Bob Blosl's Heritage Large Fowl Thread
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Please, feel free to tell me what you think. I'm going to be culling heavily to get size up as well as get rid of those blasted yellow feathers. I'm REALLY hoping it's a nutritional/habitat thing with them. If not....this may be a female only line. Please excuse their condition...it was a bit worse before dusting and spraying.
Supposedly a 2 year old cock. Really hoping that's not the case. His tail is a bit too low for my liking and his back a bit too long. (1)
IMO, the best hen I purchased
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Pullet. Again with the low tail, but her spread is SO nice. She also has some nice leg going on. (3)
Another nice hen. Tail spread needs work...seems to be a common occurrence in the whites? (4)
Supposedly a year old cock. I'm really doubting it. Probably closer to 6 months: (5)
Probably the worst hen, behind the pullet. Has a poor back and a poor spread. She's a back-up in case I lose all the other females. (6)
Nice hen. (7)
Please critique as you see fit. The numbers are only there as a reference for ya'll, the birds aren't ranked yet. Not until they get a bit healthier and feather out a bit more.
Please, feel free to tell me what you think. I'm going to be culling heavily to get size up as well as get rid of those blasted yellow feathers. I'm REALLY hoping it's a nutritional/habitat thing with them. If not....this may be a female only line. Please excuse their condition...it was a bit worse before dusting and spraying.
Supposedly a 2 year old cock. Really hoping that's not the case. His tail is a bit too low for my liking and his back a bit too long. (1)
IMO, the best hen I purchased
2)
Pullet. Again with the low tail, but her spread is SO nice. She also has some nice leg going on. (3)
Another nice hen. Tail spread needs work...seems to be a common occurrence in the whites? (4)
Supposedly a year old cock. I'm really doubting it. Probably closer to 6 months: (5)
Probably the worst hen, behind the pullet. Has a poor back and a poor spread. She's a back-up in case I lose all the other females. (6)
Nice hen. (7)
Please critique as you see fit. The numbers are only there as a reference for ya'll, the birds aren't ranked yet. Not until they get a bit healthier and feather out a bit more.
Mrs. Turbo :
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I just realized who you were...... you emailed us about call ducks a while back too. It was nice chatting with you. Guess we will be seeing you around the shows next fall. Did you show some of the ducks you picked up in Columbus?
Patterson is a great guy and he has awesome birds.
yes I think I did!! I did show them but didn't do anything of course. Still duck dumb and trying to learn what I can. We ended up with breeder quality but hopefully will be able to hatch some show-ers.
yes johnathan was super nice. I'm going to split a batch of eggs with someone else from down here. So there will soon be more LF salmon faverolles out there.
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I just realized who you were...... you emailed us about call ducks a while back too. It was nice chatting with you. Guess we will be seeing you around the shows next fall. Did you show some of the ducks you picked up in Columbus?
Patterson is a great guy and he has awesome birds.
yes I think I did!! I did show them but didn't do anything of course. Still duck dumb and trying to learn what I can. We ended up with breeder quality but hopefully will be able to hatch some show-ers.
yes johnathan was super nice. I'm going to split a batch of eggs with someone else from down here. So there will soon be more LF salmon faverolles out there.
VERY pretty Rodriguezpoultry! So a silly question - I'm breeding coronation sussex and they are always dirty...how do you keep them clean and bright white!
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You know what Forrest would say, so I won't say that. You have a start. Go from here, hatch everything and cull VERY VERY heavy! Good luck.
You know what Forrest would say, so I won't say that. You have a start. Go from here, hatch everything and cull VERY VERY heavy! Good luck.
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Drew County 4H Poultry Club member Jacob Hall attended the American Poultry Associations 2010 National Poultry Show in Shawnee, Oklahoma on December 11-12, 2010. The American Poultry Association was founded in 1873 and is the oldest livestock organization in North America http://www.amerpoultryassn.com
During the National Poultry Show the Heritage Poultry Conservancy held a special meeting concerning heritage poultry. The Heritage Poultry Conservancy is an organization dedicated to the preservation and support of all threatened breeds and strains of domestic poultry through the encouragement of education, stewardship, and good breeding practices http://www.heritagepoultry.org . The Heritage Poultry Conservancy was founded by P. Allen Smith, host of the public television program, P. Allen Smith's Garden Home. Jacob attended the 2010 National poultry Show with his father, Jim Hall. The Halls raise several breeds of Heritage Poultry, including Buckeyes, Chanteclers, Orpingtons and Buff and Muscovy Ducks. Pictured are P. Allen Smith and Jacob Hall. To learn more about Heritage Poultry or Exhibition Poultry contact the Hall family at 870/723-3724.
Drew County 4H Poultry Club member Jacob Hall attended the American Poultry Associations 2010 National Poultry Show in Shawnee, Oklahoma on December 11-12, 2010. The American Poultry Association was founded in 1873 and is the oldest livestock organization in North America http://www.amerpoultryassn.com
During the National Poultry Show the Heritage Poultry Conservancy held a special meeting concerning heritage poultry. The Heritage Poultry Conservancy is an organization dedicated to the preservation and support of all threatened breeds and strains of domestic poultry through the encouragement of education, stewardship, and good breeding practices http://www.heritagepoultry.org . The Heritage Poultry Conservancy was founded by P. Allen Smith, host of the public television program, P. Allen Smith's Garden Home. Jacob attended the 2010 National poultry Show with his father, Jim Hall. The Halls raise several breeds of Heritage Poultry, including Buckeyes, Chanteclers, Orpingtons and Buff and Muscovy Ducks. Pictured are P. Allen Smith and Jacob Hall. To learn more about Heritage Poultry or Exhibition Poultry contact the Hall family at 870/723-3724.
very cool.....
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I just realized who you were...... you emailed us about call ducks a while back too. It was nice chatting with you. Guess we will be seeing you around the shows next fall. Did you show some of the ducks you picked up in Columbus?
Patterson is a great guy and he has awesome birds.
yes I think I did!! I did show them but didn't do anything of course. Still duck dumb and trying to learn what I can. We ended up with breeder quality but hopefully will be able to hatch some show-ers.
yes johnathan was super nice. I'm going to split a batch of eggs with someone else from down here. So there will soon be more LF salmon faverolles out there.
with call ducks breeder quality is the way to start....just raise a ton of ducklings next year and grow them all out to see what you have. The whites are stiff competition because breeders have been working with them for years. The only way you will learn what to look for is to put your ducks in the show and compare them. Sometimes your duck will place 4th and another time it will win the show....just depends on what the judge likes.
I just realized who you were...... you emailed us about call ducks a while back too. It was nice chatting with you. Guess we will be seeing you around the shows next fall. Did you show some of the ducks you picked up in Columbus?
Patterson is a great guy and he has awesome birds.
yes I think I did!! I did show them but didn't do anything of course. Still duck dumb and trying to learn what I can. We ended up with breeder quality but hopefully will be able to hatch some show-ers.
yes johnathan was super nice. I'm going to split a batch of eggs with someone else from down here. So there will soon be more LF salmon faverolles out there.
with call ducks breeder quality is the way to start....just raise a ton of ducklings next year and grow them all out to see what you have. The whites are stiff competition because breeders have been working with them for years. The only way you will learn what to look for is to put your ducks in the show and compare them. Sometimes your duck will place 4th and another time it will win the show....just depends on what the judge likes.
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Actually, Forrest was there!
He said I got a really good start on them and to not give up on them. There's just too few whites out there to "trash" them.
Yep, culling is going to be a MAJOR thing this year. Luckily, I should know fairly soon with these which ones will be "good" and which ones will be "bad."
As for the whites...I've had different methods. Forrest kept his on grass and it seemed like his never needed a bath. I keep mine on wire and they seem to stay a nice white that way.
I've also heard about the dominant white/recessive white. The dominant white stays white while the recessive white yellows very easily. I'm not sure how much truth there is to that but white Rocks seem to stay a pristine white...I also NEVER feed corn. EVER. My white Giants, when I had them, stayed white when I stopped giving corn.
Actually, Forrest was there!
Yep, culling is going to be a MAJOR thing this year. Luckily, I should know fairly soon with these which ones will be "good" and which ones will be "bad."
As for the whites...I've had different methods. Forrest kept his on grass and it seemed like his never needed a bath. I keep mine on wire and they seem to stay a nice white that way.
I've also heard about the dominant white/recessive white. The dominant white stays white while the recessive white yellows very easily. I'm not sure how much truth there is to that but white Rocks seem to stay a pristine white...I also NEVER feed corn. EVER. My white Giants, when I had them, stayed white when I stopped giving corn.
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Actually, Forrest was there!
He said I got a really good start on them and to not give up on them. There's just too few whites out there to "trash" them.
Yep, culling is going to be a MAJOR thing this year. Luckily, I should know fairly soon with these which ones will be "good" and which ones will be "bad."
As for the whites...I've had different methods. Forrest kept his on grass and it seemed like his never needed a bath. I keep mine on wire and they seem to stay a nice white that way.
I've also heard about the dominant white/recessive white. The dominant white stays white while the recessive white yellows very easily. I'm not sure how much truth there is to that but white Rocks seem to stay a pristine white...I also NEVER feed corn. EVER. My white Giants, when I had them, stayed white when I stopped giving corn.
Its true silver gene whites make a huge difference at least in Faverolles they do. Maybe I can get Dick Boulanger to post some comparison picture.
Actually, Forrest was there!
Yep, culling is going to be a MAJOR thing this year. Luckily, I should know fairly soon with these which ones will be "good" and which ones will be "bad."
As for the whites...I've had different methods. Forrest kept his on grass and it seemed like his never needed a bath. I keep mine on wire and they seem to stay a nice white that way.
I've also heard about the dominant white/recessive white. The dominant white stays white while the recessive white yellows very easily. I'm not sure how much truth there is to that but white Rocks seem to stay a pristine white...I also NEVER feed corn. EVER. My white Giants, when I had them, stayed white when I stopped giving corn.
Its true silver gene whites make a huge difference at least in Faverolles they do. Maybe I can get Dick Boulanger to post some comparison picture.
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