Bob Blosl's Heritage Large Fowl Thread

[punky rooster]

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Trying again ----

Why do you think the Buckeye is way better? In what respect?

Thanks,

Becky

lol im a HE not a She lol... i have buckeyes and have a good friend with RCRIR (im on the list to get some from her) ive had no trouble with the buckeyes... buy she has had alot of trouble with fertility... 3 roosters have gone infertile after they where 1 year old... she ordered in an adult rooster from a different bloodline in 2010... hatched a bunch of chicks and is now keeping 6 to 8 roosters...and they don't lay well... she is hoping that the new roosters daughters will lay better and with all the roosters she will have great fertility in 2011... she has been raising them for 4 years... they are supper nice type and color as good or better as any ive seen on BYC...
i have heard of other people with similar troubles with the RCRIR...

now after saying all that ill add my disclaimer lol... you noticed i said average for both breeds... i think it is way easier to get good buckeyes than to get good RCRIR's... and im sure there is bloodlines out there that don't have any of these problems... in fact if i remember right Chris09 has said that he has not had these problems with his RCRIR's...

so do your homework... ask lots of ??? to the breeder you get stock from... and get the best you can afford... and good luck...

 

[western edge]

I have both rir rose comb and single comb. My coop is patially insulated and on occasion I run an infared heat lamp for my rooster quarters. I still have a little frost damage on the single comb boys but very little, however the rose combs including a couple of Dominique cockerels show no sign of frost damage. My hens show very litle comb damage if any. Time to dust off the heat lamps, 20 below zero forcast for tues. morn.







Adrians rose comb reds from MN are truly a work of art

 

[Robert Blosl]

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How may large fowl rose combs do you have can you sell eggs or chcks to beginners? bob

 

[kathyinmo]

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They have an auction going on, here on BYC. You can see pictures there.

https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=443466

 

[Jake Levi]

I just received Duan Urch's listing in the mail, and am ordering some of his RC RIRs and Partridge Wyandottes,

I am really interested in both breeds, as kid we had RC RIRs, and as an adult I had White Wyandottes for many years,

Would love to hear from others with both breeds, as it stands I am getting Partridge Wyandottes from both Pauls Poultry and Duane Urch both, will rear them separate and see how they develop, I have just Duan's RIRs ordered but would like another line of RC RIRs too. So would appreciate finding another breeder of high quality RIRs, and preferably heritage.

 

[punky rooster]

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Here is what Bob Blosl said about his RIR
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[X2Farm]

Has anyone heard of Mike Miller in regards to LF New Hampshires?

Was just doin some lookin around the last few days, and his name came up. I googled and couldn't find anything, though my "googlefu" isn't always the best.

 

[joletabey]

I can't remember who mentioned getting white Chantecler, but try [email protected]- Kerryann has some nice birds.

 

[Robert Blosl]

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[email protected] <[email protected]>

mike also has a good strain of white face black spanish. bob

 

[X2Farm]

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[email protected] <[email protected]>

mike also has a good strain of white face black spanish. bob

Bob, thanks SO much for that information!