Bay Area BYCers!

[Mrsfoote]

Tressa I AM!!!!!!!!!!!!!! My husbands a Montana boy best believe we are going to the rodeo

 

[wolftracks]

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I use to go every year with my grandfather. They would drive out from Colorado and he'd take me with him. I loved going.

I've been many times as an adult, but haven't been for about 16 years now. Every year I say I'm going and then don't.

 

[Mrsfoote]

You should go this year!

 

[wolftracks]

Just a busy month. Low funds. I'll get there again some day.

 

[fowlman01]

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Yup, I'll be there Friday with our 38 birds that are entered. It is a two show event, so I need to try to rack up some points. As of today they have 1100 birds.

Walt

OMG do you know if white rocks and leghorns will be there...I need to hook up with a good breeder of exhibition stock (as you know)

There should be some there. Sallee should be showing some large white leghorns. When you folks speak of "Bridget" is that Bridget Riddle? She will be there.

Walt

 

[fowlman01]

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He (Robert Blosl- famous for heritage breeds) isn't shipping until it cools off where he is in Alabama, not even sure if he's charging me. I could ask him for a few hens for you too (I'm getting hens to improve size and type on the spprs)Shipping of course, I'm very tight on funds right now too, can't do anything really for at least a few weeks

Wouldn't it make more sense to cross your SPPR birds to a good Barred Rock line? Like the birds kathyinmo has...

Put a SPPR male over Barred females, the offspring would be sex linked, with males being a messy Barred/Pencilled combo and the females being all Black with some penciling.

You then breed the biggest and typeyest females back to a SPPR rooster to correct color.

That way you don't have to deal with White genetics, as White can be genetically very tricky to work with due to what can be hidden underneath the color.

The barring gene is so strong it would take forever to get rid of it.

Walt

 

[cherylcohen]

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Wouldn't it make more sense to cross your SPPR birds to a good Barred Rock line? Like the birds kathyinmo has...
Put a SPPR male over Barred females, the offspring would be sex linked, with males being a messy Barred/Pencilled combo and the females being all Black with some penciling.
You then breed the biggest and typeyest females back to a SPPR rooster to correct color.
That way you don'thave to deal with White genetics, as White can be genetically very tricky to work with due to what can be hidden underneath the color.

The barring gene is so strong it would take forever to get rid of it.

Walt

Thanks Walt

 

[wolftracks]

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Wouldn't it make more sense to cross your SPPR birds to a good Barred Rock line? Like the birds kathyinmo has...

Put a SPPR male over Barred females, the offspring would be sex linked, with males being a messy Barred/Pencilled combo and the females being all Black with some penciling.

You then breed the biggest and typeyest females back to a SPPR rooster to correct color.

That way you don't have to deal with White genetics, as White can be genetically very tricky to work with due to what can be hidden underneath the color.

The barring gene is so strong it would take forever to get rid of it.

Walt

I figured it would take more time, but I have seen so many that are bigger in size and was going to try both ways. Not like I have anything better to do.

Would be nice to get it done in my lifetime though.

 

[cherylcohen]

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I've been talking to many old time rock breeders and they say it would be nightmarish and a much longer process to breed out the barred rock coloring. So I'm going with white rocks

 

[fowlman01]

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I've been talking to many old time rock breeders and they say it would be nightmarish and a much longer process to breed out the barred rock coloring. So I'm going with white rocks

White Rocks are almost always bigger than any other color Rock.....another reason to use them.

w.