Bob Blosl's Heritage Large Fowl Thread

[Gallusfarm]

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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.

What do you all do when you cull the heritage breeds? Process? Sell? Little of both?

 

[cedar post]

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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.

What do you all do when you cull the heritage breeds? Process? Sell? Little of both?

Myself I do a little of both. Mike

 

[jenjscott]

I do both. Not all"heritage" are going to be show quality, but do very well at what they are meant to do... be a dual purpose bird. I always make sure the buyers are aware that I do not consider them show prospects, but there is nothing wrong with them fulfilling their true purpose.

 

[HallFamilyFarm]

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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.

I ran into him in the south showroom, near the entry table. He looked tired, so I got him a chair. Was good to meet his daughter. The APA honered him a the General meeting. Sam Brush told of Forrest taking 2x4s to shows to raise the coops for those Langshan tails!

 

[rodriguezpoultry]

If the males are truly awful, I eat them. If they have promise, I may keep them around to see what they'll do. If they wind up being not what I'm after, I usually eat them. The females I'll use as layers. Females change alot. Males change more. You almost can't even begin to cull until after 9 months old. Even then, the tail angle changes immensely. After the first year you can start culling heavily for what you're after.

Forrest taught me about the 2x4 trick. He laughed at me at the Shawnee show a few years ago for bringing in bricks. The boards simply weren't tall enough. It was so good to see him judging the Langshans at the show...just warmed my heart.


hcammack, please see if he can. Is there any way to tell a difference between the dominant and recessive before breeding?

 

[OSUman]

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You can test it by breeding the birds to a black bird, if the offspring are white then they are dominant white if they are black they are recessive.

 

[kathyinmo]

Just to brighten your day ....
I dug up a picture of Judge Judy and her name-sake for ya.
These pictures are Mary's (aka The Warden)

By the way, check out this contest ....
https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=429422

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[mississippifarmboy]

Oh gosh Kathy.. Please don't find one that looks like me.

That would be one ugly chicken..

They say a person's dog will favor them, I wonder if it goes for chickens too?

 

[fowlman01]

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I feel bad that I could not harass you , but feel even worse that you could not make the show. I just got back last night.

Walt

 

[kathyinmo]

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I am glad you are home safe. I was soooo looking forward to the harassment, too!

Tell me, where there Delawares there? I really wanted to look for some Jersey Giants and Brahmas. Darn it anyway!