They look good for six months. They change as they get older, your mottled Houdans may not have so much white once they grow up.
I really like this hen!!
There is only one buff color/shade recognized by the ABA/APA for BLP and it is the one posted above. The lighter ones won't be DQ'd, but they won't do well in a show. They are washed out buff and usually they are not laced very well either...especially in the crest. It is very hard to get the...
I had some hatchery quality Golden Campines but one of the roosters looked good in the feather pattern, conformation, eye color, and the ear lobe color. the only problem was his comb was to large and had to many points. sadly all my campines had died before I could show any of them.
Quote:
I %100 agree with you. Sadly I have came across a lot of people who think that the small stuff is more important than the conformation of the bird the conformation has the most points taken away. Even if I did point it out to them in the standard they still don't believe me!
Quote:
oh why thanks. It is a older book so the only place I think they sell then at is Murray McMurray Hatchery. I am not sure if other hatcheries will sell that book. But that is were I got mine from. try this link and see if it works good...
Quote:
There is a book for show poultry. it is called Exhibiting Poultry For Pleasure and Profit. it is a very good book a learned all kinds of things from it.