Bob Blosl's Heritage Large Fowl Thread

[HallFamilyFarm]

There is the International Waterfowl Breeders Association. http://iwba.org

However, if enough folks want a breed club just for the American Buff, I am willing to help. This past summer we founded the Exhibition Turkey Fanciers, a breed club for turkeys. (Now the Turkey is a true American Heritage bird). Anyway, anyone wanting to get on a list for a breed club for the American Buff, just email me privately.

Guess we better get back to Heritage Large Fowl.......

We spent almost all day working on breeding pens. Placing nest boxes (miniture milk crates from Dollar Tree) in bantam coops. Catherien and the children installed new fencing for the ducks, geese and the Chanteclers. New shavings in all the pens. Difficult to do everything with nosey birds getting in the way. Very difficult with a flock of Buckeyes under feet.

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[punky rooster]

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how is this?

 

[Chris09]

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Most likely the, "Light Barred" carries two copies of the Barring Gene where as the, "Dark Barred" most likely only carries one copy of the Barring Gene as with Barred Hens.

Chris

Would there be a benefit to using one over the other? I mean, if you have a light barred and a dark barred, would you only use one? Which one?

I myself like the, "Dark Barred" for Showing. They look, "Cleaner" and more, "Crisp" and tend to make the White look brighter.

Chris

 

[danhonour]

Bob,My uncle was Edward Card,his father was Grant Card,whos' cousin was W. Card.Wid Card was a judge,he orginated WLRed Cornish and was also part of the RIRed scene.I believe he died about 1923.I have a letter Wid wrote to Grant with the WLRed Cornish letterhead. Wid also wrote a little booklet called the "Gospel of True Buff Color in Fowl".My old neighbors were,Ralph Knickerbocker (R.I.Reds -large and bantam)and Annie Knickerbocker (Cochin bantams),Ralph knew Wid Card.I have lots of Ralphs old mating lists.My father knew Val Thompson,went to school with him.I live right near where the RINGLET (E.B.Thompson),Rocks made history.I have a "like new"1924 Ringlet catalog. Dan Honour

 

[punky rooster]

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Would there be a benefit to using one over the other? I mean, if you have a light barred and a dark barred, would you only use one? Which one?

I myself like the, "Dark Barred" for Showing. They look, "Cleaner" and more, "Crisp" and tend to make the White look brighter.

Chris

so in the middle is ok?
better pic

 

[Chris09]

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I myself like the, "Dark Barred" for Showing. They look, "Cleaner" and more, "Crisp" and tend to make the White look brighter.

Chris

so in the middle is ok?
better pic
https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/63711_kraig.jpg

It is hard to tell from that picture the barring looks dark but in the tail and in the breast it looks light but that could be the lighting.
What I do see is a lot of gold in the feathering, weather it is lighting or the actual color of the bird I don't know, but if it is the actual color of the bird that is not good.

Chris

 

[Chris09]

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Saw this picture. Does anyone know who started this color pattern of Cornish in the glory days of large fowl? A hint he had ties to the Rhode Island Red Club. bob

W.H Card of Manchester Connecticut.

Chris

Getting back to the White Laced Red Cornish,
It is said that Mr. Card, "intermingled" the Shamo with a Dark Cornish and also fowls from a Brahma-Cornish cross. The females of such crosses were bred to a White Wyandotte male and the offspring were mated, remated and line-bred to intensify the color, markings and to get the Cornish look.

Chris

 

[Robert Blosl]

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Saw this picture. Does anyone know who started this color pattern of Cornish in the glory days of large fowl? A hint he had ties to the Rhode Island Red Club. bob

W.H Card of Manchester Connecticut.

Chris

That a boy. He was Secetary of the Rhode Island Red Club in the 1920s had 5,000 Red Club Members and judged all over the place. At that time when you read the Rhode Island Red Journal there where 45,000 house hold subscribers. Do you know where it was printed from no hints you to smart. I dont think he even breed R I Reds but suppose to put these red and brown cornish togeather. bob

 

[punky rooster]

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so in the middle is ok?
better pic
https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/63711_kraig.jpg

It is hard to tell from that picture the barring looks dark but in the tail and in the breast it looks light but that could be the lighting.
What I do see is a lot of gold in the feathering, weather it is lighting or the actual color of the bird I don't know, but if it is the actual color of the bird that is not good.

Chris

Well I doubt it would have gotten BV if he had gold on him I bet it was just the lighting

 

[Chris09]

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W.H Card of Manchester Connecticut.

Chris

That a boy. He was Secetary of the Rhode Island Red Club in the 1920s had 5,000 Red Club Members and judged all over the place. At that time when you read the Rhode Island Red Journal there where 45,000 house hold subscribers. Do you know where it was printed from no hints you to smart. I dont think he even breed R I Reds but suppose to put these red and brown cornish togeather. bob

I think that the Rhode Island Red Journal was published in Waverly, Iowa.

Chris