Bob Blosl's Heritage Large Fowl Thread

[Arielle]

Chris,

Thanks!

Is the wing de-feathered for visual purposes or should the feathers be removed for a clean cut.??

 

[NotAFarm]

Thanks Chris!!

 

[Chris09]

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He is molt and I pulled some of the feathers out for the photo.
I banded him about 5 years ago as a chick.

Chris

 

[kowgurl62]

I need some input from you guys out there with more experience. Would it be worth getting a trio off of this barred rock cock? I hope the image comes through the pic is not so good as i had to use my blackberry camera he looks much better in real life

 

[Robert Blosl]

Yes this looks like a Heritage Standard Barred Plymouth Rock Male. Do not get confused with your chicks and how they grow up slower than the normal chicks you may have had befor. These kind of birds grow slower and are a dual purpose all around type bird. He has very good color and good type. Whos stain is this bird coming from?

When you go to chicken swaps and those things like we have in Alabama you will not normaly find a Heritage type bird like this. There are only about 200 of these kind of birds alive today in America but next year we hope to double this number.

Send me a personal message and I will send you a Plymouth Rock Newsletter. I am the National Secetary. Bob

 

[jenjscott]

Due to changing plans and limited pens, I carried my trio of barred Rocks to a sale last weekend. I wasn't excited to sell them and offered the trio for $100.

I can't tell you how many people stopped by to simply gawk at the huge rooster. "What kind is that?" "My barred rock isn't any where near that big!" "I didn't know roosters got that big!" I can't count how many times I said "This is what they're supposed to look like" Several wanted to buy the hens; of course I refused.

Finally an older gentleman stopped to visit, I get the impression he was retired military. He wanted the rooster. To go with some girls he had. He said it had been a long time since he had seen a nice rooster like that. I explained that I didn't want to sell them separately, they were exhibition quality and I really wanted to see them go to someone who would raise them up and spread them around and maybe we'd be seeing more like this. Having show birds is one thing, but it would be nice to see folks with barnyard and backyard flocks with these nice birds.

He expressed knowledge about "breeding the best and eating the rest." Finally as I was packing up to leave, he came back and wanted to know if he could come down to my place to pickup the trio after his check came in. I told him sure, I was in no big hurry to sell these guys, I would wait to hear from him. So now I could plan on another pen for my keeper breeds.

By the time I discussed the entire situation with DH, however, I am now supposed to hatch every egg I can get between now and then because he really likes them and thinks it would be a good breed to have around! (DH is not "in to chickens" and very seldom gives and opinion, other than we have too many roosters).

 

[NotAFarm]

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Jen, Our DHs must be related, they sound just alike! I hope the gentleman turns out to be someone who will take them and do right by them. Sounds like you will be passing on some great birds and keeping them going too!! Best of both worlds!! There may be hope for my hubby yet!!

 

[kowgurl62]

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You know Bob, I was so excited to find such a nice bird here in alabama, that i forgot to ask the lines. The very nice man who owns him is Jim Blum, from Florida, I think. Also, hard to tell from the pictures, but the barring is really crisp, and he is a huge bird.

 

[WallTenters]

Only 28 birds in American class here in Stevenson. I'm sad. I had talked to a few folks with small Dominique flocks here in the NW that were going to be bringing to show and I was so excited to see some other Doms and to show my pullets with them (even though I replaced my "nicest" two pullets with two back-up birds that don't look as nice, but the young one I still like okay and think she will mature nicely). No other Dominiques showed

And there were only three Plymouth Rocks, not the nicest I've seen but better than my Doms still (haha - that's pretty easy!) and some Wyandottes. The bantam Wyandottes were numerous and I have to say much nicer than the LF, unfortunately there wasn't a one of the LF American birds that were in condition. A Wyandotte pullet or hen ? took Reserve American, a White Rock hen took Champion American, though she had a very light face, and was not competition for the birds that took top in show awards.

Not a single Rhode Island Red LF, though a handful of the bantam variety...

I think the only bird in the American class that was in really good condition was a partridge Chantecler cockerel, he was beat by a buff for best of breed, the buff -I think- had a better tail .. I don't know a whole lot about that breed so I'm really just guessing by looking at their standard picture.

Anyway... maybe better next year?

 

[Illia]

The Northwest isn't known for LF Rhode Island Reds. In fact it isn't too well known for much American Class at all, except maybe fad colors of Wyandottes. The next thing would, yes, be Chanteclers, then the English Class' Orpingtons.