Old and Rare Breeds

[Mr MKK FARMS]

Wow, cool thread!
Sorry don't have any rare breeds!

 

[Arielle]

I don't have any old and rare either--but they sure are interesting.

Good job COoper on the facebook page--sure to get good results.

 

[Hangtown Farms]

I don't have any old and rare either--but they sure are interesting.

Good job COoper on the facebook page--sure to get good results.

Thank you both. Not much happening on the penedesenca thread and the penedesenca usa poultry club has kinda fell off the map. so hopefully this will peak some interest

 

[Arielle]

 

[Hangtown Farms]

so just a update. a few weeks back I had a pesky hawk that pretty much whipped out my empordanesa plan. He got my rooster.
such a bummer. he also got my icelandic rooster and a white icelandic hen.

I put my crele penedesenca breedersin a covered coop and run. have more white empordanesa eggs coming next week. hope to hatch a rooster and more hens.

 

[Arielle]

Sorry cooper that that hawk was persistantly pesky. I always worry about keeping only one rooster.

 

[Hangtown Farms]

Sorry cooper that that hawk was persistantly pesky. I always worry about keeping only one rooster.

yes my goal is to keep a few of each. If I hatch any of the white empordanesa I will keep all of them. Once my crele's lay I will probably keep a few of those roosters as well.

 

[Arielle]

Definitely a good idea to keep a rooster and a spare. Good luck with the hatching plans.

 

[catdaddyfro]

Definitely a good idea to keep a rooster and a spare. Good luck with the hatching plans.

Yeah I do or try to if i have the numbers,

I think it was buffalogal on another thread recently posted, said she keeps an heir and a spare, good idea I say.

Jeff

 

[cgmccary]

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I try and keep extra cockerels/ roosters as they say **** happens. It is more difficult to keep a bunch of males but you never know (I always have too many.).

I have been breeding Buckeyes for about six - seven years. I recently acquired a trio of La Fleche and have another trio on the way. La Fleche is definitely both an old and rare breed in need of good stewards. Looking forward to breeding and seeing what I can do with them.

Chris McCary