Bob Blosl's Heritage Large Fowl Thread

[draye]

I think that he is beautiful, what is he?

 

[kathyinmo]

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I hear ya there! So many beautiful birds!

 

[punky rooster]

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[Chris09]

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Thank you he is a "Russian" Orloff..

Chris

 

[X2Farm]

Chris he's gorgeous! Very proud looking!!!

 

[mississippifarmboy]

Great shape Chris. Very pretty. I've read that the spangling improves after each molt. I know the ones that my uncle had turned mostly white as they got several years old.
I'll try to get some pictures of ours in a day or two. Our's are just coming out of a molt though, so haven't got many tailfeathers in yet.
Are the legs yellow on yours? It looks like it but my eyes are bad, can't really tell.

 

[CharlieVoda]

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It may be the light in the pics or the color on my monitor but the gray in between the bars should be near to white. How old are the birds in the pics. Urch Barred Hollands weigh about 8lbs for a cock bird and 6.5 for a hen at about 12 to 14 months of age. They lay white eggs. He probably has the purest strain of Hollands in the U. S. Hollands are a slow maturing bird. They should be about the size of a Rhode Island Red or Black Austalorp when full grown. If those birds are still quite young as I suspect the gray may become more white. The type on your birds is pretty good. The legs should be yellow and the pullet looks to have some gray or black in her leg.

Good luck with the birds
Charlie

 

[Chris09]

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Yes, there yellow between the grass and the hitch on the tie cord it makes his legs look a little off in the picture.
I got him about 4 months ago and I just picked up a Spangled pullet that looks promising in type and color. I will try to get a picture of her posted in a day or so.

Chris

 

[mississippifarmboy]

I thought it was. Acording to the old standard I read (I think it might have been you that posted it) it called for yellow legs. We have two strains and the ones from Welp have white legs. The ones from Ohio have pale yellow legs, but not bright yellow. My problem is, some of the white legged strain have much better spangling. A few of the others are almost solid mahogany with only a little spangling.

 

[Chris09]

This was the Standard for the "Russian" Orloff (Also called Russians) from a old APA standard.

Disqualifications

Combs other than rose; decidedly wry tails; crooked backs; pure white in any part of the plumage extending over one-half of an inch, or two or more feathers tipped or edged with positive white.
Standard Weights

Cock: 8 1/2 lbs Cockerel: 7 1/2 lbs Hen: 6 1/2 lbs Pullet: 5 1/2 lbs
The Male

HEAD: Of good size and well formed

BEAK: short, stout, well curved, and black or dark horn color

EYES: full, prominent, bright, bay or dark bay

FACE: red

COMB: Rose, narrow at the rear, without spike, and bright red.

WATTLES: long, pendant, well rounded, and bright red

EAR-LOBES: of medium size and bright red

BEARD: full, heavy under the beak, extending around in a curve to the back of the eyes

NECK: Of medium length, well arched, with hackle descending well upon the shoulders

BACK: Broad and tapering to the tail

SADDLE FEATHERS: abundant

BREAST: Round and full

BODY: broad and compact

FLUFF: moderately full

WINGS: Of medium size and well folded

TAIL: Of medium size, carried in an erect position

SICKLE FEATHERS: rather short

THIGHS: of medium length and strong

SHANKS: of medium length, strong, and in color dark lead

TOES: the same as shanks in color

COLOR OF PLUMAGE: Green, glossy black throughout, except fluff and primaries and secondaries of the wings, which are black.
The Female

HEAD: Of medium size and well formed

BEAK: short, stout, well curved, and black or dark horn color

EYES: full, prominent, bright, bay or dark bay

FACE: red

COMB: Rose, similar to that of the male, but smaller, and bright red

WATTLES: small, well rounded, and bright red

EAR-LOBES: of medium size and bright red

BEARD: full on the throat, and extending around in a curve to the hackle

NECK: Of medium length, slightly arched, with full hackle

BACK: Moderately broad, and tapering to the tail

BREAST: Round and full

BODY: rather broad and compact

FLUFF: moderately full

WINGS: Of medium size and well folded

TAIL: Of medium size and moderately erect

THIGHS: of medium length and strong

SHANKS: of medium length, strong, and in color dark lead

TOES: the same as shanks in color

COLOR OF PLUMAGE: Glossy black, with more or less green lustre, throughout, except fluff and primaries and secondaries of the wings, which are black.

The true Orloff that way from Persia (Iran) was walnut combed and a heavy boned, hard muscled, meaty fowl that reminded Brown of Malays or Indian games and I don't believe there is/was a written standard for them.

Chris