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Wanted to start a thread discussion on this magnificent Mediterranean breed. I began working with these birds last year and have some very nice stock, I have hatched many chicks this year, crossing the two lines that I have. I have admired these birds for a long time and when the opportunity...

We are currently involved in a project to improve the size and type of the large fowl Spanish chickens, this breed has been in serious trouble for decades and there are but a few dedicated breeders of these unique fowl in the U.S. We got our start from Jim Bell and are currently crossing our...

The Toulouse goose, sometimes and mistakenly referred to as the Giant Dewlap Toulouse, is a large deep keeled goose with a standard weight of about 26 lbs. We have been breeding these birds for about 10 years and I have found them the most challenging birds to breed successfully to date. If...

This discussion thread is for Large Cochins in all their varieties American Poultry Association standardized and non-standard varieties that are being developed for APA standardization. My wife, daughter and I own and operate a 40 acre farm known as the Garrett Nest Poultry Farm, where we have...

10 minutes ago my pyrenees dogs woke me up and when I went to the back door to see what they were barking at I saw a coyote stalking my yard birds which were already out under the night light catching bugs. I happened to have a .22 rifle in hand and drilled that dude, so the world has one less...

The SEOPC will host a double show February 19, 2011 at the McCurtain County Fairgrounds in Idabel, Oklahoma. Judges are Dwayne and Melody Jonas, James Cooper and Jr. Show judge is Jacob Bates of Arkansas. Catalogs will be sent out next week and will also be posted at the club website (can't...

Just candled the first setting of large mottled cochin eggs of the year and 33 of 34 are fertile! I thought it might take three settings to get all the chicks I would need but hopefully this setting will take care of my needs. I do have two other pens of mottleds to hatch chicks from as well...

For those of you who remember the late Alex Duffy's large brown cochins they were, I have been told, a thing of pure beauty to see. I have never seen one exhibited nor do I know of anyone who has these large brown cochins. It was for this reason and reading about them in the APA standard that I...

I am writing this message as a member of both the APA (life member) and ABA. I have been a member for years and will continue to support both of these National organizations not for the benefit of ribbons, awards, points or acclaim I may receive from either organization but for the purpose of...

The Southeast Oklahoma Poultry Show will be having a double show on March 28, 2009 at the McCurtain County Fairgrounds in Idabel, Oklahoma. Judges will be Pat Malone, Sam Brush and Dewayne Ballard all of Texas. Late March is always beautiful in McCurtain county with the dogwoods and red bud...