Posts by Oldhound

  Castell 73, your chickens are Beautiful . 

Quote: Originally Posted by gallorojo  I wanted to let some of you know who may not otherwise find out that my wife delivered our new daughter Tuesday morning. Mother and daughter are both doing well and are home from the...

As far as size goes my Black Pene hens are 5 1/2 pounds + or -.  I have yet to see pics of Pene eggs as dark as the darkest Maran eggs, even they vary. IMO I feel that if one is looking for the darkest egg go Maran . The...

 Up to the 19th century and to some degree even afterward, all breeds of domestic animals, with a few exceptions( Asil, Arabian horses, Salukis etc) when registries came into existence, are composites. Form follows...

  Beautiful Birds , Chickencanoe !  Very Admirable .

  Perhaps there will come a time when DNA typing will come to pass, giving a more conclusive answer to the breeds background.  The Japanese govt, had DNA typing performed on their  National Treasure...

  My 2 Cents re Hainan Fowl  (China Games) for crossing with Cubalayas . Not Wheaton , cocks average 4 to 4 1/2 pounds, too small, by 2 pounds. Not enough bone to carry the Type. Wrong Station, (posture). Some...

   I may have misunderstood your post, improper temps can cause curved or bent toes,and not necessarily all of the chicks in the same hatch will be affected. What kind of incubator are you using?   The...

 Check out " Incubating and Hatching Eggs". I think that you have an incubator issue ,

 I have no idea what the situation is. Tried to add them to my orders a couple of times but they were unable to supply them at the time.  This year I read on their website and catalog that the breed was ubavailable for...