Bob Blosl's Heritage Large Fowl Thread

[punky rooster]

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The Chantecler is a tight feathered breed. The Orp would be too loose feathered. Plus we need a yellow skin/shank breed to use in the improvement.

If you needed to 'help' the chantecler by introducing a different breed, why not try the RIW or maybe white wyandottes ?
Maybe even a r/c white leghorn ??

Edited to add: Oh I guess you are trying to get buff, not white...

Some friends here south of me in Oregon have Crele Chantecler...what a stunning bird !!
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This is one beautiful Cock bird !!!

very nice Cock!
love the color

 

[Chickielady]

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Beautiful bird !

A breeder told me a few months ago, that she starts with bantam of the breed, and breeds/culls and so on, as it takes less feed and room...and that it is very easy to breed them up for LF size.
I do not have a clue about that, I have never done it.
But I suspect, as in the crele chanteclar, that a crele OEG can be used...get my drift ?
Maybe that would help you to look into OEG's for color and r/c and type: they are alot aloke but smaller... hope to help.

Edited to add: no crele is not in the SOP or APA I do not know how the bird got inot the show !

 

[punky rooster]

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Beautiful bird ! thanks
A breeder told me a few months ago, that she starts with bantam of the breed, and breeds/culls and so on, as it takes less feed and room...and that it is very easy to breed them up for LF size.
I do not have a clue about that, I have never done it.
But I suspect, as in the crele chanteclar, that a crele OEG can be used...get my drift ?
Maybe that would help you to look into OEG's for color and r/c and type: they are alot aloke but smaller... hope to help.

Edited to add: no crele is not in the SOP or APA I do not know how the bird got inot the show !

maybe all other variety?

 

[Chickielady]

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Beautiful bird ! thanks
A breeder told me a few months ago, that she starts with bantam of the breed, and breeds/culls and so on, as it takes less feed and room...and that it is very easy to breed them up for LF size.
I do not have a clue about that, I have never done it.
But I suspect, as in the crele chanteclar, that a crele OEG can be used...get my drift ?
Maybe that would help you to look into OEG's for color and r/c and type: they are alot aloke but smaller... hope to help.

Edited to add: no crele is not in the SOP or APA I do not know how the bird got inot the show !

maybe all other variety?

Must have been because I am pretty sure he took BoB and BoV LOL
and yes we all have to stop speaking like teenagers and use proper language when we discuss our poultry and other farm animals as well.
Bastardizing the English language to speak 'cyber language' is unprofessional and truly makes us appear stupid...or at least immature.
It is faster to type the other names...but immproper.
I am striving to use the correct language...in hopes that I appear intelligent AND give respect to the old breeders who are trying to figure out what a 'roo' is ???

 

[punky rooster]

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I was told and have read, that the hen can carry the sperm from Cock #1 for 1 1/2 weeks.

sounds right to me

 

[punky rooster]

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I agree Bob

 

[punky rooster]

punky

 

[saladin]

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I was told and have read, that the hen can carry the sperm from Cock #1 for 1 1/2 weeks.

sounds right to me

A hen can carry a cocks sperm for at least 30 days. That said, if an active cock is put with a hen, most of the time she will show his chicks from egg number 5 forward. However, the only way you can know for sure is to leave her by herself for at least 30 days; then, set her eggs until they come clean.

 

[punky rooster]

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sounds right to me

A hen can carry a cocks sperm for at least 30 days. That said, if an active cock is put with a hen, most of the time she will show his chicks from egg number 5 forward. However, the only way you can know for sure is to leave her by herself for at least 30 days; then, set her eggs until they come clean.

it Can but does not guarantee it correct?

 

[saladin]

For all practical purposes if it has been 30 days and the eggs are showing clear, then you can say she's clean. There is always the possiblity something will happen you don't expect, but again, for all practical purposes she's clean.