Breeding Buff Leghorns

[poultch]

Thank you Dan,

-Ian Selby now there's a name a little closer to my home, might see him this weekend at a local show - small world afterall.

Shane I'll ask on behalf of us sth of the equator if Ian has anything, i'll br dead keen for a copy myself

 

[Birch Run Farm]

Off topic, but is Ian Selby related to Kenya/ Botswana's most legendary Harry Selby?

 

[Buff Leghorn]

Thanks dan for that imfo .


Thanks poultch that would be great let me know how you get on . I might have to by the cd's if the books aren't ready yet .


cheers shane

 

[The Chickinn]

Does anyone here know dan Honour's phone number? I am wanting to give him a call about possibly buying a group of breeding stock from him.

 

[ArieBLB]

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Hello, you can sent Dan an PM. Click on danhonour in this forum and you see his profile. There you can send him an PM if you are logged in.

Kind regards Arie

 

[Birch Run Farm]

Anyone familiar with chamois liverno? If so, have you used them in your breeding program?

http://www.ilpollaiodelre.com/i_polliIt2.htm

 

[Buff Leghorn]

Ok guys a quick question for ya's .

Some of the chicks ive hatched have some white on the tips of there feathers these are the first feather to come out . I know they will moult out and most likely turn to a nice buff colour what i'm wondering should i try to keep track of these chicks and at some point cull them out of my group of birds and just keep the chicks that feather up a nice even buff with out the white tip.

I'll have to use some of these for now as i don't have enough birds to breed from but at some point down the track i hope to have enough to pick from and thought if i could identify these birds i would be getting the white out of the flock.


Any comments welcome.

cheers shane

 

[danhonour]

I would toe mark,wing tag ,etc for identifcation.Perhaps cull a few of the worst at maturity.I would not use the males for breeding unless they end up superior than those that do not show the defect.I suspect that defect may grow out and the better females might be worth using once.However the ones without the defect may be worth retaining and repeat using.When you get enough numbers in others years you can avoid using these and perhaps will not be getting as many anyway.Reduce and eliminate it over a few generations and you should see better color.

 

[Buff Leghorn]

Thanks Dan

Your just reinforced what i was thinking.

thanks shane

 

[enola]

Do any of the buff leghorn breeders live in South Carolina? If not, do any of you have any eggs for hatching for sale?