What are these?

[Gray Farms]

As soon as they figure out how to sex before hatching, roosters will become an endangered gender.

Depends one the circumstances. With people who raise show birds or rare breeds like myself. I/we price our roosters higher than hens.

 

[The Moonshiner]

Depends one the circumstances. With people who raise show birds or rare breeds like myself. I/we price our roosters higher than hens.

Yep
To some of us roosters are just as wanted/valued/important or even more so then hens.
I know I do my part to keep them off the endangered list.

 

[Nimueh Alene]

I have to admit my favorites have always been the boys.

 

[Nimueh Alene]

Think they were confused about what they sent. I kept one to keep with the 15 pullets that I get this week . It has black wing feathers coming in. I was going to keep them all for awhile and pick out the best one. But all but this one was attacking my ducks. I know it wasn't the environment. They are in a 4x5 foot brooder. Guess I'll see what he grows into.

 

[Nimueh Alene]

Here he is with the ducks. He's since moved into the chick brooder..

 

[Nimueh Alene]

Close up..
Production red after all .. Will that help future pullets egg laying ability ?

 

[Gray Farms]

Close up..
Production red after all .. Will that help future pullets egg laying ability ?View attachment 1285862

No. Roosters have nothing to do with hens laying eggs. Only the fertility of those eggs.

 

[Nimueh Alene]

What I ment to say was. Since he may be a production red cockerel Will his genetics help with the egg laying potential of his daughters since Production red females lay so well.

 

[Gray Farms]

Oh I see. Then yes, if he is bred to other high production type breeds then they will indeed make for more consistent layers. If you'd breed him to breeds like Australorps, Plymouth Rocks, or Leghorns for instance. The offspring should be outstanding layers.

 

[Nimueh Alene]

Thank you Gray Farms. Writing is not my strong suit ...you think he's a production red? Looks like lacing on his wings.

Oh I see. Then yes, if he is bred to other high production type breeds then they will indeed make for more consistent layers. If you'd breed him to breeds like Australorps, Plymouth Rocks, or Leghorns for instance. The offspring should be outstanding layers.