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Splash Wheaten Cockerel advice please

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Holiday Hatch:
The comments are very helpful and give me lots to think about.  Knowing how difficult it is to comment on a photo I appreciate your input, and kindness in your replys.  As Royce said one photo shows the neck to be too long.  He's stretched his neck upward in that photo, but the neck may be too long.  I agree with Mike, the comb is too high.  Even though there are three sets of points on the comb, they're too high in relation to what I think a pea comb should look like.  Thanks for the reminder to combine strong points from both parents.  The chest is not prominent and well rounded; and I don't know if that will change when he gets older.  The Splash Wheaten color is still confusing.  I've only seen photos of Red Pyle and Wheaten Old English Game Bantams.  However, this cockerels red color did remind me of a Red Pyle and I had to look Red Pyle up for comparison.  Thanks for all the comments and making me feel welcome in the group.  Linda

bantamhill:
Linda:

Don't forget maturity rate and egg shell color when thinking about a male bird. Ameraucana are supposed to be dual purpose breed. While a male bird doesn't lay eggs, he does carry egg shell color genes. Keeping males that hatched from nicely colored egg shells will improve the egg shell color of your flock.

Michael

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