Bob Blosl's Heritage Large Fowl Thread

[punky rooster]

more buckeyes

 

[DAFox]

Is there anybody out there that is raising Barred Hollands?
Dale-Ann

 

[kristen2678]

This is amazing inspiring stuff. The last 6 months we've devoted to finding another home with land so we can start our own flower farm and expand our backyard flock. I've been thinking about which breeds to focus on. Which would have the most "value". The value in preserving these breeds and continuing the lines that have been around for generations is immeasurable. This thread has been eye opening. Thank you.

 

[greathorse]

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Mohawk is a very old line of RIR. Bob Blosl resurrected that line a number of years ago. I will let him tell the story as he knows it best. If you go to the Crohio.com site and click on the Rhode Island Red Club forum you will see a rather lengthy article that Bob wrote. I am hustling out the door or I would go get it and post it here. Great readig.

I few of us were able to get some of that line and they are nice birds, but we are down to a very very few of them.

I think Bob would tell you that when they have been culled and in the breeding pens, likely less than a couple hundred around the country. In my mind they need a bit of work as mine don't lay very well, and need some resistance bred into them, but they have tremendous color and type.

I hope to have a very good time with mine. I have posted some pics of them on this site will bring them to this thread if you dont find them

 

[joletabey]

There is someone in this section asking for a critique of their Dominique- could someone who knows something help them out?

 

[gootziecat]

I'm a bit confused on one issue. I believe the Delaware to be a Heritage Breed chicken. The ALBC defination states,

4. Slow growth rate. Heritage Chicken must have a moderate to slow rate of growth, reaching appropriate market weight for the breed in no less than 16 weeks. This gives the chicken time to develop strong skeletal structure and healthy organs prior to building muscle mass.

This can be found at http://www.albc-usa.org/heritagechicken/definition.html

It is my understanding the Delaware has a fast rate of growth, and is stated so on a chart on the ALBC site. So is the Delaware a Heritage Breed chicken? They certainly are in need of being saved.

 

[Gallusfarm]

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Thanks for asking for me, joletabey. And thanks for letting me know about this thread. Hadn't seen it before... Beautiful birds!!!

 

[punky rooster]

So is the Delaware a Heritage Breed chicken

yes they are

Slow growth rate. Heritage Chicken must have a moderate to slow rate of growth, reaching appropriate market weight for the breed in no less than 16 weeks. This gives the chicken time to develop strong skeletal structure and healthy organs prior to building muscle mass.

do you have any? i don't but they mean prossesing weight
ask someone that has them and find out how big they are at 16 weeks.

It is my understanding the Delaware has a fast rate of growth

me two​

 

[Germaine_11.20]

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Where do Mottled Java fit into the Heritage Breeds? Are only Black Javas Heritage or are Mottled also considered to be part of this?

I only have two Mottled right now (3 if you count the chick that just hatched) but I am liking them.

 

[cubalaya]

is the cubalaya a heritage breed? i saw them on the albc website along with delawares as being threatened when we were picking our rare breed to raise. cubalayas are known producers of fine meat and very reliable egg layers. they are slow to mature where the delaware is fast.