Bob Blosl's Heritage Large Fowl Thread

[OSUman]

I was reading the Exhibition Poultry Magazine and saw that the SPPA will be awarding a 1905 APA Standard of Perfection to the champion rare breed bird at the Crossroads show this fall.

 

[pinkwindsong]

I am very interested in adding more Barred Hollands to my flock.. I Adore my hen... I am in the upstate of sc. and I somehow lucked into getting her as a chick along with my barred rocks..

Any ideas of how to or where to get Barred Holland chicks.. either in fall or in the spring..

thanks for any help
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[heritagehabitatfarms]

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Talk to the lady 2 posts above you( jenscott) she has them idk if she is selling any or not...

 

[cubalaya]

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sandhill preservation has them.

 

[silkieluver_07]

Thankyou for the help on research materials. I'm thinking I could easily do a six page paper on how American bred poultry has changed in the past hundred years.

 

[OwensMom]

silkieluver_07 Sounds like an interesting topic. When you are done, Let us know about your findings. I know that you cannot put the entire paper on this thread(more is the pity) but maybe a synopsis??

 

[kathyinmo]

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I have to get a new camera. Then I will post some pictures. I have quite a few birds growing out..... Barred Rocks, New Hampshires, Delawares, and "Projects." I also just received a dozen chicks ..... white Jersey Giants that the owner bought from Frank Reese. I am excited to see how these turn out.

Looking forward to seeing everyone's pictures!

 

[PartridgeRooster]

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No doubt that would be the introduction, lol. I thought I knew them all before finding this site. There are alot of breeds on here I've never heard of and aren't in any of my books.

 

[HallFamilyFarm]

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For Barred Hollands I would suggest joining the thread at https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=468111&p=1 for the Hollands Improvement Project. Jen is a regular on there. She has the largest privately owned flock of Barred Hollands. I have seen them and they look nice. She feels there is lots of room for improvement, but then don't we all feel that way about our birds.

 

[OwensMom]

I have a photo of my JG Rooster and another of my JG chicks. At 10 weeks old they are as large as my 2 yr old EEs(RIRx)

So this is my start on my Heritage flock