Bob Blosl's Heritage Large Fowl Thread

[fowlman01]

Oh yes I have seen a photo of you back in the day, you were rocking a deffinate 'fro' No, no fro here my hair is straight and fine and bad thing its getting so fine it has absolutely disappeared in some areas LOL
I'm glad somebodies watching out for me I need a wheel alignment ever so often to keep me in-line with things, I sometimes veer off onto rabbit trails and such on occasion. LOL

I hope you and Bob and the other master breeders and knowledgeable ones keep on doling out such good, need to know info, here for all to learn from.

Jeff

PS The call name is a combo of "nick"names I have acquired through the years, fro is shortened form of Jeffro, catdaddy just something I got stuck with back in my bar-hopping, boot scooting, women chasing days esp. after a few shots of Jose' CuerrvoTequila (un-huh) Jekyll and Hyde effect LOL

I lived in SF from birth to 30 (for the most part......lived on a poultry farm for a couple years while they figured out what to do with me) so I know all about bar hopping and some of that other stuff.......hahahaha....lets just say that I was there during The Summer of Love.....and the saying is "if you remember it...you weren't there". You haven't seen the real Fro I had. The one you saw was my Sunday go to meeting Fro. I had one that one that would make Angela Davis's look like a ping ping ball in comparison.

Walt

 

[NotAFarm]

Quote: I think a picture is called for here!!!

 

[fowlman01]

I think a picture is called for here!!!

With or without my red cape?

Walt

 

[ashandvine]

I haven't heard anyone mention leghorn fryers since the 50's. No one eats leghorns now.....lol

Walt

Well, Sir, once again us Maine-ahs still do some things the old way, ha ha. I went to work looking at Schillings paintings and reading up here and there as I could today regarding his influence in the poultry world. I went to art school but was never interested in American art much. Now I find that I am. I love the heritage barred rocks. So much prettier than the new variety. Do they lay eggs well? I was asking one lady in here about her Icelandics. Its interesting how things get defined and included or not included in a list of valuable genetic historical critters.

 

[Chris09]

Well I gust got done talking to a fellow breeder out in P.A. that is also a poultry judge and a real good friend.
We got to talking about Red and he informed me that this year has been the worst year for Reds, either there not laying well or there just not hatching good at all and everyone he has talked to is saying the same thing. So I will not be shutting down the incubators at all this year and every egg that is laid will be going into the incubator. As of now I have around 100 eggs in the incubator and I'm averaging around a 60 to 70% hatch rate on the Red a far cry from the 90 to 95% of last year.

I guess It's time to start on building that new incubator, that would give me the ability to hatch another 60 some eggs and along with the other incubators I will be able to hatch 190 some eggs at a time.

Well off to start pricing part at GQF.

From a remote coop in a cool, rainy N.E. Ohio
I bid you good evening and a good song.

Chris

 

[aveca]

Well, Sir, once again us Maine-ahs still do some things the old way, ha ha. I went to work looking at Schillings paintings and reading up here and there as I could today regarding his influence in the poultry world. I went to art school but was never interested in American art much. Now I find that I am. I love the heritage barred rocks. So much prettier than the new variety. Do they lay eggs well? I was asking one lady in here about her Icelandics. Its interesting how things get defined and included or not included in a list of valuable genetic historical critters.

I have a serious andrew wyeth fetish..they are making a movie about that family just called wyeth up you way and in part down in the brandywine.

and walt both, W red hat and W O

 

[NotAFarm]

Quote:
Both!

 

[NYREDS]

With or without my red cape?

Walt

As long as you're wearing something. I remember SF from those days too.

 

[NYREDS]

Well I gust got done talking to a fellow breeder out in P.A. that is also a poultry judge and a real good friend.
We got to talking about Red and he informed me that this year has been the worst year for Reds, either there not laying well or there just not hatching good at all and everyone he has talked to is saying the same thing. So I will not be shutting down the incubators at all this year and every egg that is laid will be going into the incubator. As of now I have around 100 eggs in the incubator and I'm averaging around a 60 to 70% hatch rate on the Red a far cry from the 90 to 95% of last year.

I guess It's time to start on building that new incubator, that would give me the ability to hatch another 60 some eggs and along with the other incubators I will be able to hatch 190 some eggs at a time.

Well off to start pricing part at GQF.

From a remote coop in a cool, rainy N.E. Ohio
I bid you good evening and a good song.

Chris

Chris,
I had a good year hatching Reds. Didn't keep data but well above 90%.
Rather than going the GQF route look for one of the old redwood incubators. Leahy made some good ones.They're thick walled [& heavy]. I think they hold heat & humidity better thanthe GQF. I had a Sportsman but got rid of it as the old Leahys worked better for me. I have 2 of tem & the most expensive one was $65.

 

[Robert Blosl]

I wonder if it was Ken Bowles New Hampshires that went to Germany.

Just a thought. Of course, we will never know, will we.......


kathy that is a good point. Ken was the King of New Hampshires back in that period and he also was a big Red Man and many of the top Red Breeders sent eggs or chicks to Germany after the war to help rebuild the numbers. I bet he would be happy with the breeders and what they have done in the last three years with your birds . I wish I had asked him about these birds but I am a Red guy and had no intertest in any other breed at the time I was interviewing him. I sure would like to ask him what the color should be on these New Hamps. bob