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Who do I breed to whom?
Posted: Tue Dec 22, 2015 1:46 pm
by Ontario Chick
Not sure if it's grammatically correct, but that is the question.
My three boys are starting to get randy, so it's probably time to break up the brotherhood, before somebody gets damaged beyond repair.
Please note they are all LF Wyandottes.
In the male department I have Blue, Blue Columbian and Columbian. the Columbian is only in case of emergency,
so only considering the BLUE and BLUE Columbian.
The ladies are BLUE, SPLASH, Columbian and one lonely BLUE Columbian.
Since my brain has already overheated several times replaying the SAME scenario and completely unable to think out of the box, happy to hear any unprejudiced opinions.
- Wyandotte cockerels
Re: Who do I breed to whom?
Posted: Tue Dec 22, 2015 4:08 pm
by Cuttlefish
Hard to tell anything from one pic (mostly because I don't know what I'm talking about) but I like the blue boy. : ) His tail looks fuller and wider at the base, and body depth looks greater too... but that might be because he's closer to the camera.
No idea about how to use the ladies.
Re: Who do I breed to whom?
Posted: Tue Dec 22, 2015 7:54 pm
by Robbie
What is it you are breeding towards, blue or blue columbian?
Re: Who do I breed to whom?
Posted: Tue Dec 22, 2015 9:06 pm
by Ontario Chick
Robbie wrote:What is it you are breeding towards, blue or blue columbian?
I am curious to hear what choices other breeders would make and what they would hope to get, with the birds I have available.
Re: Who do I breed to whom?
Posted: Tue Dec 22, 2015 9:09 pm
by Ontario Chick
Cuttlefish wrote:Hard to tell anything from one pic (mostly because I don't know what I'm talking about) but I like the blue boy. : ) His tail looks fuller and wider at the base, and body depth looks greater too... but that might be because he's closer to the camera.
No idea about how to use the ladies.
You are right, he has the best type.
Re: Who do I breed to whom?
Posted: Tue Dec 22, 2015 9:14 pm
by BobG
Hard to tell from the photo , I like the blue it may be the photo angle the Columbian blue seems leggy to me .
Re: Who do I breed to whom?
Posted: Tue Dec 22, 2015 9:16 pm
by Ontario Chick
Just noticed the RED Forum Rules reminder,at the top of the page, are we in trouble?
Re: Who do I breed to whom?
Posted: Tue Dec 22, 2015 9:21 pm
by Ontario Chick
BobG wrote:Hard to tell from the photo , I like the blue it may be the photo angle the Columbian blue seems leggy to me .
Must have been posting at the same time, you are also right, both the Columbians are a bit leggy, but they tend to grow in the legs, in the picture they are 5 month old, should take another picture, but will have to separate them imminently....
just hopping for a brilliant idea for the first breeding pen.
Re: Who do I breed to whom?
Posted: Tue Dec 22, 2015 10:17 pm
by Home Grown Poultry
No your fine OC, the files size is 100kb which is perfectly fine! its the 4mb ones that are the real killer.
Re: Who do I breed to whom?
Posted: Tue Dec 22, 2015 10:38 pm
by Robbie
So when you breed blue to blue, or blue to columbian, you aren't getting black?
