Bob Blosl's Heritage Large Fowl Thread

[aveca]

I found a long time ago if you get you feed from a local mill that the prices ain't as bad as at a feed store like say TSC.

Chris

we buy from a mill too, one of my freinds is apa judge, long time ago he told me to get the feed that he buys, it is special made and has a little greens in it..i never looked back..the birds even look so much better year round..pound for pound it is cheaper..

 

[Yellow House Farm]

I thought I'd stop by with a quick pic of some growing pullets averaging here about 10 weeks old. It's not a great pic; they keep moving

In the bottom left there's a trio of Dorking pullets. In the center there are some clear shots of RC Anconas and in the back right there are a couple of BBR OEG LF pullets. You can already make out that the Dorkings are destined to be twice the size of the Anconas, although the Anconas are already taller. The Oegs are are sporting a bit of the bowed, game leg with the rounded breast.

I'll try to get some better pics this coming weekend.

Cheers,

Joseph

 

[Robert Blosl]

Nice from New Hampshire thank you. Those black and white chickens are extremely rare. In regards to your reds the one male must have the fast feat hing gene in him so he should be considered to breed back to his fast feathering daughters next year. If you have three or four of the best females you only need to hatch about 15 chicks from each female to get a good spread of what she can offer. Then raise and cull hard the say fifty chicks you hatch from three females. Watch again look for the speedy ones who mature and start laying first and crowing first. Get rid of all the slow feathering bird unless you got a good one and you want to show him but in the long run in three to five years all of the chicks will have this trait. Try to get then the ones with the nicest heads keep birds with five or six point combs and nice blades. A great typed red will not beat a good white rock pullet if he has a bad head. She will get best American every time. Once you fix the good type traits then start working on wing color, neck color and make sure your males tails are green inside and out. The deeper the green on the inside gives you more power in color. Then watch the female neck feathers in five years. Try to get pure ticking only and avoid the stripes that so many have. It will take maybe ten years to do this but when you do the black will go to the wings and tail like its suppose to.

If you ever see a chick with mouse color or blue this is a lost gene from the Rose Combs dont kill the chick is will help you with dark surface color. If you get a female that has weak color in black in the wings but is dead on in type hold her till one day you get a male that has killer type but is a little over to much in wing color . She will help in the matting absorb this fault he has.

Most important pick birds with vigor, then type, then egg product on and last color. I think the rookie can wait three to five years on worrying about color. Just master breeding and selecting for type. I talked to a friend last night who has hatched over 100 Rose Comb large fowl and from these he should have two good males and four females to breed with next year. One day this breeder Will have the best Rose Comb Reds in the USA. They lay and hatch like crazy so that is a good sign. This is a very good line from Urch and he got his from Rev John Melchert from Minn many years ago. He got his I think from Harold Thompkins so if selected for good type they will be great.

Keep up the good work and learn all you can from your standard for type. If you dont what in the heck are you looking for?

Great list of Judges Walt also a great web site for all of us to go to when you are looking for those rare chickens. bob

 

[fowlman01]

I thought I'd stop by with a quick pic of some growing pullets averaging here about 10 weeks old. It's not a great pic; they keep moving

In the bottom left there's a trio of Dorking pullets. In the center there are some clear shots of RC Anconas and in the back right there are a couple of BBR OEG LF pullets. You can already make out that the Dorkings are destined to be twice the size of the Anconas, although the Anconas are already taller. The Oegs are are sporting a bit of the bowed, game leg with the rounded breast.

I'll try to get some better pics this coming weekend.

Cheers,

Joseph

I would love to see the adult Dorkings.

Walt

 

[Robert Blosl]

http://vimeo.com/12778477

Here is a wonderful link sent to me today. I hope you enjoy these folks they are from a great area of the Pacific Northwest where I use to show as a junior.

I hope some of you will not only get involved with Standard Breed Poultry the old breeds but also attend a Poultry Show and then maybe one day enjoy the fun of showing your birds.

bob

 

[3riverschick]

I hope some of you will not only get involved with Standard Breed Poultry the old breeds but also attend a Poultry Show and then maybe one day enjoy the fun of showing your birds.

bob
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Working on it, Bob. I love the Sussex breed. They fit all my wants in poultry. Obtaining some
non-Aussie Light Sussex lines this summer . Never shown poultry before. Hoping to get to
Southern Ohio this Oct. It's just so wierd to think of washing a chicken
The phrase "mad as a wet hen "comes to mind .
Karen in western PA, USA.

 

[NotAFarm]

http://vimeo.com/12778477

Here is a wonderful link sent to me today. I hope you enjoy these folks they are from a great area of the Pacific Northwest where I use to show as a junior.

I hope some of you will not only get involved with Standard Breed Poultry the old breeds but also attend a Poultry Show and then maybe one day enjoy the fun of showing your birds.

bob

Bob, Thanks for linking this. My favorite part is where he talks about meeting other "chicken people" and "I haven't met a bad one yet?" I have to agree.

 

[Robert Blosl]

I just wrote a revised article with a old Line Breeding Chart that my wife made for me twenty years ago. I lost the chart but found it in a old computer I fired up about six months ago. Many have asked for the chart and how it is used.

Send me a personnel message and I will send you the article if you want to learn how to Line Breed Your Standard Breed Poultry.

bob

 

[Chris09]

If I knew you were looking for a chart I would have sent you one of these.






Chris

 

[HallFamilyFarm]

I just wrote a revised article with a old Line Breeding Chart that my wife made for me twenty years ago. I lost the chart but found it in a old computer I fired up about six months ago. Many have asked for the chart and how it is used.

Send me a personnel message and I will send you the article if you want to learn how to Line Breed Your Standard Breed Poultry.

bob

Bob,

Sent you a PM. Please email me a copy at [email protected]. We can also use it with our 4H Club.