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John:
I generally call my \"culls\" \"rejects\".  My wife doesn\'t like \"rejects\" and thinks I should call them \"seconds\".
I\'ve had locals by my culls before and tell me they are better than what some others offered as \"good\" ones.  
Some of my rejects end up being shown by others, but most are only good for eggs and meat.  

OldChurchEggery:
Speaking of culls being \"only good for eggs and meat,\" how do Ameraucanas tend to dress out? I have my fingers crossed that next spring I\'ll get to hatch out my own for the first time and I\'ll definitely have to plan for heavy culling. I\'ve trawled the other posts on the forum about when people tend to cull for color, size, etc. but I\'m curious about when the optimal culling point might be to balance out looks and how tender they might still be. Thanks!

Beth C:
@Jess: I\'ve sold very few this year, I\'ve been letting most of them grow out before deciding who to keep. But based on people I\'ve heard from looking for birds, most seem interested in either lavenders or blue wheatens, some wanted either wheaten or blue wheaten, a few were interested in buffs, but none wanted blacks. The only blacks I\'ve sold were as layers, and even then only if there wasn\'t any other color available.

@John: I agree with your wife - \"seconds\" is more accurate. I\'d rather have LL Bean \"seconds\" than Dollar General \"firsts!\"  ;)

@OldChurchEggery: I\'ve butchered a few, but I\'ve found by the time they were big enough they were too tough (this may not be the case with birds kept more confined, though), so I sell the females as layers and send the males to a wildlife rehab - raptors don\'t seem to mind tough.

As to the Ameraucana/EE thing, few here know the difference and, sadly, most don\'t care. Or if they do, their only concern is what color egg it lays - they\'ll reject a SQ bird because the egg isn\'t blue enough but pay top dollar to ship in wheatens w/calico hackles because they lay turquoise eggs...

greeneggsandham:
That\'s twice I\'ve seen SQ mentioned.  May I ask, what does that stand for?  

John:

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Blame Beth...she used it first.  
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