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post #1 of 281
5/25/10 at 6:03am
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I got my little Moderns from Ideal, which is the only place I could find them.  Oh, they are so cute, and friendly, too.  I got lemon blues.  They do not breed true, so I have some lemon blues, some black, and some splash. 

But all cute.

They do not really stand upright, so I am hoping that they do this more when they get older.  But they do have long legs, they are like little fluff balls on stilts.

I am making them a special little coop of their own, so I can breed some for myself.

I wish I could find someone else who has them also.

Catherine

4 Italian Greyhounds: Penny, Huckleberry, Becky, and Tina; 1 Scottish Deerhound:  Nancy; 2 Kitties: KoKo and Katie, Chickens, mostly R.I. Reds; 7 Peafowl; One husband; 3 adult children, (son just back from Iraq); and 2 Granddaughters. 
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4 Italian Greyhounds: Penny, Huckleberry, Becky, and Tina; 1 Scottish Deerhound:  Nancy; 2 Kitties: KoKo and Katie, Chickens, mostly R.I. Reds; 7 Peafowl; One husband; 3 adult children, (son just back from Iraq); and 2 Granddaughters. 
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post #2 of 281
5/25/10 at 7:04pm

Hi Catherine!  I just love my MGB!  I have birchen bantams and they are the friendliest non-chicken-y little birds.
I'd love to see pics of your Lemon Blue chicks. 
I've got 2 MGB chcks in the brooder --- they hatch with long legs, but do take a while to get 'stilty'.

smile
Lisa

Black/Splash/Blue Ameraucana, Black/Splash/Blue Frizz-'Aucana, Cuckoo-'Aucana, Black/Splash/Blue/Barred Rock, Mottled/Black/Blue/Barred/Frizzle Cochin, White Silkie, Naked Necks bantam&LF frizzled/blue/barred/green-egger, etc. DUCKS (Muscovy, Swedish, Ancona)
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Black/Splash/Blue Ameraucana, Black/Splash/Blue Frizz-'Aucana, Cuckoo-'Aucana, Black/Splash/Blue/Barred Rock, Mottled/Black/Blue/Barred/Frizzle Cochin, White Silkie, Naked Necks bantam&LF frizzled/blue/barred/green-egger, etc. DUCKS (Muscovy, Swedish, Ancona)
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post #3 of 281
5/27/10 at 6:48am
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Hi Lisa!  I am behind on all my emailing because of health problems.

Nice to see that someone else has the little Moderns!

They ARE nice and friendly, aren't they?  Where did you get yours, were they from Ideal also?

I keep saying I will try to get pics.  I am SO non techy. 

It is good to know they will get stilty later because I was concerned about it.

If you know of any place else who has them, let me know.

Catherine

4 Italian Greyhounds: Penny, Huckleberry, Becky, and Tina; 1 Scottish Deerhound:  Nancy; 2 Kitties: KoKo and Katie, Chickens, mostly R.I. Reds; 7 Peafowl; One husband; 3 adult children, (son just back from Iraq); and 2 Granddaughters. 
West Virginia
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4 Italian Greyhounds: Penny, Huckleberry, Becky, and Tina; 1 Scottish Deerhound:  Nancy; 2 Kitties: KoKo and Katie, Chickens, mostly R.I. Reds; 7 Peafowl; One husband; 3 adult children, (son just back from Iraq); and 2 Granddaughters. 
West Virginia
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post #4 of 281
5/27/10 at 8:07pm

Here are some pictures of some of my chicks.


Silver or Lemon Blue
http://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/4444_silver_blue.jpeg

Birchen
http://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/4444_birchen_1.jpeg

BB Red
http://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/4444_bb_red_chick.jpeg


You can see a lot Modern Game bantam pictures on the ABA website

Bob

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post #5 of 281
5/28/10 at 3:59am

For what it's worth "stilty" is not a desireable characteristic in Moderns.

APA General Licensed Judge with 50 years experience raising and showing all manner of fowl.

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APA General Licensed Judge with 50 years experience raising and showing all manner of fowl.

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post #6 of 281
5/28/10 at 4:23am
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Originally Posted by NYREDS 

For what it's worth "stilty" is not a desireable characteristic in Moderns.


Hi!  My apologies for use of improper terminology.
They all *look* "stilty" to me.
smile
Lisa
edited to add:  I need blues --- SO cute!
edited again: I traded a few years ago with a fellow and got my original trio --- no idea where he got them from.  I had never seen them before then.


Edited by Dipsy Doodle Doo - 5/28/10 at 6:41am

Black/Splash/Blue Ameraucana, Black/Splash/Blue Frizz-'Aucana, Cuckoo-'Aucana, Black/Splash/Blue/Barred Rock, Mottled/Black/Blue/Barred/Frizzle Cochin, White Silkie, Naked Necks bantam&LF frizzled/blue/barred/green-egger, etc. DUCKS (Muscovy, Swedish, Ancona)
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Black/Splash/Blue Ameraucana, Black/Splash/Blue Frizz-'Aucana, Cuckoo-'Aucana, Black/Splash/Blue/Barred Rock, Mottled/Black/Blue/Barred/Frizzle Cochin, White Silkie, Naked Necks bantam&LF frizzled/blue/barred/green-egger, etc. DUCKS (Muscovy, Swedish, Ancona)
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post #7 of 281
5/28/10 at 5:57am
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Quote:
Originally Posted by NYREDS 

For what it's worth "stilty" is not a desireable characteristic in Moderns.


What should I call it instead of stilty?

I thought they were supposed to be sort of leggy and stand upright?

The little guys are not really upright, not yet, but more so than my other chicks.

Catherine

4 Italian Greyhounds: Penny, Huckleberry, Becky, and Tina; 1 Scottish Deerhound:  Nancy; 2 Kitties: KoKo and Katie, Chickens, mostly R.I. Reds; 7 Peafowl; One husband; 3 adult children, (son just back from Iraq); and 2 Granddaughters. 
West Virginia
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4 Italian Greyhounds: Penny, Huckleberry, Becky, and Tina; 1 Scottish Deerhound:  Nancy; 2 Kitties: KoKo and Katie, Chickens, mostly R.I. Reds; 7 Peafowl; One husband; 3 adult children, (son just back from Iraq); and 2 Granddaughters. 
West Virginia
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post #8 of 281
5/28/10 at 6:16am
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Originally Posted by IggiMom 
Quote:
Originally Posted by NYREDS 

For what it's worth "stilty" is not a desireable characteristic in Moderns.


What should I call it instead of stilty?

I thought they were supposed to be sort of leggy and stand upright?

The little guys are not really upright, not yet, but more so than my other chicks.

Catherine


I think that the term would be High Stationed. I could be wrong but I think that would be the correct term for a Long Legged bird ...


Chris

 

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NPIP # 31-516
Society for the Preservation of Poultry Antiquities http://sppa.webs.com/

Breeding Large Fowl Single and Rose Comb Rhode Island Reds to APA Standard


"I know of no pursuit in which more real and important services can be rendered to any country than by improving its agriculture, its breed of useful animals, and other branches of a husbandman's cares." – 

George Washington

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post #9 of 281
5/28/10 at 6:28am

Hi!  That's what it says in ASOP:
" A high stationed Game fowl with a style and carriage peculiar to itself..."
smile
Lisa

Black/Splash/Blue Ameraucana, Black/Splash/Blue Frizz-'Aucana, Cuckoo-'Aucana, Black/Splash/Blue/Barred Rock, Mottled/Black/Blue/Barred/Frizzle Cochin, White Silkie, Naked Necks bantam&LF frizzled/blue/barred/green-egger, etc. DUCKS (Muscovy, Swedish, Ancona)
Email for Chick / Duckling / Egg Availability!

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Black/Splash/Blue Ameraucana, Black/Splash/Blue Frizz-'Aucana, Cuckoo-'Aucana, Black/Splash/Blue/Barred Rock, Mottled/Black/Blue/Barred/Frizzle Cochin, White Silkie, Naked Necks bantam&LF frizzled/blue/barred/green-egger, etc. DUCKS (Muscovy, Swedish, Ancona)
Email for Chick / Duckling / Egg Availability!

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post #10 of 281
5/28/10 at 6:30am
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Dipsy Doodle Doo 

Hi!  That's what it says in ASOP:
" A high stationed Game fowl with a style and carriage peculiar to itself..."
smile
Lisa


See, I need one of those standards.  I don't have one, obviously.

Well, they certainly are a little peculiar!  Neat!

Catherine

4 Italian Greyhounds: Penny, Huckleberry, Becky, and Tina; 1 Scottish Deerhound:  Nancy; 2 Kitties: KoKo and Katie, Chickens, mostly R.I. Reds; 7 Peafowl; One husband; 3 adult children, (son just back from Iraq); and 2 Granddaughters. 
West Virginia
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4 Italian Greyhounds: Penny, Huckleberry, Becky, and Tina; 1 Scottish Deerhound:  Nancy; 2 Kitties: KoKo and Katie, Chickens, mostly R.I. Reds; 7 Peafowl; One husband; 3 adult children, (son just back from Iraq); and 2 Granddaughters. 
West Virginia
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