Lets say that someone raises Registered black Angus Cows. Someone else raises registered black Angus but wanted a little more milk in the heifers so bred them to a Holstein. He now has registered Spotted Angus Cows.. Hmmm.??? How many of these Angus do you want??
I just put together a page with as complete a history of the Pumpkin Hulseys as I could find. It is quite lengthy with alot of information on the history, and some on the genetics as well. Also is the best looking Pumpkin Bird I have ever seen...
I guess I am a little biased, but I think it is a Gold, Yellow Birchen. Most are not this color but he is striking. I bought this particular rooster from the man holding him.
I believe that pumpkin hulsey, got his color from the Yellow Birchen...
I posted this on another message board, but will put it here as well for people interested in the Pumpkin Hulsey, and the Yellow Birchens.
History of Pumpkin Hulseys. Bingham Gold thread
This is lengthy, but alot of good reading. Particuarly that from Wildfoot.
I was going to try to quote it...
The E.H. Hulseys were a lemon hackled mostly yellow legged reds that was fought by Henry Wortham of Dallas.
He needed more size to the birds so he bred into them a Pumpkin colored cock from Charlie Babb. The pumpkin birds were called "Babbs"
I am wondering if the Babb cock might have been a...