Hello,
I'm looking for a breeder of Heritage White Jersey Giants? Not really quite ready for them yet but would like to have names ready and see pictures of the breeder stock if available. I'm looking at maybe getting some next year. I've just got my Black Jersey Giants this past...
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Below are the only APA recognised varieties of Leghorns. The term Heritage is debatable; however, the ALBC considers the mid 20th century as a cutoff point. So any variety that were in the SOP by 1950-60 would or could be considered Heritage. Now will new varieties be considered...
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From my understanding Nettie Metcalf used Black Breasted Red in her breeding of the Buckeye.
And so the breed "Buckeyes " were born in the US of A !!!
THAT is a heritage heirloom TO ME!!!
But no misunderstanding that the red breasted game WAS here at the time, it was NOT created here...
Oops, maybe not, thought that I had read it in the ALBC page on the web, guess I didn't,
from the ALBC:
Buckeyes were developed by Mrs. Nettie Metcalf of Warren, Ohio, and appropriately named after the Buckeye State. Buckeyes are unique in the American Class of chickens in that it...
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Nettie Metcalf - what kind of game she used in buckeyes!
Ralf sturgen - how he bred such great BR
just to name a few............
punky
From my understanding Nettie Metcalf used Black Breasted Red in her breeding of the Buckeye.
Thosr are not reds.......they are Buckeyes!
Sorry, I just went back and relooked, I see the Cushion combs. When I first looked I thought they were single comb.
Still like them though, you can still send them to me if you tire of them.
Thanks for the reply Robert Blosl.
I'm interested in the Whites as well as the RC Reds. I probably will not be getting any this coming spring, because I have some coop issues that I need to take care of first, but maybe by the end of next year the beginning of 2012 I can try to find some to...
Has anyone ever ordered any of the Rosecomb Rhode Island Whites from Purely Poultry? If so, were they true to the SOP, I know probably not not 100% in every hatch but wondering if they were good stock.