Euskal Oiloa ( Basque Thread)

[Maggiesdad]

Yes, Eddie does have a big cluster of pure white tail feathers. Zuri is slightly bigger (taller at least), but with the white legs and side sprigs on his comb. I don't know which flaws are worse. Eddie has a nicer comb and yellow legs, but his feather coloring is off. I may get some of Zuri's offspring accidentally, although I have only seen him mate with a few hens, and never the Basque, so far. None of my birds, male or female, are at all friendly, which brings me to my next question:
Should I bother to breed these birds? Is there any chance I will get the exceptionally friendly birds everyone is talking about if I am starting with non-friendly stock? They are pretty, and good layers so far, and despite my occasional tussle with Eddie, I would not call him mean, just excitable.
The only local source of eggs I know has a mix of friendly and non-friendly Basque. Should I proceed with what I have, or find someone who's stock is ridiculously friendly and start fresh, even if it means shipped eggs? I'm going to be getting other shipped eggs this spring anyway...

I would pair Zuri to two clean combed, yellow legged, dark red EO hens if I was trying to maintain the breed to the Spanish standard, and I only had those two cockerel choices... I don't know that that would be right, just what my gut tells me to do at this stage of the chicken game.

 

[buckabucka]

"I would pair Zuri to two clean combed, yellow legged, dark red EO hens if I was trying to maintain the breed to the Spanish standard, and I only had those two cockerel choices... I don't know that that would be right, just what my gut tells me to do at this stage of the chicken game."

Thanks. I actually have only 2 hens, but one does have yellow legs. She is brown/red, not terribly dark. The other has pale legs (willow?) and has the speckled pattern. It will be fun to see what I get for offspring, using either rooster.

 

[sebastopol]

EUSKAL OILOA ZILARRA. European Championship 2012 (LEIPZIG)

 

[buckabucka]

Nice video! Another color to lust after....

 

[Flat Rock farm]

EUSKAL OILOA ZILARRA. European Championship 2012 (LEIPZIG)

Nice video Lys!! Nice to see you!! You have been off the EO Forum for awhile too, miss you

 

[ronott1]

One of my Marraduna pullets started laying last week. I wanted to make sure of the egg color so have not posted until now.

This is what she lays:



The egg looks brown when wet and the coating stays on through washing.

 

[naturespace]

Looks really pink. Are you saing to spots don't come off if you wash?

 

[ronott1]

Looks really pink. Are you saing to spots don't come off if you wash?

I washes it dish soap and a scrub sponge and it dried looking like that. The marans egg loses the coating when I have to wash like that.

I hope she keeps laying eggs like that!

 

[naturespace]

I washes it dish soap and a scrub sponge and it dried looking like that. The marans egg loses the coating when I have to wash like that.

I hope she keeps laying eggs like that!

I agree. Very pretty. I love when my girls lay different colors or shapes so I can tell whose it is. Or at least I think I can.

 

[Sebrightsrock]