I have several little hens that will bow up to me and peck at my hands, but easily, portraying what I believe to be the perfect attitude for show. Not aggressive at all but very proud, and not in the least timid or scared.
He is still a little low winged, but his overall type isn't that bad. It will just be a waiting game to see how he develops. He only has to please you.
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Mille fleur and spangled both tend to get more white as they age, not less. He is long legged, wings set too low, and he has a long back. That is what those photos say, but photos rarely tell the whole story.
He is actually a nice cockerel, nice tight high wing carriage, good tail carriage, may be a little leggy, but real nice overall for a self blue. He seems to have a little variance in his color, self blue are supposed to be a uniform blue. Compare his breast color to his sickles. He may have a...
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Nica, are there other breeds that have the full tails like oegb, that were self blue? I know of the duccles, but they seem to always have that same problem. I know some folks that are half a dozen generations into self blue moderns, dame problems.
Leghorns...
We need photos! How...
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You will find very few serious OE Breeders maintaining or showing Self Blue due to feather quality problems common to the variety. Sickles are almost always weak and thin as well other feathers being thin and brittle.
I believed this has been solved in other breeds, and it can be...
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Very nice. Probably the pics, but they all look like they need a tighter higher wing carriage, but huge improvement over last year. The opal is real impressive, considering where u were with them this time last year. Cant wait to see the silver blues now.
Here is what I see, although I...