Anyone hear anything about Lamonas?

[tiki244]

I guess there is a guy who has a bantam Lamona flock in Eastern WI. I dont know if any LF Lamonas exist. I think they are neat birds. The were developed by crossing leghorn, rock, and dorkings together. And were popular for a short period early last century.

So I was wondering if anyone has heard of or seen any of these birds.

 

[speckledhen]

I just heard they are about extinct, actually, but that's all.

 

[dangerouschicken]

I know they have red earlobes!

 

[dangerouschicken]

http://www.albc-usa.org/cpl/lamona.html

 

[playingchicken]

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That information is just more intriguing. Sounds like a perfect, real dual-purpose bird.

 

[silkieluvr]

those sound really interesting, I'd love to see pics!

 

[ella]

Feathersite to the rescue! http://www.feathersite.com/Poultry/CGK/Lamona/BRKLamona.html

 

[tiki244]

Standard Large Fowl Roo from 1934

bantam Roo from Jeremy Trost

bantam pair from Jeremy Trost



Thanks Ella: there are some good articles and more pics on feathersite. They say its a cross of a silver grey dorking, white leghorn, and white rock. I think it would be cool to have a silver grey color. Like crossing silver grey dorkings to silver grey leghorns to (not sure what color) Rocks. Interesting looking birds, and seems like good utility birds too.

 

[tiki244]

Oh wow thanks for the link dangerous chicken. So there are a couple of flocks.

And a bantam flock too