Posts by gallorojo

Those are nice feeders, but by my place would become a rat problem right away. I aim for all feed to be gone quickly. I used to use big old feeders but the chick killing rats changed my mind.

Simplest way is to show you a picture-- http://oegclub.com/photographs Look at this photo gallery. Very good pics of just about every possible chicken color there is. It's extremely useful in general, so bookmark it.

There is a Cubalaya thread on BYC with hundreds of pictures. Why not try looking there? There is also this little thing called Google some of us like to use...

Spurs taken from the Cuban history article- "Many of the old time breeders, among them Messrs, Ponce de Leon, Aldabon, Waldo Diaz, Dr. Francisco Cartaya and others, disagreed with the requirements of the Standard of Perfection,...

I thought it was always spring where you live, Paulo. . It snowed all day here at my place, winter is still in full force. Very nice looking ladies in your pictures, I am very partial to the white asil.

It's not so much a bad article, is that I just don't agree with all of it, especially some of the details. Much of what he has to say is spot on. I was really hoping that Saladin would come on and add something to this.

The article you are talking about is once again the Twisselman one located here- http://www.feathersite.com/Poultry/Games/Cuba/SPPABkCuba.html Personally I just dont think his theory has any factual or historical basis.

You don't need a brown red cock at all. Breed your BB Red male over your Brown Red females, and, depending on the female, the offspring will be either half or all some version of brown red. You then take your best young " brown red"...

The article which mentions the 5 th toe and the Faverolles is the Claus Twisselman SPPA article on the black Cubalayas which is on the feathersite Cubalaya page. I don't doubt that Mr. Twisselman hatched some birds with 5 toes, but,...

Cubakid, the bird in question was being shown by Tom Topper. I was told it was out of your stock , but it was for sure not a Zook bird, just different looking. Very large size with thick shanks. Zook had a cockerel there that maybe is...