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Songster
Hello,
I've been looking at the site for a few months, but have only just joined. I find the site informative and full of very friendly, knowledgeable people.
Apart from keeping chickens, I'm passionate about sculpting in oak, but that's now on the back burner and I don't seem to find the time to do much of it these days... maybe someday soon?
My parents kept chickens when I was a child, RIRs, cuckoo Marans, and light Sussex. I've kept myself, once in the past, but sadly, my lifestyle at the time meant that I couldn't keep them for long.
Things are different now though...
Around a month ago, I bought five 19 week old New Hampshire Reds, 4 pullets and a rooster. Two weeks later I got 3 Barbezieux pullets from the French association which protects the breeed 'ASPOULBA'. I had to go on an 8 hour round-trip journey to collect the New Hampshires, but Barbezieux is just down the road from me, in the same department of W.France where I live. Tomorrow I've a 6 hour trip to pick up four 9 week old Belgian cuckoo Malines (3 pullets and a rooster), now endangered and one of the heaviest chicken breeds.
As many of you will already know, these three breeds are good dual purpose chickens, and the NHR and Malines have been used in the making of many of the breeds we know today. Putting the Barbezieux (said to be Europe's tallest chicken, and France's heaviest) into the mix will make for interesting cross-breeding.
There's plenty of time yet, but if anyone has any ideas concerning the breeding of them, and how you would go about it yourselves, your imput would always be welcome.
Looking forward to hearing your thoughts...
I've been looking at the site for a few months, but have only just joined. I find the site informative and full of very friendly, knowledgeable people.
Apart from keeping chickens, I'm passionate about sculpting in oak, but that's now on the back burner and I don't seem to find the time to do much of it these days... maybe someday soon?
My parents kept chickens when I was a child, RIRs, cuckoo Marans, and light Sussex. I've kept myself, once in the past, but sadly, my lifestyle at the time meant that I couldn't keep them for long.
Things are different now though...
Around a month ago, I bought five 19 week old New Hampshire Reds, 4 pullets and a rooster. Two weeks later I got 3 Barbezieux pullets from the French association which protects the breeed 'ASPOULBA'. I had to go on an 8 hour round-trip journey to collect the New Hampshires, but Barbezieux is just down the road from me, in the same department of W.France where I live. Tomorrow I've a 6 hour trip to pick up four 9 week old Belgian cuckoo Malines (3 pullets and a rooster), now endangered and one of the heaviest chicken breeds.
As many of you will already know, these three breeds are good dual purpose chickens, and the NHR and Malines have been used in the making of many of the breeds we know today. Putting the Barbezieux (said to be Europe's tallest chicken, and France's heaviest) into the mix will make for interesting cross-breeding.
There's plenty of time yet, but if anyone has any ideas concerning the breeding of them, and how you would go about it yourselves, your imput would always be welcome.
Looking forward to hearing your thoughts...
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