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Buff bantam cochin, perhaps

Apologies, auto correct decided not to cooperate today. Your OEGB cockerel is crele, not creme

Especially those 5am screams

And let's not forget those soothing sounds they make!

OK, definitely cockerels

It's a crele OEGB cockerel, and a MF D'Uccle pullet

How old? Number 2, 4, and 7 are looking like cockerels right now

No. As long as they are within the size range stated in the standard, smaller is in fact, not better. There are many more factors at play. Not to mention that breeding extremely small birds negatively impacts their health

The chest on your boy could be bigger, the head and neck could have a better position, with the comb almost touching the tail feathers. IMO wing position is good. I like him. Could we get some better pics of the females? @allosaurusrock would you agree with my assessment?

I was fairly certain that a broken dove egg I found was in fact a tortoise egg, so I buried it to help it hatch. Boy did that smell:sick

People are people, and will respond according to their moral compass (among other things). Your question has been answered, and you have also been given some responses from very trusted members on here pointing out the ethical issues in your plan. At the end of the day it's your ducks...

Interesting! In that case, I'm slightly worried for this boy

Depends on what exactly you're investigating. Behaviour around chickens, or humans Let's just say they're not the best with their fellow birds...

Ah, that's understandable. This study would require quite warm temperatures to be done correctly, so you're right. At least you won't be having unbearable heat all summer!

I'd love to see a short (or longer) study on comb and wattle surface area in relation to heat hardiness. My own experience tells me those two things are definitely connected, but some have disagreed, so it'd be nice to have a more "organised" study

It ranges from day 17 to 18, depending on aircell development. Sometimes even more, or less

They're adorable. This is not helping my goose obsession :love

Agreed

Does it have a straight comb? If so, yes

Ah, OK that's not too ridiculous. Just not something you're willing to do (understandably) That's because you're used to muscovy and OEGBs :p