Bob Blosl's Heritage Large Fowl Thread

[Wynette]

I have a friend who breeds Beagles; the other day, he was talking about the "size classes" of the Beagles and it got me to laughing inside, thinking...what if there were LF size classes for our Rocks? Perhaps my Silver Penciled would have a fighting chance then! HA!

 

[Yard full o' rocks]

I have a friend who breeds Beagles; the other day, he was talking about the "size classes" of the Beagles and it got me to laughing inside, thinking...what if there were LF size classes for our Rocks? Perhaps my Silver Penciled would have a fighting chance then! HA!

Too funny Wynette...we raise beagles for rabbit hunting and sometimes we will take them to field trials.....we either run pack trials with "small males" or "small females". We raise them on the small side as they seem to take running in the hot summer months much better AND they are better at getting into tight spaces when we hunt them for real (log piles, briar thickets, etc)

Here are the "standards" if you will for beagles that can be used in field trials


In the United States, two varieties are recognized: those not exceeding 13 inches at the withers, and those over 13 but not exceeding 15 inches at the withers. Any Beagle exceeding 15 inches is disqualified in this country and may not compete in field trials or dog shows.

 

[Wynette]

Yeah, my eyes began to roll when they started talking about those very specific standards. It was a good lesson for me, as his eyes probably roll when I talk about chicken standards.

I think we Rock folk ought to petition the APA for PR LF size classifications.

 

[3riverschick]

Hi,
Sexed the April 23rd hatch of 6 Light Sussex. We have 3 pullets and 3 cockerels. Glad to see the cockerels, even tho we need the pullets.
Best,
Karen

 

[3riverschick]

Hi,
Well I found a new use for those heavier waffle-weave , non-skid drawer liner rolls they sell for 2.00 for a 12 inch by 4 foot roll at the Dollar General. (the lighter weight rolls sell for 1.00 for 1 ft. by 5 ft. roll, but I think they are too lightweight for scrubbing). I cut the roll into 3 inch by 3 inch squares. I get 64 scrub pads for 2.oo Use them once and throw them away when I am cleaning feeders and waterers. Much cheaper than paper towels or old rags.
Best,
Karen

 

[cbnovick]

Hi,
Well I found a new use for those heavier waffle-weave , non-skid drawer liner rolls they sell for 2.00 for a 12 inch by 4 foot roll at the Dollar General. (the lighter weight rolls sell for 1.00 for 1 ft. by 5 ft. roll, but I think they are too lightweight for scrubbing). I cut the roll into 3 inch by 3 inch squares. I get 64 scrub pads for 2.oo Use them once and throw them away when I am cleaning feeders and waterers. Much cheaper than paper towels or old rags.
Best,
Karen

Good idea....I like to use those liner rolls cut to fit the bottom of my incubator...cushions the hatchlings a bit and makes clean up much easier too.

 

[3riverschick]

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I just started using them this year. I love them! Best of all the methods I have used for lining the bottom of the brooder. Chips stink because of the reaction with poop and wood. But this method doesn't as much. I use 6 layers of paper towel and one layer of the liner in the brooder. Love the way the moisture wicks down into the toweling and keeps the chicks dry. Plus the footing, like you said. And just rolling it up and throwing it away is great! No scooping sand, scraping poop off wire, smelly chips, etc. It only costs me 4.50 to change 3 of the 101 qt. brooder bins. ( 1.50 for the 3-pack of economy paper towels and 3.00 total for 3 of the 1.00 rolls of drawer liner. ) I am going to see if I can find a better buy on the drawer liner somewhere. One roll of liner is just right for the 101 qt. bin.
Best,
Karen

 

[lualshannon]

Even my male Mallards win Bob. It really annoys the bantam chicken guys.....hahaha. Most of the winning white Runners can be traced back to the Lighfoot line. Hollderread, Oltersdorf and I have them. you can see the difference right away.





This is a female

Walt

These are the most beautiful Runner Ducks I have ever seen! Several years ago, I've had 4, black runners but, their stance was not as erect as yours. I used to love watching them walk around and chat with each other. Once in a great while, we used to find stash of their eggs in most awkward places. Somehow, I just couldn't teach them to lay their eggs in the nest boxes. One day, we lost the girls. We looked all over the place to find them but, they were no where to be found. It was like as if they disappeared into the thin air.. Couple of weeks later, both girls showed up followed by over a dozen tiny little babies. Such a happy day that was....
They were delightful, and whimsical little beings.

 

[NYREDS]

Even my male Mallards win Bob. It really annoys the bantam chicken guys.....hahaha. Most of the winning white Runners can be traced back to the Lighfoot line. Hollderread, Oltersdorf and I have them. you can see the difference right away.





This is a female

Walt

I was talking about Runners with my sister-in-law recently: we decided that when G-D looked down & saw them he said "that didn't turn out right". Then he said "but they're funny so I'm gonna leave them".
I've always liked Runners largely because they are fun to watch & they are great layers.

 

[Robert Blosl]

Mr. Blosl ---when you are feeling better about the world, maybe you could tell us what inspired you about pen crafting??
Cindy in AZ (where it's already too dang hot---sorry Bob

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I am not as cranky today but my wife is. Would you believe the Century Link Internet telephone company which we have had for 20 years lost its Internet ability yesterday.

She did not post on her machine which I use to post with and I used the new lap top to lurk around last night. I spent a hour trying to find out why we don't have a signal but have a phone that rings. Then it came on about 11 am.

I shipped out a batch of Red Bantams to a new partner in Tenn. today. That went well and weighed some White Rock Large Fowl chicks that I am sending to a Jr. Next week in Wisconsin.

Hopefully, that will be the end of my shipping.

In regards to my new hobby making custom made ink pens, my son has been making them for 12 years in Texas I wanted to get into this after I retired so he was coming down to our house this past Thanksgiving so he ordered all the equipment, that I needed for turning pens and to get started.

When he came here he set up my shop and showed me how to do it. On the third pen I made it by myself as he was outside and would not help me. Then from there I have been working just like you guys trying to learn from Fourums how to do this and that. I have advanced to a new level and making pens called Semented pens. Takes a hour more to make a pen two total hours. However the pens are breathtaking. They are made out of plastic so I am not using wood for these new sports pens. I have orders for LSU, Saints, Auburn and Alabama school pens.

I made about 20 pens for mothers day presents for my friends and have orders for Fathers days and the sports pens for the favorite school is in demand.

Funny how some guys have a room with $5,000 worth of School stuff in it like ALABAMA OR Auburn.

They will put the pen on the shelf on a special pen holder to show it off to their buddies. I guess that's what they call Man Caves.

Its a fun hobby and I make about $7. per hour for my work. Don't know if I will ever make enough to pay back my investment for the equipment. But if you keep busy and try to learn new stuff you will live to be a old man. I just don't want to loose my mind or memory. That's what I do for a living. I take care of people who are locked up in a building who have memory loss. They get worse every month and sooner or latter they die of it.

In regards to the weight of my hen I weighed the other day. She weighed one oz under standard hen weight which is great for a three year old hen. Her chicks I hatched two more today are little red fluff balls. I hope to have a new line of super small Mohawks in three years. Maybe I can get them with large fowl type and be two oz under standard weight.

I will still get beat at the shows as the judges like Reds with backs like a New Hampshire or a Rock but I breed to the book that Walt reads and that is the APA Standard of Perfection.

You all have a great day and if you see a white runner duck with his eye ball almost sticking out of his head and standing up straight and looks like a coke bottle from the 1970s you give him a big hug for me.