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Here is a list which may help with tracking old strains.It is by no means complete,but a starting point.Many of these old breeders kept them until they died or close to it. BUFF ROCKS;Maurice Delano 1900-1960 (also Buff Orpingtons and RIReds)Geo.Hale (golden rod strain 1900-1976.BUFF ORPINGTON...

If you were to dig into the many old APA ,SOP you will find breeds added and removed.How these are handled with the heritage label I do not know ?At one time Cuckoo Leghorns were in the standard as Dominque Leghorns,Rose Comb Buff Leghorns were in the standard much earlier than 1981,I think...

Chris,those Lamona origination pictures are fantastic.Thanks for posting those.

Hey Bob,Maybe you can start a separate heritage waterfowl thread?Seems to be some interst in waterfowl and this thread it getting very long.

If you cannot deal with raw meat,then cooking it is okay.Just remember to give them this stuff in amounts they will clean up and then be careful to clean the dishes if they are used.You have to be careful in the summer as the meat can become rotten and that will result in limberneck-food...

Most if not all of Purina poultry feeds are plant proteins too.It seems there is more money in putting the meat into cat and dog feed.Hence I buy dog and cat food as a suppliment for the hens.

I would keep the good Canadian line going pure and toemark the chicks.I would take your best females from the Ohio line and mate also to the Canada line male.I would only keep the pullets from the Ohio line,then use another male (cockerel from this year) from the Canada line on the 1/2 ohio...

Bob do you have access to bound copies of Reliable Poultry Journal,or John Robinsons books.I know there are articles on Rouen Ducks in RPJ and Robinson included them in his waterfowl book plus Domestic Fowl book.I am sure you can get some very helpful color breeding material in them.

Yes cook up the deer meat rather than waste it. The birds will love it.Depending on your flock size,I would only give them what they will quickly clean up.You might want to cut it up and only give it to them once or twice a week. It is a concentrated food and they need only small amounts.

Bob,I did a quick look through my RIRed catalogs Ralph Knickerbocker 1923-163,not complete by many issues,the Payne Bros. in ct.1921-1929 plus a 1923 and 1931 Harold Tompkins.Ralph also kept a carbon of his letters to customers and I have a file of those. I knew Anne Knickerbocker well and she...

Lots of good poultry book history as well ,included in this thread.Chris,you have a good background and sounds like a good poultry library you and bob have. I have a fair number of poultry books.In bound magazine issues I lack the first couple of years and last in Leghorn Worlds 1916-1938,I...

Bob The other publications that Waverly put out were THE LEGHORN WORLD,THE PLYMOUTH ROCK MONTHLY,THE RED JOURNAL and perhaps the Wyandotte Herald.I am not sure about the Wyandottes,doing this off the top of my head without looking it up. W.H.Card also put out a booklet Laws Governing...

Bob,My uncle was Edward Card,his father was Grant Card,whos' cousin was W. Card.Wid Card was a judge,he orginated WLRed Cornish and was also part of the RIRed scene.I believe he died about 1923.I have a letter Wid wrote to Grant with the WLRed Cornish letterhead. Wid also wrote a little booklet...

That post about the Houdan chicks dying,points out a good lesson.The first thing you want is vigor and good health.Your hands are tied if the stock is weak and unthrifty.The next think is egg production and fertility.Without these things you can not breed any line of fowl.Once you have vigor and...

Yellow House Farm,I have said this before but I enjoy what you write,it is to the point and very well put.You remind me a bit of the poultrywriter and great breeder;Maurice C.Wallace (published PLUME for years and did the booklet MY LIFE IN THE FANCY). I do admit that sometimes I had to run to...

Some poultry people will not sell anything,but they are very few,most will help you out.I do find it helps to be patient as I do not always have stock available throughout the year.Over the winter I just keep the breeders and a few spares.After I get out my chicks,then some of the breerds are...

From a different prospective,I will offer a little insight into the old method I used and the new method.Not to say one is right or wrong,it depends on your own situation or goals. Back in the 70's and 80's I offered chicks for sale and also hatching eggs,I had orders that I filled with 75 and...

I noticed Bob said "do not ever sell your BEST birds"I cannot speak for him,but I think he means the best ones are much more useful to him then anyone else,as they are vital to maintaining and improving his flock. That does not mean that there are not many good quality and even average quality...

I like linebreeding as it helps keep traits intact,so the quality breeds onward.It is a good idea to stay within a strain if possible and go back to the source as Bob states.You can and should select only the strongest,most vigorous birds as breeders,if you do this inbreeding will be of minor...

Here are a few suggestions that might help people with issues of space or close neighbors.Perhaps you can team up in an effort to help in the breeding of your chosen breed.Perhaps if 2 or 3 people work together and split the birds or the jobs.For example one could keep the breeder flock,another...