Barnevelder breeders lets work together and improve the breed

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Hello everyone I would like to see this thread stirring a little. I would like to know what everyone would focus on as far as improvements in the breed. I know the egg color could be a little darker, but what other improvements would we like to strive for ?
 
Hi Pickledchicken: I guess we are all busy with our hatchlings! I am wishing we could have a rooster that met with the Standard of Perfection. But that seems to be based on English Barnvelders, and I'm not sure we have those kind in the U.S. Maybe we need to petition the SOP to revise their standard?? Aya
 
AyaBlodgett said:
Hi Pickledchicken: I guess we are all busy with our hatchlings! I am wishing we could have a rooster that met with the Standard of Perfection. But that seems to be based on English Barnvelders, and I'm not sure we have those kind in the U.S. Maybe we need to petition the SOP to revise their standard?? Aya
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Aya do have any photos of the rooster your looking for i'd love to know what you have in mind ?
 
http://www.feathersite.com/Poultry/CGA/Barnev/BRKBarnev.html

Try that link, there is a barnvelder roo on there with lacing all over his breast and legs. looks like an older photograph, so I don't know if they even exist like that in Europe anymore.
Is the breast lacing a particular genetic? What if one bread a Blue laced red wyandotte to barnveder and worked on keeping the lacing on the breast. Not to make blue, just thinking BLRW have the nice chestnut coloring. Or maybe keep males with lighter breast.
 
I got my Vb birds in May, 4 hens and 2 roos. Two weeks ago, out of the blue, I met a guy at the Del Mar Fair trying to place a roo because his neighbor was compaining about the crowing. A 2 year old Vb roo that he got as a hatchling strait from VanBarnveld/Peace of Thyme! It was with a batch that were all supposed to be pullets! Now I have distant blood to breed in and he is a very nice looking boy. I will have to post pics of all the birds so you guys in the know can tell me what their falts and strenths are. So cool.
 
Helen in the Desert said:
http://www.feathersite.com/Poultry/CGA/Barnev/BRKBarnev.html

Try that link, there is a barnvelder roo on there with lacing all over his breast and legs. looks like an older photograph, so I don't know if they even exist like that in Europe anymore.
Is the breast lacing a particular genetic? What if one bread a Blue laced red wyandotte to barnveder and worked on keeping the lacing on the breast. Not to make blue, just thinking BLRW have the nice chestnut coloring. Or maybe keep males with lighter breast.
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That's definitely a very good looking Roo. I'm not sure if that would be genetic or not it is most likely a trait that has not been focused on and bred for. If there is any left at all anywhere I think one would be able to bring it back. Should be worth looking into. I do think Trisha has improved the lacing with the crossing of the BLRW
 

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