I am normally a very chill nonstressed person but I am going to miss four days of class next week due to a poultry judging contest I will be participating in at LSU 🥲
lol you are right! Thought it was the owner
Yep. Brown Leghorns (which were actually named after Mr. Brown of Connecticut, one of the original breeders, not the color, which makes sense because only the hens are brown and only partly) were originally double mated, meaning champion males and...
The male’s neck has a harsh transition between orange and yellow with little striping and the female pattern is too harsh and dark. I also see hackle black and shafting leaking into the back feathers. Leghorn hens should have a fine, even, well-stippled light seal brown back color.
Also...
No offense, but those are some of the worst Leghorns I’ve ever seen.
Edit:sorrry, I think that was too harsh.
It’s just they are poorer than hatchery quality.
Well
If you know you know
Here is an excerpt of a Spanish description of Catalanas that was lost in the translation to English
Large or very large hanging chins, thin and well rounded from below; long neck, thin, erect, with abundant slavery to the back; stretched trunk, cylindrical, but...