Recent content by edgarmongold

Here are pictures of split wing and slipped wing. Both are DQ. Photo is dark but look close at lower wing feathers and you can see they don’t fit up like they should. You evaluate each one differently. Slipped wing you want the chicken standing naturally in profile to evaluate how the wing...

Chris is right. One should always refer to either APA or ABA Standards for definitions of terms. There’s a big difference between slipped wing and split wing and how each is determined. Slipped wing you look at the wing feathers when chicken is standing naturally for split wing you spread the...

New Hampshire Bantam Just hatched Couple of weeks First drink water

I believe by from an established strain and when you mess up because you will as you learn to breed the strain from same source and select one that is strong in the area you are weak in. Chickens are not dogs cats horses or goats etc forget everything you learned from breeding them. It’s a whole...

Chickens are standard bred only what they look like defines them not how many generations they are bred back to anything. What their offspring develop as does not determine pedigree as there are no pedigrees submitted to any organization. I maintain breeding records for my own information...

Good Shepherd Ranch Frank Reese New Hampshire Cockerel Carcasses one a Barred Rock other New Hampshire Frank butchers 16 to 20 weeks old Females annually lay around 200 eggs

G B Supply Don’t forget heat packs UniHeat 72 hours $1.70 each sold out until January Other sources quite a bit higher Any tips on shipping 10 bantam chicks in winter months

Hatching continues 50+ chicks various ages

Interested in your New Hampshire also Delaware

Old post but would appreciate any information and pictures of both New Hampshire also Delaware Edgar Mongold PM

Little late to post Edgar Mongold PM

There’s a thread on here Breeding New Hampshire Bantam to SOP

Sultans True breeding with more distinct features than Satin

When you introduced the cushion comb gene into the combination all bets are off on what combs will be produced. Rose and pea comb also bounced all over on types of combs on F1 offspring

There’s a major difference between poultry and mammals/people when using the term genetic diversity. Seems like individuals use what happens in mammals should apply to poultry. There are cases where inbreeding poultry leads to problems but usually more due to selection of breeding stock than...