Bob Blosl's Heritage Large Fowl Thread

[NYREDS]

hammondsport is 7 miles from the bath fairgrounds..they had big banners up all over town, voted best small town in america..and it was crowded, lots of tourists came up to see it.. Jeepers, I called them pontoon boats, they are sea planes, just goes to show how little we woman know about all things that drive and fly..







If husbands get a little bored of looking at chickens, and listening to ducks...you take him out around, a couple hours go by fast..touring the wine country vinyards everywhere..




husband insisted he had to park right next to this rig..he was facinated that somone would have a porshe pulling a chicken wagon..we all drive rust buckets..he talked about that all day. they had quite the set up in that thing...built in computer system...I was using thier wireless service.....he kept saying...do you know how much horse power that thing has?... do I know a sea plane from a pontoon boat? No..

The Porshe belongs to Jan Brett. Sell a few million children's books & you can pull your chicken trailer with a Porshe too.

 

[3riverschick]

Question for Bob Blosi, please,

I am over at your website reading the article on Breeding the Columbian Color. My breed /variety is Light Sussex which are built on eWh. I am wondering if Columbian Rock is built on eWh or eb. I know it makes a difference because breeds built on eb have black ticking on the back and breeds built on eWh do not. This is a great article, I just need to make sure I can use it.
Thanks so much,

Karen

 

[coopslave]

Thanks Your blue project birds helped to inspire me to start work on my own! I'm sorry you had to leave them behind.

Some of my pullets this year have really nice lacing for blues though not as good as the "blacks". I think it's harder to get clean lacing with the blue gene in effect. The black laced full siblings tend to have even better lacing than their blue siblings.

Trisha



edited to add: I have a very dark blue cockerel this year that doesn't have the brassier gold tones that I've seen in most other blues. His main problem is that his under color is too light, but he also hatched from a very dark egg. He's still very young and of course not "perfect", but I'll have to see if I can match him up with the right hens and see what he produces.

I feel honoured that I help inspire you! You tempt me with your birds. I thought I had left the Barnevelder behind, but your blues are very tempting. I think that cockerel looks very promising especially coming from a dark egg. The blues have a so much cleaner leg colour don't they? Your birds seem to have some nice substance about them too! So many things to work on isn't there?
I am working with the Partridge Chanteclers and it is soooo tempting to start working on a blue partridge! It still may happen in the future if I can get the breed a bit more stable. Thanks so much for sharing your pictures and making me a little home sick.

 

[3riverschick]

Oh well, it seems few things are what one suspects

Now it seems
Verizon didn't give me my requested email addy. It appears my new one is:
a3riverschick @ verizon.net Oh, I am *so* unhappy with DISH.

Sigh,
Karen

 

[HallFamilyFarm]

A bit off topic, but does anyone know who raises Dorking Bantams?

One of our local parents wants them for herself. Her boys have Salmon Faverolles and Jersey Giants. Her husband wants large fowl Malays. But she wants Dorking Bantams.

 

[catdaddyfro]

Question for Bob Blosi, please,

I am over at your website reading the article on Breeding the Columbian Color. My breed /variety is Light Sussex which are built on eWh. I am wondering if Columbian Rock is built on eWh or eb. I know it makes a difference because breeds built on eb have black ticking on the back and breeds built on eWh do not. This is a great article, I just need to make sure I can use it.
Thanks so much,

Karen

For that genetics type ? you might try PMing: tadkerson, niclandia,Henk69, TShelton, all are very knowledgeable on such stuff.

Jeff

 

[Yard full o' rocks]

Question for Bob Blosi, please,

I am over at your website reading the article on Breeding the Columbian Color. My breed /variety is Light Sussex which are built on eWh. I am wondering if Columbian Rock is built on eWh or eb. I know it makes a difference because breeds built on eb have black ticking on the back and breeds built on eWh do not. This is a great article, I just need to make sure I can use it.
Thanks so much,

Karen

Karen

Don't mean to intrude on your question to Bob, but I raise Columbian Rocks in LF and they are e^b based. I think another area of difference between CR and Light Sussex is in the leg color. Rocks should be yellow legged, sussex are white/pinkish white. My understanding of the genetics of leg color are not good....sorry, but that would be another gene difference. Also, Light Sussex calls for white skin (not yellow as in rocks) and fluff/undercolor in Lt Sussex is WHITE, where CRs are SLATE BLUE/GRAY ( and thus the reason you see some smutting of black along their backs from time to time) and would explain why it is not acceptable in Lt Sussex

Off to go build some grow out coops for next season

Have a great first day of Fall....

 

[Robert Blosl]

Question for Bob Blosi, please,

I am over at your website reading the article on Breeding the Columbian Color. My breed /variety is Light Sussex which are built on eWh. I am wondering if Columbian Rock is built on eWh or eb. I know it makes a difference because breeds built on eb have black ticking on the back and breeds built on eWh do not. This is a great article, I just need to make sure I can use it.
Thanks so much,

Karen

I have no idea this article is the only one every written in the last 20 years on Colombian and the fellow who wrote it is out of chickens he is allergic to feathers. When it comes to the blue color I have no idea as I have no interest in blue chickens. I am old fashion and want to preserve the ones that are easy er to breed. The blue color is the hardest color pattern there is to raise. Why beginners want this color is beyond me. I guess its the pretty pictures they see on the Internet and in the production hatchery catalogs. I have not known any one who was a master breeder of Blue Andalusian or blue rocks.

Not to be a guy to put out fires of interest but history is what I go buy. I keep up who has birds ten to twenty years ago and then see if they still have them. Not many do in the rare breeds.

We lost so many old time mentors who breed these old breeds and they took their secrets to their grave. I hope with my four years of being sectary of the Rock Club my articles I pulled out of the good breeders will help the new folks coming on board. I just wrote a article last night for the Rh ode Island Red Club of England. The title is Why People Fail with Rhode Island Reds.

When I interviewed the old timers thirty years ago. The last question I would ask them is why do you think so many people take on this breed and fail. Its so simple really but people just wont listen.

Any way I am not a expert on Colombian and or Blue Rocks. Just try to help people find what they are looking for.Maybe someone like Walt or New York Reds can help you. Don't give up the search you may find a lost article some wear on the Internet if you dig for it. bob

 

[ashandvine]

Quick note and question where educated opinions are solicited...

Three LF Salmon Favorelle babies are now mine. They are University of Arkansas stock and from the little I know (recall, still learning) these have distinct feathering on their feet already and such lovely fluff. I am excited to see how they grow. So far my Marans are the cream of the crop. They are out first, in last, ranging far, fat little, friendly hens. This is what I want in a bird so we'll see if these Favs take first prize down the road. (also note, in an earlier post I said I was pursuing Partridge Chanteclers... I misspoke. The breeder only has white.)

Question:
Regarding open air coops and my location being in Maine; do you really believe that the chickens could live in such conditions as an coop with one whole side open would provide? I think of the snow that blows in, the ice storms... I have to ask myself if open air isn't better in different climates and better seasonally. Thank you for your responses.

 

[aveca]

The Porshe belongs to Jan Brett. Sell a few million children's books & you can pull your chicken trailer with a Porshe too.

she was in the car quite a bit updating show results..she and i waved to each other but we didnt speak..i think we wimin were getting a little chilly that day so kept hopping in the cars to chat on net and turn the heater on...pretty neat.they won with 2 polish....