Bob Blosl's Heritage Large Fowl Thread

[speckledhen]

Someone at a flea market was selling a BR rooster. When I passed by, I commented on him being a nice BR boy and the man said I was the first person to correctly identify the breed, that everyone else said "Dominecker".

 

[joletabey]

Off topic, but this is related:

FIRST OFFICIAL MEETING OF THE NEW DELAWARE CLUB TUESDAY OCTOBER 12 AT 9:00 EST.
PM ME IF YOU CAN BE THERE, AND I WILL ANNOUNCE SITE AS SOON AS I KNOW HOW MANY WILL SHOW.

 

[Rock N' Faverolles]

Here are a couple pictures of my columbian rock males. I just sent most of them off to be processed but kept back the best ones to work with.

this male usually keeps his wings up but he was showing off for me

David

 

[Yard full o' rocks]

Rock N' Faverolles :

Here are a couple pictures of my columbian rock males. I just sent most of them off to be processed but kept back the best ones to work with.

https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/44197_columbian_rock_male_2.jpg

https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/44197_columbian_rock_male_1.jpg
this male usually keeps his wings up but he was showing off for me

David

David

One of my boys looks like he could be a twin to the cockerel in the first pix. I am SLOWLY introducing the 4 new girls to the rest of the CR flock today and so far..no issues. The boys were VERY excited to see a few more ladies

Scott​

 

[fowlman01]

Mrs. Turbo :

We had a little luck at Lucasville, OH this weekend winning BV Silver Laced Wyandotte and Best of Breed with a Silver Laced Wyandotte Hen.

https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/21841_lucasvillefall2010_067.jpg

Congrats! Awesome bird! What was Champ American?.....it must have been something to beat you.

Walt Leonard​

 

[Chris09]

I was on the net this morning reading a copy of Exhibition Poultry ( http://www.exhibitionpoultry.net/images/ExhibitionPoultry-Issue1-1.pdf ) and came across a article on the Heritage Poultry Conservancy and I thought I would post some of the links that I found. Hope you like them.

Heritage Poultry
http://www.heritagepoultry.org/

Heritage Chicken Definiton
by Frank Reese
http://www.heritagepoultry.org/2010/07/heritage-chicken-definiton/

HPC Asks the Experts: Frank Reese
http://www.heritagepoultry.org/2010/04/hpc-asks-the-experts-frank-reese/

Heritage Breeds for Pastured Production
by Frank Reese
http://www.heritagepoultry.org/2010/04/why-are-heritage-breeds-appropriate-for-pastured-production/

Chris

 

[WallTenters]

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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*

 

[cybercat]

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This too happened to me about two years ago at a flea market. The man was one of two that had nice chickens. Most I avoided like the plague because of their condition. One has to be careful when going to flea markets and sales around here in this area. Too many keep their chickens in cramped quaters and carry mites, lice and lord no what else.

 

[fowlman01]

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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*

It is worse for me when I am listening to someone saying things like that and then telling me that they are a poultry expert.

 

[jenjscott]

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Hey Chris, that's a great on-line magazine, I was going to post a link to it. Everybody should check it out.