Introducing "Jewel"

Let's see them!!!!
Forum rules
Any images that depict illegal acts or subject manner will be removed. You retain rights to your photos but by posting them here you also are agreeing to giving rights to PTO to remove or alter these pictures (size adjustment for example) as needed. To maintain memory usage at a low level we are entertaining deleting photos after a certain time period which at this point will be determined by the time when we run out of data storage capacity.
User avatar
Ontario Chick
Poultry Guru
Posts: 5401
Joined: Sat Dec 12, 2015 10:12 am
Answers: 2
Location: Carp - West Ottawa
x 9627

Introducing "Jewel"

Post by Ontario Chick » Sat Apr 06, 2019 7:29 pm

Last year, I put together Columbian Wyandotte male and 3 Black hens, in an effort to produce one decent Columbian cockerel.
As expected the 28 chicks were approximately half Columbian and half Black.
Unfortunately not even one measly Columbian male worth breeding came out of that lot.
But one somewhat decent Black cockerel seemed to be turning out not too shabby so kept him.
This is why raising chickens is such an exciting hobby, you make a sensible logical decision and then you scrap it and do something completely different against any logic or reason. ;)
Jewel at 10 month
Introducing Jewel.jpg
his Baby picture, or possibly one of his many brothers...
Second 4 Eyebrows.jpg
Please note he kept his white eyebrows
Jewel at 10 month.jpg
seems to be quite ware that he is a handsome fellow :-)
Jewel head turned.jpg
3

User avatar
Kbr42
Head Chicken
Posts: 1436
Joined: Wed Jan 10, 2018 10:37 am
Answers: 1
x 1857

Re: Introducing "Jewel"

Post by Kbr42 » Sat Apr 06, 2019 10:22 pm

What a nice looking fellow!
0

User avatar
Killerbunny
Poultry Guru - total zen level
Posts: 7879
Joined: Sat Dec 12, 2015 12:04 pm
Answers: 4
Location: Brockville
x 10171

Re: Introducing "Jewel"

Post by Killerbunny » Sun Apr 07, 2019 6:44 am

Lovely guy. Nice attitude.
0
:iheartpto:
Beltsville Small White turkeys.
Mutt chickens for eggs
RIP Stephen the BSW Tom and my coffee companion.
RIP Lucky the Very Brave Splash Wyandotte rooster.
RIP little Muppet the rescue cat.
:turkey:

:bat:

User avatar
Happy
Poultry Guru - pullet level
Posts: 3886
Joined: Wed Oct 05, 2016 8:46 am
Location: Wasaga Beach
x 10923

Re: Introducing "Jewel"

Post by Happy » Sun Apr 07, 2019 8:24 am

Very handsome!
0

User avatar
Ontario Chick
Poultry Guru
Posts: 5401
Joined: Sat Dec 12, 2015 10:12 am
Answers: 2
Location: Carp - West Ottawa
x 9627

Re: Introducing "Jewel"

Post by Ontario Chick » Sun Apr 07, 2019 9:41 am

Killerbunny wrote:
Sun Apr 07, 2019 6:44 am
Lovely guy. Nice attitude.
Did you notice the tail ? I was able to completely overlook the "not complete Black" when I was looking at the tail :lol:
1

User avatar
Killerbunny
Poultry Guru - total zen level
Posts: 7879
Joined: Sat Dec 12, 2015 12:04 pm
Answers: 4
Location: Brockville
x 10171

Re: Introducing "Jewel"

Post by Killerbunny » Sun Apr 07, 2019 9:46 am

No I didn't! Have trouble seeing on the photos what is reflection or not.
0
:iheartpto:
Beltsville Small White turkeys.
Mutt chickens for eggs
RIP Stephen the BSW Tom and my coffee companion.
RIP Lucky the Very Brave Splash Wyandotte rooster.
RIP little Muppet the rescue cat.
:turkey:

:bat:

User avatar
Ontario Chick
Poultry Guru
Posts: 5401
Joined: Sat Dec 12, 2015 10:12 am
Answers: 2
Location: Carp - West Ottawa
x 9627

Re: Introducing "Jewel"

Post by Ontario Chick » Sun Apr 07, 2019 9:48 am

I meant the angle, never mind the colours
0

User avatar
Killerbunny
Poultry Guru - total zen level
Posts: 7879
Joined: Sat Dec 12, 2015 12:04 pm
Answers: 4
Location: Brockville
x 10171

Re: Introducing "Jewel"

Post by Killerbunny » Sun Apr 07, 2019 9:52 am

I'm no expert but it looks like correct to me unlike my girls who are in the minus range!
0
:iheartpto:
Beltsville Small White turkeys.
Mutt chickens for eggs
RIP Stephen the BSW Tom and my coffee companion.
RIP Lucky the Very Brave Splash Wyandotte rooster.
RIP little Muppet the rescue cat.
:turkey:

:bat:

User avatar
Ontario Chick
Poultry Guru
Posts: 5401
Joined: Sat Dec 12, 2015 10:12 am
Answers: 2
Location: Carp - West Ottawa
x 9627

Re: Introducing "Jewel"

Post by Ontario Chick » Sun Apr 07, 2019 9:57 am

The tails are better on all the Black pullets too, the Columbians still lacking somewhat ;)
It's actually difficult to see the colors apart from the sheen even in real life,
there are some very narrow gold bands on the hackle feathers and silver & turquoise wing bars
also some very peculiar white base tail feathers and of course those white eyebrows :lol:
Jevel colours.jpg
3

User avatar
kenya
Henny Penny
Posts: 4446
Joined: Sat Dec 12, 2015 5:14 pm
Answers: 1
Location: Stratford,ontario
x 4319

Re: Introducing "Jewel"

Post by kenya » Sun Apr 07, 2019 4:59 pm

Interesting to see what you get from him, some of my worst males have produced my best birds.
1

Post Reply

Return to “Photos”