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You've got some gorgeous roos, FB.
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I have a feeling that part of it is the weaker stag just doesn't get access to the best forage areas, the more nutritious food, cleaner water, etc.
I have seen dominant brood cocks bully other stags to the point of keeping them away from any feed or forage that may present itself. Seeing how they are still developing and not fully mature, it makes sense that suddenly being removed from full access to the best available food and water sources would cause them to be stunted. This certainly seems to have the effect of giving them a longer life lease which overall is much more beneficial to the flocks ultimate survival.
This would seem to hinge upon the existence of a very strong mature brood cock keeping every stag in line. I had a bad experience with a weak brood cock from a layer line that let all the young stags get away with mating far too much. This caused the hens to stay cooped up away from food and water access during a very hot Texas heatwave. I realized what was happening as the young cockerels who were not being kept in check would simply guard the multiple water sources and wait for a hen to make her run for a drink. Upon realizing this, I immediately put all the excess cockerels into one coop pen and began culling. It would have been nice to have had a brood cock that actually did his job well enough that I could have had more time to observe and judge the cockerels better before culling them.
By comparison, I once had a brood cock that would never let another stag mate without making sure he took a vicious flogging. With him around I never had to worry about too many cockerels or rush any separations or cullings.
I think it is phermones as well, and here's why.What I am proposing as the driving force behind rooster maturation rate may be another manifestation of the same phenomenon by which a hen will begin to look and behave as a rooster if no rooster is present in the flock.
Your birds are beautiful, for sone reason the app did not let me go through quite a few of the pages. Do you still have indo? I think I am in love. How are all of your birds doing for that matter? Have they reached your standards? If not, how much further do they need to get? If you still have Indo, can you send and updated picture of him please?
Great looking stag!Indo is coming out of molt. View attachment 3259112View attachment 3259113
Wow! I learned the other day that's called Black-Breasted Red. Go figure. Never seen one that big though.I acquired this pullet in a trade today. She is gorgeous and huge. I initially penned her with Hei Hei but then I changed my mind and put her with Lanky.