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John:
They may be very young and haven\'t filled out yet.

Blue Egg Acres:
I\'ve noticed with my LF wheatens/blue wheatens that the males in particular are usually 10-12 months old before they fill out completely. I\'m posting photos below of 2 cockerels, a splash wheaten and a wheaten, that are very close in age, right at 10 months. I\'m starting to wonder if the wheaten is ever  going to fill out though. This is the bird I referred to in the \"regaining size\" post. The surprising thing to me is that his daddy was a large, well filled out bird.

Mike Gilbert:
Barb, looks like the wheaten has everything except a chest.
Nice comb and color.   If you plan to use him, try very full deep bodied females.
Maybe the compensation mating will help the next generation.

Mike G.

Blue Egg Acres:
Thanks Mike for the comments. I have him in  the pen I need him in but after taking and comparing the photos of the 2 birds, I was about to pull him back out! I still have hopes he will develop the fullness in the breast as he matures a little more.

Guest:
Barbara,

I\'ve been very happy with the Wheaten male I hatched from your eggs. Here he is a couple of months ago, not even a year old yet:




The Blue Wheaten male I hatched from the same batch is not as broad across the chest as the Wheaten, he\'s more \"slight\", if you will, but a lovely boy nonetheless. Here\'s his photo:




I like the type on the Wheaten better, and the color on the Blue Wheaten better. For me, type comes first, then color after.  Do let me know what you think of the boys (and thanks again!)

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