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Yesterday I went to the Ohio National Poultry Show in Columbus, Ohio. I did not show but thoroughly enjoyed my time as an attendee. I heard there was almost 6000 birds entered and 501 exhibitors. The biggest show that I had ever been to and maybe a little overwhelming but still a great...

I know there has been discussion about proper referencing of New Hampshire's on here recently, with that said please excuse a question that must contradict that discussion..Is it a characteristic that European NH's tend to be a bit smaller than the NH's that have been crossed back with American...

Very nice NH's Walt! They are progressing beautifully! Nice hackling color on the pullets. This is a trait that I will need to improve with my females. I am going to keep my eyes open for some nice marked American/cross females at the upcoming shows.

Keipper is also at the larger shows in the Midwest selling, like the Ohio National in Columbas.

The next time I make a purchase from Keipper I am going to buy their "goose" size cages. I have an old double size large fowl cage, your standard lf show cage, but it is really too small for my Wyandotte males. Not wide enough for ample room. I did order some small bantam size cages a few years...

From this pic I do see the difference in the American/cross from the German male color. Thank you cbnovick. Nice looking male. He should be real nice once all done filling out. A keeper I think. Bob I think I know which picture that you are referring to and yes a stunner of a bird. When I first...

Thanks cbnovick. Agree, much of what I hear is that many people really do enjoy the German and German-American NH's. Can someone tell me is there are a real difference in the color of the "pure" Germans vs the German-American crosses? I guess it would depend on the line used in the cross. I...

Hi, Yes, from what I was told pure German NH, F2s. Took a couple of pictures with my phone this evening as I let them out to mill around in the grass. A friend got these for me in the late spring. April hatch sometime. Wish I had more of these. But I have 2 cockerels and 2 pullets to work with...

This Welsummer chapter of this thread has been one of the more informational discussions..imo. The inclusion from the international breeders really has made the discussions that much more valuable; really capturing the breed from all angles. It has been a delight watching this all unfold.

How much Calf Manna do you blend in? What properties or ingredients do Calf Manna have that a regular poultry starter-grower feed lacks? From my understanding some who raise "game" breeds will use Calf Manna as a conditioning supplement. A friend of mine has a neighbor who raises game chickens...

While I am not a Barnevelder guy, it would be much easier to ask Mr. Urch directly this kind of question. You will get the answer straight from him.

Those are some beautiful reference pictures. An excellent artist and breeder of rosecomb bantams.

Thanks everyone! It shocked me when I walked out 1 day and noticed leg feathers. I got these on wim to see how they'd mature out. Walt, are you saying that you aren't using birds that carry leg feathers in the breeding pens?

Has anyone ran into an issue of feathers on the legs of their young New Hampshires? Does this trait commonly occur in these German strains? I got two young pairs (2013), 2 different ages, but the older 2 have developed some very short string of feathers on their legs. A friend picked these up...

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I agree, monnie662. There are some great feeds for market type birds, however would probably be great for standard bred/show type birds, for example, http://www.kalmbachfeeds.com/shopping/Show-Poultry-GrowerFinisher-Crumble-160FOC-P73.aspx With that said, I have questioned if there are any...

I wouldn't worry about the quality of the picture from your phone. This is still an excellent visual comparison of a hatchery vs standard bred breed.

Thank you so much for posting the "History of Jersey Blacks" file, a valuable old article. Great old reference pictures there. I too am curious to see the "judging" file.

Awesome pens, thank you for sharing these pics!