keblow
Chirping
Hey everyone. I just got back on a few days ago after quite a while without internet access, and realized there were also a few replies to me the last time I was in the thread. My apologies if it seemed like I dropped off the face of the earth and ignored responses. I just figured I'd drop a few pics of some of Cackle's Aseels for interest. Too young to judge well yet (3 months) but I can say one hen is actually a decent specimen so far.
This guy seems to have a short body and high tail, no pearl eye, legs too far forward even though the pic angle doesn't reveal it. Not particularly wide or prominently shouldered either. High station, relatively good bone, long neck and pretty good comb are his positives.
I like this girl a lot so far. Nice head and beak shape, wider, prominent shoulders, better leg placement, pearl eye, straight legs and feet. Not quite as big as some of the others, tail not as tight as I like, but a pretty balanced specimen. She might be able to give better type to that stag above.
The other pullet I'm favoring. High station, long neck, long tight tail, straight legs, wings held high. Her head is all right, body a little narrow. I think she might pair well with a solid cock to take advantage of her height and widen the body in the offspring.
This guy is really wide but has a prominent breastbone at the moment. Pearl eye is developing, very peppy fellow (I had him on life support after he took on two other boys and took a beating at 6 weeks - he still is quite aggressive), legs aren't so straight, and his tail is the second worst of the bunch behind the stag up above even though it looks ok here.
The goals I've put together are for the tallest bird I can get out of the genetics I have to work with, medium body size, relatively high stance. Eventually I might blend in some Sumatra on the side for gypsy face and the lacing gene, and at that point I'll be out of this thread and into the Oriental game thread. Actually, I think my original musings may have been there?
These four were the only ones that gave me a good opportunity to picture them, but I have one more hen who shows better type so far. I'm still far from a final assessment for the first year pairings (I'm thinking March). I know breeding to pullets and stags isn't good practice, and after the first year matings i will discontinue it. Also, there will be no culls until 18 months so I don't inadvertently lose a decent bird. Anybody feels like picking these guys apart or sees me making a poor assessment, feel free to comment.
Thanks, and glad to be back on here!
This guy seems to have a short body and high tail, no pearl eye, legs too far forward even though the pic angle doesn't reveal it. Not particularly wide or prominently shouldered either. High station, relatively good bone, long neck and pretty good comb are his positives.
I like this girl a lot so far. Nice head and beak shape, wider, prominent shoulders, better leg placement, pearl eye, straight legs and feet. Not quite as big as some of the others, tail not as tight as I like, but a pretty balanced specimen. She might be able to give better type to that stag above.
The other pullet I'm favoring. High station, long neck, long tight tail, straight legs, wings held high. Her head is all right, body a little narrow. I think she might pair well with a solid cock to take advantage of her height and widen the body in the offspring.
This guy is really wide but has a prominent breastbone at the moment. Pearl eye is developing, very peppy fellow (I had him on life support after he took on two other boys and took a beating at 6 weeks - he still is quite aggressive), legs aren't so straight, and his tail is the second worst of the bunch behind the stag up above even though it looks ok here.
The goals I've put together are for the tallest bird I can get out of the genetics I have to work with, medium body size, relatively high stance. Eventually I might blend in some Sumatra on the side for gypsy face and the lacing gene, and at that point I'll be out of this thread and into the Oriental game thread. Actually, I think my original musings may have been there?
These four were the only ones that gave me a good opportunity to picture them, but I have one more hen who shows better type so far. I'm still far from a final assessment for the first year pairings (I'm thinking March). I know breeding to pullets and stags isn't good practice, and after the first year matings i will discontinue it. Also, there will be no culls until 18 months so I don't inadvertently lose a decent bird. Anybody feels like picking these guys apart or sees me making a poor assessment, feel free to comment.
Thanks, and glad to be back on here!