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Quote: Curtis Oakes is in New England I believe I dont know his contact info but he had an ad in the last Poultry Press and the APA yearbook. Curtis Oakes is in Pennsylvania and he no longer has the black varieties. David

Ha ha, I'm from Iowa, and although he's not talking about me, I know who you're talking about with the good black leghorns. He is a friend of mine. I actually plan on giving him a run for his money next year at the shows with these blacks I have. And I doubt you'll get any blacks off of him...

Okay here are a couple of pictures. I can't get any pics of the males yet as they are in a pen with about 30 other males and they are four breeds but all of them all black. same black pullet on the ground. The bird in back isn't a leghorn. I am in the process of putting my breeding pens...

I will try to get pictures with in the next few days. I have a new camera (actually, I've had it since April) and it took me until today to figure out how to convert the pictures from pjpeg images to jpeg images so I could post on here. All the other pics I've posted on this forum were with my...

I raise both single comb and rose comb black leghorns, (amongst other colors). There are some quality blacks in the U.S. Just aren't as common as whites. Mine are good quality and from the pictures, I would say Tony's are good quality. No bird is perfect and all are a work in progress. David

The pair of Silvers I had. I have since sold them as I needed the room. I still have a dozen or so chicks I hatched out so I am not out of them all the way. David

Quote: My silvers have good vigor and good size, but the male that I have looks more of the english type. The hen I have has better type and color. I don't know for sure, but I have read before that to maintain the silver color, you need to cross in a golden duckwing every few years. I have...

Quote: I am working on the Large Silvers. I have a single comb male that I am crossing on a rose comb female. I have only a half dozen eggs in the incubator as well and will continue to hatch for a little while longer. I don't have time right now to post pictures, but will eventually...

Quote: I am not making the rose comb variety, but am trying to keep them from going extinct. They are a standard leghorn variety admitted into the APA standard in 1981. They are very rare. I am also working with a few other rare varieties as well. David

Quote: I am working on the Large Silvers. I have a single comb male that I am crossing on a rose comb female. I have only a half dozen eggs in the incubator as well and will continue to hatch for a little while longer. I don't have time right now to post pictures, but will eventually. David