Barnevelder breeders lets work together and improve the breed

[AyaBlodgett]

Yes, Good Luck Andy. Let us know how it went. Aya

 

[RachaelS]

It's may get back to 100's next week Some of our oaks don't look as bad as others in the area. My husband says when he flies over the northstate the foothills look like they have huge dead patches because large areas of oaks are completly brown.

So sorry Trisha! We are finally getting cooler, wish that front would have hit you also. So odd that in CA you would be that hot, when in middle TX we are finally cooling off. Keeping my fingers crossed for you and cooler weather

 

[juststruttin]

Hi Andy he looks really nice and I think your right about the size. I would keep a good bodied roo over perfect color. I love the Johan hen especially her size

It's funny I also took some pics today.LOL but I can't tell if they are any good, because this "ancient" laptop I'm using (because our computer crashed) really doesn't view pictures very well.... The color of pictures seems way off too me.

Here's my dark blue cockerel. I really like him, but wish the under color in his hackles was darker. I think he has a pretty good body too.


Solid chest with no lacing though.

A lighter blue cockerel that I really like due to his short back. He is a bit too brassy for my goals, but I like his type and may use him anyway.

A medium blue cockerel (older than the other 2) I like him too, but he's too long in the back and a bit too narrow. I will probably not keep him. He does have better color than the light blue cockerel pictured above, but I would rather have a shorter back and more "body". On a side note do you see how brown the oaks look? That's not from fall weather...it's been so dry and hot they started loosing leaves and turning brown almost 2 months ago. Hope we get rain soon.

sorry for the off topic post but I am dying to know if that pipe gadget in the corner of the fence is a feeder. I am trying to devise a way to keep my feed outside during the winter and this looks like it might to the trick. Love to know if it is indeed a feeder and if it work well. Do you use it in the winter? Does the food stay dry? Thanks.....

 

[tls_ranch]

Yes it's a feeder DH borrowed the idea off an aussie website. He built two and they work pretty well. The one pictured doesn't have the "rain guard" attached yet. Once DH puts that on, it should be pretty much weather proof. We painted them with a sand colored paint to make them last longer too. I have feeders in the coop too, but these allow the chickens to eat outside in the run when they want rather than piling back into the coop all the time.

I'll see if I can find a pic of the feeder that has the rain guard. I know I posted it here on BYC awhile back.

Trisha

 

[juststruttin]

thats great, I have a feeder in the coop too but I know some of the birds like eating from the feeder in the field and pulling it in and out all winter gets tiresome. This looks perfect!!

 

[tls_ranch]

Found it This one has the rain guard that adds some extra protection against rain. The rain would pretty much have to be blowing sideways to get in. Some chickens are a little wasteful and will scoop feed out if you use a feed that is a blend of different things. Like whole grains or feed mixed with pieces of cracked corn. They "dig" through to get their favorite morsels. Regular small pellets and crumbles (which are all the same) work best.

 

[juststruttin]

Kudos to your DH. I think I will try to build one. I just watched a video on youtube that was really helpful. Here is link for those interested:

 

[mountainvieworchards]

Hopefully someone can explain this classification by APA to me. I was looking on the APA site for the proper variety name of what I call double laced Barnevelders. The only variety listed by APA for Barnevelders is Partridge. I did not think that Partridge and Double laced were synonyms. Here is a link to the APA breeds list.

http://www.amerpoultryassn.com/APA Recognized Breeds and Varieties Sept2012.pdf

Thanks

Andy

 

[tls_ranch]

Hopefully someone can explain this classification by APA to me. I was looking on the APA site for the proper variety name of what I call double laced Barnevelders. The only variety listed by APA for Barnevelders is Partridge. I did not think that Partridge and Double laced were synonyms. Here is a link to the APA breeds list.

http://www.amerpoultryassn.com/APA Recognized Breeds and Varieties Sept2012.pdf

Thanks

Andy

I wonder if someone made a mistake? I believe they were only accepted as double laced and not partridge. On my old computer I had the breed standard and if I remember correctly it does not mention partridge, but double-laced. I'll see if i can look it up.

Trisha

I found a copy of the 2001 SOP. If I'm reading it correctly, The 2001 Standard of Perfection lists Barnevelders as double-laced partridge. The "ideal" picture clearly shows a double laced hen....not partridge hen.

I think the color classification is kind of misleading at times. Dark Cornish are double-laced, but not listed as such. Dark Cornish and Dark Brahma by just their "names" sound like the same colored bird, but are not the same at all. One being "gold" and double laced and one being silver and penciled.

 

[mountainvieworchards]

Thanks Trisha

Well someone must have made a mistake. I will email APA and see if this has been discovered.

Andy