Bob Blosl's Heritage Large Fowl Thread

[HallFamilyFarm]

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Just drive through Monroe, LA and take Hwy 425 North. Comes right through here.

I will send you a link for our Arkansas shows.

Our kids love the shows. Just one reason we love being 4H leaders!

Before joining a breed club, be sure its the club you need and want to join. The memebrship dues are from $10 to $20 a year or more. Many offer very little but selling their breeders directory. Thats one reason a group of Orpington breeders started the American Orpington Poultry Club. We had started the Exhibition Turkey Fanciers and felt the Orpington breed needed a better choice.

It does take hundreds of chicks, but that can come from just a few trios of breeders. Then you cull down to the top few trios each year.

 

[kowgurl62]

Hi everyone, I just caught up on my reading here. I saw a ways back that Bob had asked if anyone knew of partridge rock breeders. Didn't see of any replies. If someone knows anyone who breeds good partridge rocks I'd love to know. I've got 6 or 7 hatchery hens and a rooster, and although I know they're not show quality, and probably on the smaller side for rocks, I like them, and would like to improve what I have if I can find better stock.
Thanks!

 

[Lotsapaints]

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Dick Horstman sells eggs and chicks his are beautiful and big

 

[HallFamilyFarm]

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Dick Horstman sells eggs and chicks his are beautiful and big

Dick is an APA District Director, APA judge and a Master Breeder. If Dick has it, it will be nice. I would suggest not crossing hatchery stock with his. Just keep the hatchery flock for layers and build an exhibition flock with Dick's.

 

[HallFamilyFarm]

Merry Christmas everyone! Kids are done opening presents. Guess breakfast is next.

 

[tigercreek]

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You can find Dick Horstman on here, his user name is dickhorstman - imagine that!!. .........stan

 

[HallFamilyFarm]

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You can find Dick Horstman on here, his user name is dickhorstman - imagine that!!. .........stan

Here is one of his listings on the BYC Buy Sell Auction - Archives

https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=611249

 

[kowgurl62]

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You can find Dick Horstman on here, his user name is dickhorstman - imagine that!!. .........stan

Here is one of his listings on the BYC Buy Sell Auction - Archives

https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=611249

Thanks everyone, btw I did see that auction and saw what nice birds he has. I will contact him and see what he has. Thanks again!

 

[Yellow House Farm]

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Dick Horstman sells eggs and chicks his are beautiful and big

Dick is an APA District Director, APA judge and a Master Breeder. If Dick has it, it will be nice. I would suggest not crossing hatchery stock with his. Just keep the hatchery flock for layers and build an exhibition flock with Dick's.

This is a great point. If the gene pool doesn't actually need diversity, which is very probably the case with partridge rocks, then you don't want to outcross the birds. Just start up with the new stock, and butcher the old when their laying is done, or when you need the space. Crossing the stock very well could bring naught but a major set back, destroying the good stock by bringing it down to hatchery level.

 

[HallFamilyFarm]

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However, if you have room and time, and keep good records.....you can take a single Hortsman male to you hatchery birds and work hard for several yaers and improve them. But that would be like reinventing the wheel. It may take 10 years to bring the hatchery stock up to the quality that Dick has now.

Would be cheaper and quicker to just buy some of his.