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Title: Earlobe questions
Post by: Guest on July 29, 2008, 10:25:34 PM

At what point should I know if my birds earlobes are red?  They all look whiteish to me.
Here is a picture of one of my cockerels, aprox. 4 months old.
It\'s not the best picture because I took it while holding the bird.
(http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b359/JDeere/IMG_1665.jpg)

Title: Earlobe questions
Post by: bantamhill on July 30, 2008, 09:27:53 AM

He will need to be nearly mature to see good red. Skin color or pink is generally heading in the right direction as a bird matures. You are trying to avoid enamel white as in a leghorn or rosecomb.

Michael

Title: Earlobe questions
Post by: Guest on July 30, 2008, 09:58:25 AM

Michael thank you, i\'ll keep watching them.  I was worried that there was something wrong with all of them.  :)