11-14-2013 Hunt: Young Roosters!

[nstric]

My youngest roosters taken this year, by far. They came up in a bunch of 25+, and I doubled on these two.

Thought I'd take some close up pictures given all of our recent talk about aging birds.

 

[KBell]

Congrats!

Hello Nate,

I am going out tomorrow to get my fix! Hope to post pics tomorrow evening. I will be spending the day in Pocahontas area. Hard to believe you harvested two birds born on the end of July--isn't it? I would put them at 10 weeks. 11 weeks at the extreme! I may have shared with you prior that they are fully feathered in color at 16 weeks. It just a matter of growing bigger then. You are also witnessing what I have been witnessing. These birds are young enough to still be with their brood and momma! I have seen this twice this year already.

I am confident I am still in the lead with my pin feathered head of a rooster posted earlier this month! It is amazing all of the young birds this year given the flooding across our state.

Just think what it would have been given a dry spring!

 

[roscoe71]

ive been letting ALOT of birds go very young ones, and ive got me one of those hot shot one year olds that think they know everything. we are playing the if you cant stand yer birds dads not pullin the trigger game. but he is a fetchen fool, no need to force break this one.

 

[mstand]

Thank you for posting thos pictures. I now understand the beek thing. I understand now.

 

[nstric]

Thank you for posting thos pictures. I now understand the beek thing. I understand now.

Happy to help!