Very healthy 19-week old silver Easter Egger cockerel, kept with six pullets in a fully-enclosed coop/run (no interaction with other animals/birds). Diatomaceous earth dustbaths, too -- no insect parasites.
This boy is gorgeous, and I hate to see him go, but he was supposed to be a she. I don't need a rooster, and I don't want to disturb the neighbors with his morning crowing. He's a little standoffish but not aggressive ... can be picked up.
The blue-ish egg gene is dominant ... so if you want to start your own flock of Easter Eggers, he could be your foundation roo. I'd rather see him go to a breeding home than for meat. I can return him to the hatchery in Holly Springs, but if a fellow Chatham-ite wants him, I think that would be better for all. Act fast, because I'll bring him to the hatchery on Friday unless he's spoken for by then.
See his pic here:
http://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/36559_mello_yello.jpgThe pic doesn't do justice to his iridescent green tail.
