if you're willing to hang onto him, evaluate him again around 8 months... a year would be ideal I think then you can see what he'll have. my own cockerels have changed a lot from 4-5 months to now at about 10 months. I need to get some good pics of both and have some critiques... CD is bigger and rounder than Shim, but CD has a split breast and a big divot in the middle of his comb, while Shim has a better comb and lacks the split breast... CD actually looks... lumpy almost at times. not sure if that's good or bad, but usually when his crop is full. LOL both have comparable color and profile (usually, but the pics didn't catch Shim in a good pose)
This is Shim last month, and CD is the second pic (same time frame.
basically, I'm trying to decide for or against line breeding the set of chicks I am growing out.
it would be a blue male on all 3 colors females, from the same genetic source -- OR introducing new genetics with my guy Donatello above. the question is, is he worthy. since I have other options available in the future. I have 3-5 blue males I am growing out from better genetics
if he is worth keeping, without screaming obvious faults (eg. his heart shape can't be overcome, or his tail is too narrow) then I will definitely keep him around.
I also have a person who is breeding blrw that would take him from me if I didn't want him (if I go with line breeding) so he will go to some use, somewhere.
your guy Shim looks much lower and rounder than donatello, he is more upright or heart shaped, I feel like it's the wrong shape but maybe in time he will grow into it..
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