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post #14431 of 16849
4/10/12 at 5:08am

Well, then Ms. halo, if that is true, you have some males to choose your own Rexinator from, extras for Stan, who keeps threatening to come take Dottie's baby from me, and plenty of pretty girls for a good start on your foundation flock of stunners.

 

~A dog on its owner's property is a pet; A dog on someone else's property is a predator~

 

 

Living the Good Life in the North Georgia Mountains~ Cynthia

 

 

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~A dog on its owner's property is a pet; A dog on someone else's property is a predator~

 

 

Living the Good Life in the North Georgia Mountains~ Cynthia

 

 

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post #14432 of 16849
4/10/12 at 6:40am

? Do the Stukel line of BRs males have decent tails or they like the GSBRs a little lacking in this area. I have six  GS males about 7 months old three are very nice in conformation the other three are a little behind in maturity and shape too but they all have some ragged tails not a one of them has a tail to be proud of so to say (yet) maybe? IDK

 

Jeff

There's a whole world of differences between propagators and breeders. My goal is to propagate breeders towards the Standard of Perfection.
 
You can't make a silk purse out of a sow's ear, you can make a purse out of it, but it won't be silk. LOL
 
Maybe in about another 30-40 years I'll get this "being an expert" thing figured out by then. LOL
 
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There's a whole world of differences between propagators and breeders. My goal is to propagate breeders towards the Standard of Perfection.
 
You can't make a silk purse out of a sow's ear, you can make a purse out of it, but it won't be silk. LOL
 
Maybe in about another 30-40 years I'll get this "being an expert" thing figured out by then. LOL
 
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post #14433 of 16849
4/10/12 at 8:29am

I think I just might have to have a Female Politician Chicken!! Keep me in mind.

 

 We were rocking the hoods, lol

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Orpington Lover! I have a small flock of Lavender and Lavender split Orpingtons,UK Bantam Chocolate Orps, Small Flock of Black Bantam Wyandottes, and a Trio of FBCMs. The Bator is full again!! Hatching is my therapy!!!
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post #14434 of 16849
4/10/12 at 8:35am

I think they have fabulous tails personally. I have pics of Rex when he was much younger than a year-he just turned a year old, but Scott has had him for awhile so no newer pics to offer. I like the Stukel tail sets very much.

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~A dog on its owner's property is a pet; A dog on someone else's property is a predator~

 

 

Living the Good Life in the North Georgia Mountains~ Cynthia

 

 

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~A dog on its owner's property is a pet; A dog on someone else's property is a predator~

 

 

Living the Good Life in the North Georgia Mountains~ Cynthia

 

 

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post #14435 of 16849
4/10/12 at 10:31am
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I think I just might have to have a Female Politician Chicken!! Keep me in mind.

 

 We were rocking the hoods, lol



 

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Member of SDWD  RIP My Precious Thor 9/7/09 - 7/14/10 

RIP to the Love of Speckledhen's Life, Zane 2007 - 2012
Life shouldn't be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty, well-preserved body. but rather, to skid in sideways, totally worn out and exhausted while shouting loudly "WOW! What a ride!"

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post #14436 of 16849
4/10/12 at 12:19pm
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Originally Posted by catdaddyfro View Post

? Do the Stukel line of BRs males have decent tails or they like the GSBRs a little lacking in this area. I have six  GS males about 7 months old three are very nice in conformation the other three are a little behind in maturity and shape too but they all have some ragged tails not a one of them has a tail to be proud of so to say (yet) maybe? IDK

 

Jeff


Jeff, I asked some of the "exhibitor type  experts" on another site about the tails on the Stukel birds as they had started a thread concerning poor tails on Barred LF males.  General consensus was that the Stukel line Barred MALES have much better tails than any of the current "longstanding" Barred lines that are out there.  Many of the other lines I've seen have tails that are flat to slightly drooping.  Rex is a bit shorter in "length of back" than some Barred lines, but has a tail that none of the others can compete with.  I have 2 "black" rock pullets that are a cross of one of my Col Rock males to a Wheeler line Barred female.  These 2 girls have LONG FLAT backs and will be breeding them to Rex as soon as they come of age.  I can improve length of back....proper tail angle/set is a REAL challenge

 

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I believe in God for the impossible.....

Raising LF Columbian Plymouth Rocks from Exhibition Lines

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post #14437 of 16849
4/10/12 at 1:39pm

Thanks for your input there, Scott. I've always felt, after input from others as well, that the Stukel Rocks had really great tails on them, as well as stupendous barring.

 

~A dog on its owner's property is a pet; A dog on someone else's property is a predator~

 

 

Living the Good Life in the North Georgia Mountains~ Cynthia

 

 

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~A dog on its owner's property is a pet; A dog on someone else's property is a predator~

 

 

Living the Good Life in the North Georgia Mountains~ Cynthia

 

 

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post #14438 of 16849
4/10/12 at 1:50pm
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Originally Posted by speckledhen View Post

Thanks for your input there, Scott. I've always felt, after input from others as well, that the Stukel Rocks had really great tails on them, as well as stupendous barring.


From what I read, the "tight barring" associated with really good Barreds comes with a slow feathering gene, especially in the males.  As a side effect of this feather quality is affected negatively and that is why you see well colored barred males with very thin looking hackles and saddles.  The EB Thompson line of "old" was nicknamed "Ringlet" as the hackles and saddles looked like ringlets of hair instead of feather.  I guess like everything else, the basics of physics applies...."for every action there is an equal but opposite reaction".

 

All the more reason for me to raise and improve what I love to see and forget about "showing"

 

I believe in God for the impossible.....

Raising LF Columbian Plymouth Rocks from Exhibition Lines

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I believe in God for the impossible.....

Raising LF Columbian Plymouth Rocks from Exhibition Lines

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post #14439 of 16849
4/10/12 at 6:22pm
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I think you make this stuff up!  lau.gif

 



 

 

Who could make that up!

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post #14440 of 16849
4/11/12 at 6:23am

Good mornin' there SDWDers and BYCers

 

Cyn and Scott thanks for the heads up on the tail on Rex. It is a much better looking tail than any of my boys have. So looks like I got a little bit to work on here with my bunch. I think these GSBRs are more concentrated in the meat producing area that maybe a little bit of their conformation might have been taken away during the breeding for such traits. Boy now talk about a body, these boys are chunks for 7 month olds way much more so than the GNH at the same ages, which also too is related to the GNH's being much better egg layers(earlier that is), I think.  I'm going to get a hold of Stan(tigercreek) and ask him about his GSBR tails and see whats up there with his too.

 

Later on, guys

Jeff

There's a whole world of differences between propagators and breeders. My goal is to propagate breeders towards the Standard of Perfection.
 
You can't make a silk purse out of a sow's ear, you can make a purse out of it, but it won't be silk. LOL
 
Maybe in about another 30-40 years I'll get this "being an expert" thing figured out by then. LOL
 
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There's a whole world of differences between propagators and breeders. My goal is to propagate breeders towards the Standard of Perfection.
 
You can't make a silk purse out of a sow's ear, you can make a purse out of it, but it won't be silk. LOL
 
Maybe in about another 30-40 years I'll get this "being an expert" thing figured out by then. LOL
 
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