Bob Blosl's Heritage Large Fowl Thread

[saladin]

Walt and Al,

One thing you forgot to add about the Cornish: the culls are real tasty!

Must be why Al is cooking in that avatar! lol.

 

[Yellow House Farm]

Saladin, do you have any pictures of your spangled asils? I was recently working with some spangled OEGs but the pattern had really broken down. Is the pattern stron in the asils?

 

[saladin]

Yellow,

The spangling gene is very strong in the Asil; actually running toward way too much white.
I'm at home because of the big southern storm and can't get to my pictures (ancient dial-up). It may be a few days.

My Cubalayas were just way off this year. I've already started hatching with about 30 in the brooder right now. I know I promised you a Cubalaya cock and I'll get you one or two once I have some good ones. It's liable to be the fall before I know for sure, but I wanted you to know I had not forgotten your request.

 

[Yellow House Farm]

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Well, from one person running like a crazy in several directions to another....no worries!

 

[Yard full o' rocks]

Saladin.....where are you in "the south"? I am in NW Ga and we got 7" of some "crazy white stuff" here last night. I don't think its supposed to be south of the Mason Dixon line

 

[brian21]

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Thanks Knittychickadee I will have to check it out.

 

[fowlman01]

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It is harder to have a well conditioned Cornish because of the hard feathers and if you have a perfect conditioned one with awesome type, you still need a friend when it come to class champ. just my opinion though. It is the only breed I can think of where people think the eye color makes the breed. Don't get me wrong.....I love a pearl eye! There are just a lot of things for a judge to get picky over on a Cornish.

Walt

 

[fowlman01]

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Yes, but I'm getting kind of tired of eating chicken...........lol

 

[Mrs. Turbo]

Cornish sure don't look like much, but when you pick them up they are like a rock. I was surprised.

 

[Yellow House Farm]

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It is harder to have a well conditioned Cornish because of the hard feathers and if you have a perfect conditioned one with awesome type, you still need a friend when it come to class champ. just my opinion though. It is the only breed I can think of where people think the eye color makes the breed. Don't get me wrong.....I love a pearl eye! There are just a lot of things for a judge to get picky over on a Cornish.

Walt

Huh, good point! I've never seen judges more concerned about eye-color than when it came to Cornish....Is it that the pearl is so difficult to draw out?