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Hi thorleif!
Yes, there are bantams in the US! Not many are shown, but I know of a few breeders including Jim that has some! I have them in all three colors. The whites have the furthest to go in my opinion...they don't show the true Langshan blood as of yet, but this year I got some VERY nice leggy cockerels. I'm debating on holding back one for myself that is very promising. A good pullet with a longer tail and less of a cushion than her mother. Will be good to work with at least. I'm also planning on using a very nice black hen with the whites to try and get the conformation a bit better and the eye color a bit darker. I do not know how old the strain is, but I know they were Forrest's stock. He must have had them at least 20 years, but his passion were the blacks. Gorgeous birds...
I would KILL for some German Langshan bantams. They are just gorgeous. But, no way I can afford to import them, so until then...I can dream.
I will have to give up my white Langshan largefowl. I simply don't have the space to take them on AND better the breed. So, they will go to another breeder who will "hook me up" later when I have more space and am able to fully devote to them. In the meantime, I will work on the blacks and blues. The bantams on the other hand...I have lots of space to work with the whites in those!
Here is (what I'm going to call for the moment until someone can tell me what's going on): harlequin Langshan bantam:
This chick hatched out black with white markings on it's face. Just like all of my blacks hatch out. The leg feathers look exactly the same as her back and wings...Just an oddity. She is not the only bird to hatch this way this year. My first one died at about 3 months.
Yes, there are bantams in the US! Not many are shown, but I know of a few breeders including Jim that has some! I have them in all three colors. The whites have the furthest to go in my opinion...they don't show the true Langshan blood as of yet, but this year I got some VERY nice leggy cockerels. I'm debating on holding back one for myself that is very promising. A good pullet with a longer tail and less of a cushion than her mother. Will be good to work with at least. I'm also planning on using a very nice black hen with the whites to try and get the conformation a bit better and the eye color a bit darker. I do not know how old the strain is, but I know they were Forrest's stock. He must have had them at least 20 years, but his passion were the blacks. Gorgeous birds...
I would KILL for some German Langshan bantams. They are just gorgeous. But, no way I can afford to import them, so until then...I can dream.
I will have to give up my white Langshan largefowl. I simply don't have the space to take them on AND better the breed. So, they will go to another breeder who will "hook me up" later when I have more space and am able to fully devote to them. In the meantime, I will work on the blacks and blues. The bantams on the other hand...I have lots of space to work with the whites in those!
Here is (what I'm going to call for the moment until someone can tell me what's going on): harlequin Langshan bantam:
This chick hatched out black with white markings on it's face. Just like all of my blacks hatch out. The leg feathers look exactly the same as her back and wings...Just an oddity. She is not the only bird to hatch this way this year. My first one died at about 3 months.