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Robert Blosl
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Mini Large Fowl Show and Nutrition Seminar
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This past Tuesday I was invited to a Nutritional l Seminar at a friends house where I meet the owner of FRM Feeds from Flint River Georgia. There were some folks there who also attended that where involved with the company or distributors of the feed which I have been using for 20 years.
While I was there I took some pictures of the birds my friend had in large fowl show cages and it was like a mini large fowl show the way they had the birds laid out. You will see pictures of the pure German New Hampshire large fowl that we have talked about a year ago as well as the Barred Rocks that came from Jeremy in Nebraska which we started talking about a few months sooner. Then he has some fantastic large fowl buff Orpingtons from Indiana where the New Hampshire came from. They have really feathered out nicely on this FRM Game Bird Pellet 20% feed. Also, I saw three pairs of Silver Laced Wyandottes which where the best colored birds I have ever seen. One pair came from Canada and the other from here in the USA. The New Hampshires where talk of the visit with their color. The females that are part American and German blood lines lay like crazy. The pure German females lay very well but not as well as the mixed strains. I have to say that this strain of New Hampshires could be the hot breed for families who want a dual purpose Heritage type bird. They lay well, they have meat on their bones for the deep freeze and they are as breath taking as looking at a Golden Pheasant. Also, on the property is my old strain of Mohawk Rhode Island Reds which will celebrate their 100 birthday this March. They are still pure as Mrs. Donald Donaldson started them in 1912 in Decatur Georgia. There are two family lines two males and two females from North Florida which I helped a fellow get started 17 years ago. The other family is two males and three females from Illinois which I shared with a fellow 12 years ago. They are still pure as I had them when I got them from Mr. E W Reese Jr. in Thompson Georgia 23 years ago.
I saw two females from each strain which are killers for breed type and look just like the females I had ten years ago. . I cannot wait to see what the chicks look like a year from now. I also have a picture of two of my miniature Mohawk bantams to show a few of you who have asked me how to shrink down Black Javas from Large Fowl Black Javas. I wrote an article for the Poultry Press on how to go about doing that crossing them onto Black Rock Bantams. It is a slow process which takes about 15 years but it can be done. Here are two pictures of Rhode Island Red Bantams that I shrunk down from these very large fowl you are seeing in these pictures. The two females are last years pictures and are in the breeding pen with the male who I call THE JUDGE. A judge went nuts over him in October and said he was the best male he ever saw me raise in these 20 years. So where there is a will there is a way my grandfather use to say. So to all of you who want to try to preserve these old Large Fowl HETITAGE breeds it can be done. My friend who I visited is a classic example of how you do your research and locate the best bloodlines you can you will have faster results than just getting a male here and a female there and cross them. This is cross strain breeding and you will lose all the traits that you have from each strain that the breeder has worked on for many years. Most people do it and within three years they are out of that line of chickens. Also, note the pens my friends dad built for him. They are chicken tractor type pens with nice doors and egg nest for the females. Four people each get one corner ever week or two and move them to new grass on the property. If you want a nice pen here is a good lay out for you. I am proud of the progress of this board and the people that have taken on these rare and endangered breeds of Standard Breed Chickens. These are the reel old fashion Heritage Chickens that our Grand Parents use to raise and they are breed to the APA standard of perfection. I have not posted on this board in a long time but a young boy told me why dont you go to your local Library and post on this site. Thats what I will do in the future..
So that is what I have done today to show you what I have seen going on in my neck of the woods.
Keep the threads going? I will try to post when I can get to the Library.
Im yours for a better Heritage Large Fowl Chicken.
Bob Blosl
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This past Tuesday I was invited to a Nutritional l Seminar at a friends house where I meet the owner of FRM Feeds from Flint River Georgia. There were some folks there who also attended that where involved with the company or distributors of the feed which I have been using for 20 years.
While I was there I took some pictures of the birds my friend had in large fowl show cages and it was like a mini large fowl show the way they had the birds laid out. You will see pictures of the pure German New Hampshire large fowl that we have talked about a year ago as well as the Barred Rocks that came from Jeremy in Nebraska which we started talking about a few months sooner. Then he has some fantastic large fowl buff Orpingtons from Indiana where the New Hampshire came from. They have really feathered out nicely on this FRM Game Bird Pellet 20% feed. Also, I saw three pairs of Silver Laced Wyandottes which where the best colored birds I have ever seen. One pair came from Canada and the other from here in the USA. The New Hampshires where talk of the visit with their color. The females that are part American and German blood lines lay like crazy. The pure German females lay very well but not as well as the mixed strains. I have to say that this strain of New Hampshires could be the hot breed for families who want a dual purpose Heritage type bird. They lay well, they have meat on their bones for the deep freeze and they are as breath taking as looking at a Golden Pheasant. Also, on the property is my old strain of Mohawk Rhode Island Reds which will celebrate their 100 birthday this March. They are still pure as Mrs. Donald Donaldson started them in 1912 in Decatur Georgia. There are two family lines two males and two females from North Florida which I helped a fellow get started 17 years ago. The other family is two males and three females from Illinois which I shared with a fellow 12 years ago. They are still pure as I had them when I got them from Mr. E W Reese Jr. in Thompson Georgia 23 years ago.
I saw two females from each strain which are killers for breed type and look just like the females I had ten years ago. . I cannot wait to see what the chicks look like a year from now. I also have a picture of two of my miniature Mohawk bantams to show a few of you who have asked me how to shrink down Black Javas from Large Fowl Black Javas. I wrote an article for the Poultry Press on how to go about doing that crossing them onto Black Rock Bantams. It is a slow process which takes about 15 years but it can be done. Here are two pictures of Rhode Island Red Bantams that I shrunk down from these very large fowl you are seeing in these pictures. The two females are last years pictures and are in the breeding pen with the male who I call THE JUDGE. A judge went nuts over him in October and said he was the best male he ever saw me raise in these 20 years. So where there is a will there is a way my grandfather use to say. So to all of you who want to try to preserve these old Large Fowl HETITAGE breeds it can be done. My friend who I visited is a classic example of how you do your research and locate the best bloodlines you can you will have faster results than just getting a male here and a female there and cross them. This is cross strain breeding and you will lose all the traits that you have from each strain that the breeder has worked on for many years. Most people do it and within three years they are out of that line of chickens. Also, note the pens my friends dad built for him. They are chicken tractor type pens with nice doors and egg nest for the females. Four people each get one corner ever week or two and move them to new grass on the property. If you want a nice pen here is a good lay out for you. I am proud of the progress of this board and the people that have taken on these rare and endangered breeds of Standard Breed Chickens. These are the reel old fashion Heritage Chickens that our Grand Parents use to raise and they are breed to the APA standard of perfection. I have not posted on this board in a long time but a young boy told me why dont you go to your local Library and post on this site. Thats what I will do in the future..
So that is what I have done today to show you what I have seen going on in my neck of the woods.
Keep the threads going? I will try to post when I can get to the Library.
Im yours for a better Heritage Large Fowl Chicken.
Bob Blosl
How do you go about getting some chicks from this line of rir's? Great looking birds.
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billy,
if you do get some of the true heritage rir's i would like to go in with you to get some
thanks
larry
billy,
if you do get some of the true heritage rir's i would like to go in with you to get some
thanks
larry
Bob-great to see you back
Have missed your words of wisdom. I can attest to the quality of the FRM feed.
Mine get the Starter until 8 weeks, Grower until 18 weeks, then I start them on the 20% Game Bird Breeder.
The first four ingredients are Corn, Wheat, Soybean and Alfalfa....as opposed to "grain bi-products" that are
listed in many other feeds. They also add probiotics, animal protein and distillers grains. My chicks feather out
fast, birds lay well and have good weights and feather quality and condition is excellent.
I also have some of those NHs and Jeremy's BRs from Kathy and you are right...they just take your breath away!
Mine get the Starter until 8 weeks, Grower until 18 weeks, then I start them on the 20% Game Bird Breeder.
The first four ingredients are Corn, Wheat, Soybean and Alfalfa....as opposed to "grain bi-products" that are
listed in many other feeds. They also add probiotics, animal protein and distillers grains. My chicks feather out
fast, birds lay well and have good weights and feather quality and condition is excellent.
I also have some of those NHs and Jeremy's BRs from Kathy and you are right...they just take your breath away!
I have read about the egg color on the old strains of RIR, like the mohawk. Could anyone post some pics of some eggs.
I am quite intersted in getting some. My husband is willing to rehab the layout of our big coop to accomodate them.
I am quite intersted in getting some. My husband is willing to rehab the layout of our big coop to accomodate them.
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Where is the shawnee show going to be and what dates?
Where is the shawnee show going to be and what dates?
Today at shawnee oklahoma at expo center
Thanks Bob for this post. I think it has put me on the right track to aquire some of these heritage breeds.
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