Bob Blosl's Heritage Large Fowl Thread

[punky rooster]

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Correction Chris GREAT thread

nice to see you here
Just to let every one know Chris is a great buckeye breeder

 

[silkieluver_07]

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All of these are great old time Standard Breed Birds. Each and every one of them need someone to help keep them going in time.

http://www.freewebs.com/poultrylanefarm/apps/photos/photo?photoid=105881307

Want to see some nice silikies and Buff Orpingtons go to the above site. Excellent looking birds. Thank you for having a interest in our hobby.

In the comment about waiting long lenths of time between changing a male It has been taught to me to wait about ten days. The eggs are still put in the incubator while the first male is rested and the second male is introduced to the females. It was told to me that once the clutch of eggs have been fertilized from male one that male two sill not have any impact on the first male. I think we need to get down to basics and not make this chicken hobby so complicated. Keep it simple as if you make it to complicated it becomes work and you will loose interest, get frustrated and you will fail.

I got a message from a new fellow from Illinois who wants to get started with Rhode Island Reds and Barred Plymouth Rock large fowl. Anyone know a breeder in this State that can help him get a start.??

The cold pills worked stayed in be for ten hours. Got to go and water the ducks check on the chickens and get ready to go to work again. Got one more night then off two days to rest up.

Thank goodness I dont have chicks and eggs to take care of right now.

If I could talk to a old time breeder from the Past I would like to talk to E B Thompson the barred rock breeder who had the Riglett Strain. Harold Thompkins of Mass, Rhode Island Red King who died in 1954. Also, Arthur Schiling the famous Judge, Artist and White Leghorn breeder. I wish I could talk to old time waterfowl breeders on how to breed the Gray Call Color Pattern or the mallard color pattern. Cant find anything on how the use to do it.


bob

Thankyou Bob on your comments on my birds. I've been working over three years on breeding my silkies up to where I am doing very well with them. At the PA Farm Show this weekend my black silkie pullet won Reserve Featherleg (Best Featherleg went to a Bantam Black Cochin Cock/Cockerel). My buff orp girl got RB (lost to the black orpington hen... Champion English) Also won RB with both my blue rosecomb pullet and standard salmon faverolle pullet. Lost of BVs and RVs in the open show. Overall I was very proud of my birds.

Pictures as promised!

Champion American- New Hampshire Hen

Champion Asiatic- Black Langshan Pullet wasnt posing

Champion English- Black Orpington Hen

Champion Continental- Black Lafleche Cock/Cockerel

Champion Meditteranean- SC Light Brown Leghorn Hen

Champion AOSB- Black Sumatra Hen/Pullet

Then some pics for fun of my birds... RB Buff Orp Pullet

RB Salmon Faverolle Pullet

Res. Champion Featherleg, black silkie pullet

 

[buffalogal]

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.I've heard this before, do you know the reason behind it?

It destroys the brain, so I'm guessing that in the absence of a message from the brain to the muscles under the skin to hold the feathers tight, they relax. The whole bird just shudders and relaxes, none of that theatrical flopping and flapping and kicking.

Catdaddy, I hadn't heard that word in many years. Thanks for reminding me.

 

[Addicted2Quack]

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Beautiful birds, Addicted

Thank you...I work really hard at em!

 

[Addicted2Quack]

Silkieluver...nice black silkie

 

[catdaddyfro]

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.I've heard this before, do you know the reason behind it?

Pithing or debraining as some call it as from the storey's guide to raising chickens:
First of all, as it doesnt say it but has it pictured1) place the bird in the cone;

Debraining helps loosen the feathers for hand picking. Debraining is done with a sticking knife, which has a dagger-type blade that's usually sharp on both sides; any knife with a sharp, narrow blade will do. After cutting the vein( juglar) for bleeding, insert the knife into the mouth, its sharp edge toward the groove at the roof. Push the knife toward the back of the skull and give it a one-quarter twist. The trick is to avoid sticking the front of the brain, which causes the feathers to tighten instead of loosen. You can tell your knife has hit home when reflex causes the dead bird to shudder and utter a characteristic squawk.

Google pithing in the google box on the byc index page there are threads on there about it.

catdaddy

 

[CharlieVoda]

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Beautiful birds, Addicted

Thank you...I work really hard at em!

You can be very proud of those RIR pullets. They are very beautiful birds. Keep having fun with them.
They have nice type, good color in feather and foot, as well as nice comb and wattles from what I see in the photo.


Good luck with the birds
Charlie

 

[buffalogal]

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I must have been doing it backwards all those years; I would stick the brain, *then* bleed the bird out by cutting it's neck when I knew it was already dead. Sometimes I would just remove the head- it was a sharp knife, but that was after it was already dead. I always considered sticking to be more humane than chopping the head off a live bird, it was certainly less messy.

 

[kathyinmo]

Off topic for a second here, but not so much.... I hope you will all go to this thread asking for "forum reorganization," suggestions, and give your opinions. I suggested an advanced area (non social chit-chat), a breeders club area, etc.... I am sure many of you have better ideas than I do.

https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=438886

 

[Wynette]

Interesting discussions on butchering; I have a question in this regard - do any of you worry about predators smelling the blood? Maybe it sounds silly, but that's always been my worry with butchering at home, and the reason that I do not bury or burn dead ones on my property...am I being overly cautious/worried about this? Thus far (knock wood) I haven't had predator issues, though we have many fox, coyote, hawks, coons, and opossum in our area.