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Royce, Are legs on my birds too short and are mine too round? Ginny

Great ideas for hatch baskets! Thanks for the ideas.

Royce I would like to comment on how different you rooster looks from mine. I don't know right from wrong buckeyes, Mine will be observations in difference. You bird seems to have longer legs, and a very different body shape. Your bird seems....maybe longer backed..not sure really how to...

Do you make it or purchase it?

Does the chick become entangled in the mesh?

I have been banding them.I did purchase a toe punch and do intend to use it. I was unclear in question, sorry. What I meant was how does one keep separate , hatching chicks, as they hatch? Once they hatch I no longer know who everybody is just who the sire is because I keep them in separate...

Because of your insightful comments, I am changing plans. I am going to take MR.Puny out of the breeding pens and put grandpa Hank back in. I will put Hank's get with Johnny and Hank will get the others. A friend is taking the batch currently incubating with the deal I get up to 4 birds of my...

I mean total. I have been hesitant about breeding too many fearing I would wind up not culling and eating so for the first 2 years I did not hatch many. My family eats them willingly so this year I am hatching more. Thank you. So, I should keep bigger hens to increase the overall size of my...

Thank you. Could you comment on my birds? My comments are those of a novice. I really would appreciate comments about my birds from All of you with more experience. Thanks!

Lacy, thank you for your comments. They are much appreciated. I have no objection breeding him back to his get( this term is used in horse breeding, is is applicable with fowl as well?). When one keeps breeding back to the same sire, one can also breed back the faults and lessen the gene...

OK.....post your comments please!!!

Rooster 1(Johnny) 1 Year old, 7.5 lbs Rooster 2(Clyde) 1 year old 6.5 lbs Rooster 3 3 years old( Hank) 8 lbs Before we go off of buckeyes, could people comment please? Please be critical. All 3 pictures were taken within 10 minutes of each other. I understand...

Well, since I have never heard a dinosaur roar and I try to keep mice at bay, I can not say.

It is good to hear that there are sensitive males out there!!( please forgive me, tomorrow is my day off and I have my glass of wine in front of me!YUM!) What I can say is I can see you have a sense of humor! great for any walk in life. I am thankful for this "classroom discussion" on...