Bob Blosl's Heritage Large Fowl Thread

[aveca]

Hilarious!

X2!!! Vickie Just tell them the future king of England keeps buffs too..and dutchess of chatsworth, plus many more upper crust.

Walt..great pic, great bird !!! its always a thrill to see birds of that caliber..wish you would have kept them too.

 

[colburg]

Rotational, Line, Rotational Line, Pen Breeding. Sometimes a breeding pattern is recommended based on whether you get pairs, triplets, 2 triplets, or what breed of bird you get. White Rock breeding vs Minorca breeding.

How do we beginners know which pattern will work best for us? Will these breeding patterns bring out the best in any breed? Or are they good guidelines that help beginners develop an eye and keep us from deteriorating before we start a custom breeding program?

Do pro and experienced breeders use line, rotational and pen breeding or customize based on the characteristics and breed? Bob, I believe I've read where you've used line and pen breeding in the past, do you still?

Are there typical breeding patterns for every breed?

Still trying to figure some things out before starting SOP breeding.

colburg

 

[debs_flock]

New request for old time chickens Silver Capines? Do you know anyone who has the best or next to the best other that hatcheries stock?

If it was Golden I think Art Lundgren had some that was on Champion Row last year. He took this old line and breed them up but he is a master breeder.

Let me know. Thank you. bob

I had some Red Necks over today and they liked my Chickens. I saw the fancy folks today at the eatery I ate at. Had some of the best Crawfish Bisk I ever ate out side Louisiana.

Hi, I do have both goldens and silvers. I got my original goldens from Art a few years ago when he was cutting back on birds. They've been doing well at the shows. At my last show I overheard a judge comment to his clerk they were the best goldens he'd seen in years (thanks for the breeders Art!)




Sorry, I couldn't dig out any pictures on the show table or on the ground (although I have lots of both).

My silvers are still a work in progress. I've had them now for a couple of years and am still culling heavily. I started with birds from both Urch and Sandhill. I haven't yet taken one to a show, I don't think they're ready yet. Maybe with this years crop of youngsters, I'm growing out around 40ish to choose from.


Deb

 

[lawatt]

My silvers are still a work in progress. I've had them now for a couple of years and am still culling heavily. I started with birds from both Urch and Sandhill. I haven't yet taken one to a show, I don't think they're ready yet. Maybe with this years crop of youngsters, I'm growing out around 40ish to choose from.


Deb

I have ten of Deb's silvers' eggs that will be hatching in 4 or 5 days -- plus two pullets i got from Die Fly Ranch (Shannon) when she decided to narrow down the number of breeds she's working with -- they were her last two, and they're gorgeous:




this photo was taken about a month ago, their heads & necks have gotten more solidly white since then. i'm in love with them.

 

[fowlman01]

Nice bird! As well as the feather width you can see she's got good width & depth of body. Too bad about Don. lost a great breeder & a genuinely nice man. Clerked with him a couple of times years ago & learned a lot about Sebright, Hamburgs & call Ducks.

They were great birds. Pretty much a female line. The males were good, but way too big. This is kind of strange, but I will run it by you. Don claimed that they had Sebright in them. About half of the females had the gypsy face this one has, but I thought it was from Sumatra's. I'm not sure why he would put Sebrights in them, but he was not a guy to tell tales. In the 80's he had some of the very best Call ducks. I believe he worked with the Rolla Henry strain of Calls. He did things differently, but the results were usually very good. I don't think a lot of people realized how good he really was as a breeder. Yes, Don was a great guy.

Walt

 

[fowlman01]

Let me add that the Hamburg in the picture was fed only off the shelf 20% flock pellets...no special feed. I really believe that feed supplements are not a replacement for good breeding. Don Krahe did all the work and I just tried to not lose ground in the 15 years I had these. It only takes two years to make them look like a cull rooster got in with the breeders if you don't keep after it.

Walt

 

[ronott1]

Hi, I do have both goldens and silvers. I got my original goldens from Art a few years ago when he was cutting back on birds. They've been doing well at the shows. At my last show I overheard a judge comment to his clerk they were the best goldens he'd seen in years (thanks for the breeders Art!)




Sorry, I couldn't dig out any pictures on the show table or on the ground (although I have lots of both).

My silvers are still a work in progress. I've had them now for a couple of years and am still culling heavily. I started with birds from both Urch and Sandhill. I haven't yet taken one to a show, I don't think they're ready yet. Maybe with this years crop of youngsters, I'm growing out around 40ish to choose from.


Deb

I have ten of Deb's silvers' eggs that will be hatching in 4 or 5 days -- plus two pullets i got from Die Fly Ranch (Shannon) when she decided to narrow down the number of breeds she's working with -- they were her last two, and they're gorgeous:




this photo was taken about a month ago, their heads & necks have gotten more solidly white since then. i'm in love with them.

Thank you for posting these pictures!

They look very nice.

 

[Yellow House Farm]

It's great to see those Campines. Good luck with the Silvers.

We don't do any special diet, either, aside from a the young birds growing up on free range, which offers inherent diversity to diet.

Well, hopefully folks are seeing these pics and starting to stare at the Continental and Mediterranean class sections of the SOP.

 

[debs_flock]

Okay, as long as we're talking Continental, here is my other major project in the section. I just love them.

 

[alibra]

I am not sure if this is a normal behavior but, my 5 mos. old cockerel is offering food to me. When ever I am outside, both boys are like my little shadows, and the bigger one has gotten into the habit of trying to feed me with the goodies he finds. Well, this morning it was violet leaves. He tore off almost the whole plant. At first I thought I was mistaken but now I am sure.. He carries the food to me and drops it right on my feet or very near and starts clucking. Yesterday, when I was feeding treats to everyone, he was sitting on the bench with me which I ended up with his choice of seeds and nuts on my lap. He is the only one who is doing it. Is it a normal behavior? Is it part of growing up process? So far, I did not see him feed any of the girls; actually, he competes for the treats rather than share. I am terrified of worms, and slugs , and started to worry that he will drop one of those on my feet, and I will end up with a heart attack..

OMG that's so sweet