bigger females.

 

[KF0002]

You know the smaller the rooster the more determined he is.

I have seldom seen a rooster more determined than these Leghorn cockerels free ranging. They run the hens down. Even the very agile and fast Game hens. There is no old head honcho to keep them under control around anymore and they are running amuck!

 

[KF0002]

Hopefully his son's will be bigger if you put him with the bigger females.

Generally all of the offspring are bigger when you put a male with a bigger female. Females contribute a lot of the genes responsible for size in a breeding. I was always taught that males influence color more, and females influence type and size more.

 

[The Moonshiner]

I have seldom seen a rooster more determined than these Leghorn cockerels free ranging. They run the hens down. Even the very agile and fast Game hens. There is no old head honcho to keep them under control around anymore and they are running amuck!

I sure know what happens when I'm setting up breeding pens and first throw the male in. There's no hey let's get to know each.

 

[The Moonshiner]

Work, work, work weekend. Been getting a later start lately so sun's coming up a tad and I can see a little with the snow packed and icy gravel roads.
Last night was supposed to be warmer then it has been and I foolishly thought maybe my windows wouldn't be iced up so bad. Wrong. Today is already dragging and I just got started. Won't be a short day so glad I got everything stocked up yesterday. Should be busting ice day only.

 

[KF0002]

I sure know what happens when I'm setting up breeding pens and first throw the male in. There's no hey let's get to know each.

Definitely no gentle courting from young roosters for sure. The older, more experienced males don’t tend to harass the hens as much.

 

[BlueBaby]

Definitely no gentle courting from young roosters for sure. The older, more experienced males don’t tend to harass the hens as much.

I've noticed that also.