Update on Barred Rock Cockerel

[rodriguezpoultry]

So...after March 27, my barred rock cockerel was 5 months old. I took this photo the week before we left for the show:

As you can see to the left, the Langshan cockerel was in the same pen. It was just too cold to separate all the birds without providing a heat source.

Now.....the awesomeness that came from separating them. This is him...April 27:

His tail doesn't normally stand down but he was thinking of nabbing the girl behind him...

I think he's looking great for only 6 months old! No WONDER he wasn't holding his tail up at the show...he didn't have his main tail feathers in!

 

[walkswithdog]

Oh oh jealous, totally jealous. You do know that when he pairs up with your girls you HAVE to send me eggs... he's getting to be a really good looker. And I soooo need a better tail set here.

 

[Kanchii]

Fantastic barring and ok type, which is so hard to find on the standard rocks! Beautiful boy

 

[speckledhen]

Yup, that barring is close to impossible to find in a standard BR. His comb could be better, but that's easier to breed for than the great color pattern or a good body type.