Bob Blosl's Heritage Large Fowl Thread

[fowlman01]

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Great stuff! but this one: ALFRED JEWETT writes; a bird of a white lobed variety should be kept sheltered from strong winds, as these will in almost all cases make a white lobe rough with a tendency to become red. Should white lobes become tinged with red they must be washed by a soft piece of sponge with pure soap in tepid water, after which it should be dried with soft towel and lightly smeared with oxide of zinc. White lobes may be improved by keeping the bird in a perfectly dark room for a week at a time; the lobes will not be creamy.

That would be considered faking these days. lol Corn will make the lobes yellow, but if you withold the corn they will go back to white again. I'm not sure that you can bring the white back after they start to turn red though.

Walt

 

[cowboygourmet]

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You have some nice looking birds on your web site. The RIR, Dominiques, Buff Orps, Partridge Cochin and Light Brahma just to mention a few all look pretty good.

Good luck with the birds
Charlie

Thanks for the compliment. We really try hard to have the best birds possible.

 

[lildinkem]

Walt, Just like everything else, you have to pick and choose what makes sense. I am happy to not have any white lobes in my Ameraucanas or Orps. But, did think of using a male with a big head till I read to not use any Red eyed birds. And this big headed boy's eyes looks red. So I pick and choose what makes sense. And some of these folks I read others talk about else where about the knowledge they shared.

 

[Rock N' Faverolles]

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STOP!!!! For your Orps you NEED red eyed birds. The above was about Minorcas and Spanish that require a dark brown eye.

Well, Buff and White Orps are Red eyed. Black and Blue Orps are Brown eyed.

 

[lildinkem]

Rock N' Faverolles :

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STOP!!!! For your Orps you NEED red eyed birds. The above was about Minorcas and Spanish that require a dark brown eye.

Well, Buff and White Orps are Red eyed. Black and Blue Orps are Brown eyed.

He is a Black. I hate everything about him. Hate the tail, hate the chest, he is leggy. But he has a wide head. He is with a bunch of other Blacks who are late hatches growing out. I have many much better Blacks I am going to use. But this is the widest head. After looking his eyes aren't as red as I originally thought. that is why it is better to look at one's birds in the daylight and not at night with a flashlite. lol
Here he is playing with a bunch of Lav project orps and some more Blacks

 

[Rock N' Faverolles]

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STOP!!!! For your Orps you NEED red eyed birds. The above was about Minorcas and Spanish that require a dark brown eye.

Well, Buff and White Orps are Red eyed. Black and Blue Orps are Brown eyed.

He is a Black. I hate everything about him. Hate the tail, hate the chest, he is leggy. But he has a wide head. He is with a bunch of other Blacks who are late hatches growing out. I have many much better Blacks I am going to use. But this is the widest head. After looking his eyes aren't as red as I originally thought. that is why it is better to look at one's birds in the daylight and not at night with a flashlite. lol
Here he is playing with a bunch of Lav project orps and some more Blacks
http://i745.photobucket.com/albums/xx94/lildinkem/000_9557.jpg?t=1293913893

That's good. I thought you were talking about a buff, and you had me worried.

After seeing the picture of him, I wouldn't use him at all. I'd have either sold him as a cull, or fattened him up for dinner.

 

[lildinkem]

Rock N' Faverolles :

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He is a Black. I hate everything about him. Hate the tail, hate the chest, he is leggy. But he has a wide head. He is with a bunch of other Blacks who are late hatches growing out. I have many much better Blacks I am going to use. But this is the widest head. After looking his eyes aren't as red as I originally thought. that is why it is better to look at one's birds in the daylight and not at night with a flashlite. lol
Here he is playing with a bunch of Lav project orps and some more Blacks
http://i745.photobucket.com/albums/xx94/lildinkem/000_9557.jpg?t=1293913893

That's good. I thought you were talking about a buff, and you had me worried.

After seeing the picture of him, I wouldn't use him at all. I'd have either sold him as a cull, or fattened him up for dinner.​

I agree, the only reason he is alive is for his head. But the rest is good for dinner.

 

[jenjscott]

OK, at least my little barred holland is laying white eggs. Here is one of her eggs on top of some store bought white eggs. (I didn't buy them, my husband did! I just took advantage of the siruation to make a comparison.)

 

[punky rooster]

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You have some nice looking birds on your web site. The RIR, Dominiques, Buff Orps, Partridge Cochin and Light Brahma just to mention a few all look pretty good.

Good luck with the birds
Charlie

Thanks for the compliment. We really try hard to have the best birds possible.

Roy one thing on your web site it says you have New Hampshire reds there is no such breed only New Hampshires you probably know this already but I thought I'd point it out........
nice birds tho
punky

 

[X2Farm]

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Oh thats terrific!!! I remember you'd been worried that that was going to be one of your hurdles.... looks like thats one less thing to worry about!!!!