Anyone have Beltsville Whites from Pam Hogan at featherbrained farm?

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I am looking for anyone who has Pam Hogan's Beltsville Whites. I am earnestly seeking hatching eggs from any stock that may have come from her blood lines.

I recently contacted her for hatching eggs and found out that she sold her entire flock to farm in Washington State. I was trying to build a breeding flock from her blood lines and I did not get enough from last years eggs to form a breeding flock.

If anyone with her stock would be willing to sell me some eggs I would be very grateful.

 

[Steve_of_sandspoultry]

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Thanks for the tip. I think I also sent you email to acquire about getting Beltsville hatching eggs from you too. Will you be selling them? Could you PM me with your prices?

 

[Steve_of_sandspoultry]

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I know, this is why I believe her line just can't be allowed to become unavailable. Her birds are proven blood line decedents of the last known flock to survive. My new mission is to preserve this line but I don't have enough birds to get past the first generation.

All I know about the place the turkeys went to is that it is a heritage meat turkey farm. I hope they understand what they have and are serious about keeping this line alive. Pam did a good job maintaining the meat qualities which were the whole point of this breed coming into existence. The birds I have from her are great. Every egg I am getting from the birds I do have is now more precious than gold to me. Pam passed along my interest to the new owners so I am crossing my fingers that they actually contact me. In the mean time, I'm on the hunt.

If anyone is out there with Pam's stock please consider helping to preserve this line. If you haven't planned to share hatching eggs please reconsider so we can keep this blood line from extinction.

 

[HallFamilyFarm]

It would be a disgrace if this line died off. Hope you can locate some more from this line.

 

[ColbyNTX]

I have a dozen eggs comming from Steve today and hope to build some up here in Texas. I also have some Auburns comming from Kevin Porter. I just want to help keep these breeds here for generations to enjoy.

 

[Steve_of_sandspoultry]

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Thanks for that info Steve, I actually was going to ask you about that. Did you get your stock from J. Poole?

I also have some from the Albertson line. I hatched both lines at the same time as a trial last year. The Ames were a little faster growing at the start and had slightly thicker legs that were wider set. The Albertson poults were a little cautious but they caught on to eating and drinking a little faster. Once fully grown they are pretty close in size but the Ames still feel a little fleshier.

In the image below they are from left to right: Albertson tom, Ames hen, Ames tom. I can't remember how old they are, but the Ames were still growing a little faster than the Albertson when this was taken.

Some Ames poults, notice short wide set legs.

 

[Steve_of_sandspoultry]

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