Bob Blosl's Heritage Large Fowl Thread

[cybercat]

Quote:
Sounds like a good idea. he might just be too young or this is kind of late and sometimes the males don't have their juices flowing during Fall. I don't think chickens can be gay, but waterfowl sure can be gay. Especially some geese. He won't like seeing another male mating his ladies.

BTW: I send an email to John Monaco about the Orps and will let you know what he says. If he has something I'll put you guys in touch.

Walt


Walt

Walt,

Thank you for helping me with my flock. I asked someone who knows about john and said he has killer quality, and can expect to be very happy IF I am lucky enough to get any.

I think your right about it being young. I remember last year, right at this time getting a breeding pair of Buff Cochins from Rouen Deorr (Coast to Coast Cochins). And the pullet was near 10 month old before she started to lay (Feb 2010). And the first 15 eggs were duds. I am very lucky to have a wife who is from a poultry family backround let me put them in my basement, to free range, for the winter. I wanted them to feel at home. And finally after March she laid 4 eggs that were fertile then shut down for a 2 month break. lololol So, I am still on very low numbers with my Cochins. Maybe 12 to 15 growing out. 2 super looking pullets. And outta nowhere, the better pullet from this breeding pair, color wise and head size is gimpy. She sees other Buff Orps go up into my Pine tree to hang out and I bet she did and feel like a rock. So, I know it isn't genetic. So, I will raise a gimpy Buff Cochin pullet, with the best color, just for that head.

Here is one of my favorite pics. Buff Cochins at home on the free range in my basement. lololol My wife has gotta love me lolololol!!!

http://pic50.picturetrail.com/VOL427/739981/21043320/383411988.jpg

I had a thought, I usually have one cock in a grow out pen with one or two hens. And the cockerels coming out of those pens have more of an idea, then the ones I bring in from other lines. I wonder if that one on one training from the adults helps with the learning curve for the younger cockerels?

In this picture I notice you have feed in a nonstick frying pan. Please change feeds ASAP. It is a well know fact in the pet bird circle that non stick when hot is poisons to birds. I would not take the chance that chickens pecking at food in such a pan would not chip the surface and swallow the coating. It would be a shame to loose your birds to that fact if it happened. They are such nice ones.

 

[lildinkem]

Quote:
Walt,

Thank you for helping me with my flock. I asked someone who knows about john and said he has killer quality, and can expect to be very happy IF I am lucky enough to get any.

I think your right about it being young. I remember last year, right at this time getting a breeding pair of Buff Cochins from Rouen Deorr (Coast to Coast Cochins). And the pullet was near 10 month old before she started to lay (Feb 2010). And the first 15 eggs were duds. I am very lucky to have a wife who is from a poultry family backround let me put them in my basement, to free range, for the winter. I wanted them to feel at home. And finally after March she laid 4 eggs that were fertile then shut down for a 2 month break. lololol So, I am still on very low numbers with my Cochins. Maybe 12 to 15 growing out. 2 super looking pullets. And outta nowhere, the better pullet from this breeding pair, color wise and head size is gimpy. She sees other Buff Orps go up into my Pine tree to hang out and I bet she did and feel like a rock. So, I know it isn't genetic. So, I will raise a gimpy Buff Cochin pullet, with the best color, just for that head.

Here is one of my favorite pics. Buff Cochins at home on the free range in my basement. lololol My wife has gotta love me lolololol!!!

http://pic50.picturetrail.com/VOL427/739981/21043320/383411988.jpg

I had a thought, I usually have one cock in a grow out pen with one or two hens. And the cockerels coming out of those pens have more of an idea, then the ones I bring in from other lines. I wonder if that one on one training from the adults helps with the learning curve for the younger cockerels?

In this picture I notice you have feed in a nonstick frying pan. Please change feeds ASAP. It is a well know fact in the pet bird circle that non stick when hot is poisons to birds. I would not take the chance that chickens pecking at food in such a pan would not chip the surface and swallow the coating. It would be a shame to loose your birds to that fact if it happened. They are such nice ones.

I was told that too, and chucked that pan shortly after that pic. I now use aluminum pans and cast iron for my own cookware. For the Cochins and other chickens I generally use what I have lying around. mostly plastic tupperware type of things. I discovered how cheap planter pot trays, & are great for feed. I have that in my pen now. Wife didn't like the nicer stainless steel pots and pans being used. lolol The bigger cement mixing pans work well for H2o during the hot of summer. And am using some guttering, like on a roof, in shorter sections I mount them chicken high level along my fence for feed too. And they clean it out daily. Most here have big tummy's.

 

[HallFamilyFarm]

Quote:
Amen, but here in the west no one's ever heard of a Dominique, and instead think every barred bird is a Barred Rock. I get my feathers really ruffled when people call my Dominiques Barred Rocks. I had someone come and off handedly say "oh, nice Barred Rocks", then swear up and down that the Dominique wasn't a dual purpose bird, that they were mostly for ornamental purposes for their feathers , and that the Barred Rock was dual purpose instead. I wanted to print off the whole website and flap in their general direction. It made me want to grab a rooster and butcher him right then and there, throw it on the bar-b for a few minutes then shove it down their throat screaming "Is this dual purpose enough for ya?! Would you like an egg sandwich with that?!"

I also checked out the HBC links posted, and emailed for information about joining. The photo of the Dom they have is nice, but he has a hollow comb, which seems to be a huge problem right now. I'm so excited for our little cockerel to grow up - his comb looks perfect and he's got good posture and style. We'll be putting him in a trio pen with the two best hens and hatching some eggs in the spring. *happy dance*

As the manager for our county fair poultry show, I spent a lot of time explaining and discussing with folks. Most called the Barred Rocks dominkers. They called our Buckeyes Rhode Island Reds. The Buckeye was being developed in Ohio at about the same time the Reds were being developed in the east. Or so we are told. The Heritage Poultry Conservancy defines a heritage breed as:

Heritage Chicken must be from parent and grandparent stock of breeds recognized by the American Poultry Association (APA) prior to the mid-20th century; whose genetic line can be traced back multiple generations; and with traits that meet the APA Standard of Perfection guidelines for the breed. Heritage Chicken must be produced and sired by an APA Standard breed. Heritage eggs must be laid by an APA Standard breed. http://www.heritagepoultry.org/2010/07/heritage-chicken-definiton

I like the definitions. I also like what HPC and P. Allen Smith are trying to accomplish. They are placing a very public spotlight on breeds that I have loved for years.​

 

[NYREDS]

Quote:
I knew him. Up here we called him "Fluffy" Duffy because of the Cochins he raised.

 

[lildinkem]

Quote:
I knew him. Up here we called him "Fluffy" Duffy because of the Cochins he raised.

I thank you guys for sharing Alex Duffy's name. I do want one more breeding pair of Buff Cochins, and Rouen said he'd take care of me this fall like last year. Many here think one is a name dropper by giving the proper respect & homage to those breeder's of our heritage lines. I was taught to always give the names of the breeder's of my better birds as a respect thing. I didn't lay these original heeritage birds eggs. They had to come from somwhere. And for some out there who might like to get some Cochins, for example, it is important to let them know the who's behind such nice birds that we own. And it may same a PM or two heading one's way asking the "WHERE?", and it is good to give the full credit to those who make these birds. This is directed to those out there who don't understand why I give my breeder's names, when I can of my lines.

 

[Robert Blosl]

New York Reds: Why dont you tell us about your nice line of Dominiques? Do you have any pictures? bob

 

[Sebrightmom]

I just saw this thread. I hatched out java chicks from shipped hatching eggs this summer. I was luck to get three beautiful pullets. I would love to have a rooster for them. I would like to find one close to Greencastle, IN. If I can't find a rooster for them, they might be for sale.

 

[Katy]

Quote:
I agree about giving credit where credit is due, but there's a way to share the name of a breeder without being a name dropper. When those names are included in many, many posts and often used as tho they are your best buddy then to me it becomes name dropping.

 

[HallFamilyFarm]

Quote:
I must admit, Jen has the nicest Buckeyes. She has been unselfish in her attempt to share them with many. Our Buckeyes are undeafeated at the shows we have attended. Not a lot of Buckeyes, but a few. We owe it all to Jen. When we moved out to our acreage and could have poultry, Jen gave us our start. She has been a good friend. Our winnings are really hers. She has a love for this Fancy that she is passing on to others. We now have many youth in our area with Buckeyes because of Jen. Thank you from all of us.

 

[NYREDS]

Quote:
If the rain ever stops here I'll try to get a couple pictures.