My Barred Rocks and New Hampshires are a broody bunch. Between them and some other breeds in my layers coop, my Broody-Buster has been occupied all spring. Usually 6 - 8 at a time. It usually takes 5 days to break them. They really hate it when I throw in a young hormonal cockerel, too.
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We appreciate your opinion, Punky. Other people may not feel the same way, but we all have opinions. That is what it is, afterall, one person's opinion.
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The first picture-do you mean the Brahma Bantams?
Well, I thought they were LF .....
Anyway, I prefer the LF birds. And I really really want some Brahmas!
Some day, some day, some day ......
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Actually, the picture with the leg color is from a different bird. The legs are brighter yellow than that picture, with the "reddish horn" on them. This is accurate, according to the SOP.
"Rich yellow tinged with reddish horn. A line of red pigment down the sides of shanks extending...
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Yes, correct..... the darker ones are the true RIRs. These are pretty much the correct colors, I believe. (at least on my monitor....)
this is a cropped picture, and looks a bit lighter than it really is ....