Bob Blosl's Heritage Large Fowl Thread

[HallFamilyFarm]

Hey folks, an Exhibition Turkey Fancier member needs your help. They are banning the Narragansett Turkey in Wyoming. Please go to our thread and see how you can help us. https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?pid=7872650#p7872650 Your state may be the next to ban poultry!

 

[greenriver]

Hello. Breeding barred rocks to the standard, or at least that is the plan.

 

[fowlman01]

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Pat Malone, judge and member of the APA Standard Committee wrote a very good letter to the WFG dept explaining that the APA has recognized the Naragansett turkey as a domestic turkey breed since 1874.

Walt

 

[fowlman01]

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Nice flock of BPR's.

Walt

 

[HallFamilyFarm]

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Pat Malone, judge and member of the APA Standard Committee wrote a very good letter to the WFG dept explaining that the APA has recognized the Naragansett turkey as a domestic turkey breed since 1874.

Walt

We won this....thanks to many. Heard Pat had sent a letter. Perfect person to write it. Hoping we do not have to deal with any more wildlife depts any time soon. Its really nice to be a part of something like the American Poultry Association!

 

[Jake Levi]

Thanks Jim

I am really glad to hear this, I worked for Fish & Game etc in the NW a lot 30 yrs ago and I continually ran into people who didnt have a clue about anything that wasnot in their specialty.

I am sure that this is one of those cases.

I am glad that reason won through on this.

Jake Levi
Cusick, Wa.

 

[aveca]

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Why are they doing this Jim? a monsantoes dirty trick? or that breed winning too many championships and hurt feelings? or what? I cant imagine anyone banning a heritage breed..biodiversity is important to prevent extinctions.if any fowl numbers dip too low, and there is an outbreak of any kind it can wipe out everything..

 

[OSUman]

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Why are they doing this Jim? a monsantoes dirty trick? or that breed winning too many championships and hurt feelings? or what? I cant imagine anyone banning a heritage breed..biodiversity is important to prevent extinctions.if any fowl numbers dip too low, and there is an outbreak of any kind it can wipe out everything..

It was a mis-Interpretation of the law.

 

[josh44]

Here's a pic of one of my young Asil

 

[HallFamilyFarm]

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Not really a "mis-interpretation" of law, but a misunderstanding of history. All wild/domestic cross turkeys are still banned. Wyoming Game & Fish just finally understood that the Narragansett IS NOT one of them.