Barnevelder breeders lets work together and improve the breed

[Piet]

My friend from the Netherlands, Michael, came through and 3 fliers arrived from across the pond in yesterdays mail.  Some really nice pics inside.  We will be exhibiting at the Eastern Iowa Poultry Assoc. show this weekend in Iowa City, Iowa.  And yes, I will be exhibiting a pair of bantam Barnevelders!
Those of you who have requested fliers or copies, I will do my best to get some good reprints made??  And let you know after this weekend and all its business.
Eric

Hi Eric, I raise the bantams also and would love to see at least 5 breeders take them to shows. They are very good and deserve a chance at being entered into APA sop.Piet

 

[Pozees]

Greetings all, I am newly an owner of a pair of Barnevelders, and know essentially nothing about them They were given to me by a woman who lives in a city where she cannot have males. She asked me to take her male and I told her I would be risking all semblance of harmony in my home if I came home with just a male of a breed I do not own, and she replied by saying she would give me the pair they are four months old, the cockerel had "croaked" for the first time Tuesday morning, the day I picked them up, and here he is working very hard on perfecting a crow already, so either she just hadn't heard him or he swiftly went from early croaks to crowing.

They were sent to her as chicks by her daughter, who bought them from a breeder in MD who obtained stock from a breeder in VA. She is going to try and get me the name of the person in MD. I don't guess there are a lot of breeders out there right now, so thought I'd post this information in case one of you has a guess as to the lineage of the pair.

I have everything to learn about the breed, but am very happy to have them. I put them in with my layer flock, the pullet is still a bit skittish around the other girls but tonight, their second night here, both went into the coop at dusk, so at least they have that part down. The male is the only male in the group, so no fighting issues, thankfully.

I read the standard over briefly and will have to look again tomorrow, but I have not noted lacing in the male yet. They are 4 months old, and he is half again the size of the pullet. Should I be concerned about either of these issues?

Thanks in advance for any and all advice.

 

[fishnet1971]

Hi pozee! You are so lucky to have a pair. The breed sounds wonderful! I have my first chicks of this breed coming in March. Same as you I know nothing of the breed and came here for info on them, unfortunately, no one really has any info unless you are a 'breeder'. Maybe we should stArt our own thread looking for experienced owners with tips on this breed?

 

[KPenley]

Pozees, do you have any pics? At 4 months the boys should be getting bigger than the girls! That's good. Best wishes, and welcome to another beautiful breed!

 

[mrandmrschicken]

Hi Eric, I raise the bantams also and would love to see at least 5 breeders take them to shows. They are very good and deserve a chance at being entered into APA sop.Piet

You do know they are in the ABA SOP? On page 31 of the 2006 edition of the Bantam Standard, you will find them on the inactive list. But are fully showable in the SCCL class. An older Standard, will list them. I keep an older copy for that very reason, a 1979 issue, has them listed.
Any breed that is rarely shown or dips to extinct or rare, that was once admitted, will not be removed but placed on the inactive list. I.e. Barnevelder, Lamona, Ixworth, even bantam Maran!

 

[Piet]

Did not know that. Also did not know the bantam standard was another book. I only have the APA sop and it has bantams listed in it. For the standard I know the Dutch (i am dutch) standard and have only dutch books and magazines. I understand the apa sop is the german version of these DUTCH birds. From what I heard, the bantam barnevelder was not recognized because they were not uniform enough at the meet. Have 12 pairs here today and they are producing very well, great fertility and hatchrates. They weigh around 2 1/4 lbs

 

[Happy Chooks]

Greetings all, I am newly an owner of a pair of Barnevelders, and know essentially nothing about them They were given to me by a woman who lives in a city where she cannot have males. She asked me to take her male and I told her I would be risking all semblance of harmony in my home if I came home with just a male of a breed I do not own, and she replied by saying she would give me the pair they are four months old, the cockerel had "croaked" for the first time Tuesday morning, the day I picked them up, and here he is working very hard on perfecting a crow already, so either she just hadn't heard him or he swiftly went from early croaks to crowing.

They were sent to her as chicks by her daughter, who bought them from a breeder in MD who obtained stock from a breeder in VA. She is going to try and get me the name of the person in MD. I don't guess there are a lot of breeders out there right now, so thought I'd post this information in case one of you has a guess as to the lineage of the pair.

I have everything to learn about the breed, but am very happy to have them. I put them in with my layer flock, the pullet is still a bit skittish around the other girls but tonight, their second night here, both went into the coop at dusk, so at least they have that part down. The male is the only male in the group, so no fighting issues, thankfully.

I read the standard over briefly and will have to look again tomorrow, but I have not noted lacing in the male yet. They are 4 months old, and he is half again the size of the pullet. Should I be concerned about either of these issues?

Thanks in advance for any and all advice.

Welcome to the world of barnevelders. They are a calm, friendly breed.

Do you have pictures of them? The male shouldn't be 1/2 the size of the female.

 

[Pozees]

Pozees, do you have any pics? At 4 months the boys should be getting bigger than the girls! That's good. Best wishes, and welcome to another beautiful breed!

No pics yet, will try today or over the weekend. Thanks for the welcome

 

[Pozees]

Welcome to the world of barnevelders. They are a calm, friendly breed.

Do you have pictures of them? The male shouldn't be 1/2 the size of the female.

The male is actually 1.5 times the size of the female - he is significantly larger than her. I will try to get pics today or over the weekend (have to work tomorrow).

 

[fowlman01]

BB



This pullet took reserve Continental in Alberta, Canada last weekend. Couple cockerels on the photo also, but picture is too dark to see color well. At least you see the type somewhat.

This pullet would have been Reserve Large Fowl if it were not missing a tail feather...or maybe it was not quite in. Both of us liked it better than the Wyandotte. These are the kinds of wins that promote the breed. I had never seen Barnevelders like this before this show.

Walt