California - Northern

[BCollie]

I've fallen in love with Lakenvelders. They're so gorgeous!

 

[caychris]

If you get the same breed from several different places-different strains-and breed them, you will not get consistent results.

If you look at how all the long time breeders do it, they maintain a line, trying not to add in diverse genetics. The chicken breeders who know what they are doing, and get the best results, line breed.

If they need something new for some reason, they look for a breeder with the same line and get birds from that breeder. This maintains genetic diversity and type without scrambling up the gene pool.

Here are some links on line breeding methods: http://bloslspoutlryfarm.tripod.com/id65.html
http://ultimatefowl.wordpress.com/2009/02/11/line-breeding/
http://pathfindersfarm.com/Spiral.html

some of that makes sense to me. Initially I was thinking more along the line of cross breeds where you are creating the beginning line like delawares. Not only do you need great base stock NH and BR but you would probably need a rich diversity of first generation results. with 4 different base stock lines you would be able to generate 16 variations of the first generation pairs to get a good idea of how a variety of traits are passed in the cross. You would also want to breed roos and hens within their own base breeds too but more in traditional line breeding once you were able to establish the traits that pass strong in the cross. And you have the added complexity of how the traits flesh out when breeding first generation crosses. I'm guessing that when it comes to crosses like this you may or may not want to breed the cross back to the orginal source breeds to fix certain traits so it adds a level of complexity. I can see with an established line how this works though.

 

[PetRock]

If you get the same breed from several different places-different strains-and breed them, you will not get consistent results.

If you look at how all the long time breeders do it, they maintain a line, trying not to add in diverse genetics. The chicken breeders who know what they are doing, and get the best results, line breed.

If they need something new for some reason, they look for a breeder with the same line and get birds from that breeder. This maintains genetic diversity and type without scrambling up the gene pool.

Here are some links on line breeding methods: http://bloslspoutlryfarm.tripod.com/id65.html
http://ultimatefowl.wordpress.com/2009/02/11/line-breeding/
http://pathfindersfarm.com/Spiral.html

Thank you for the links! I bookmarked all 3 for further study!

 

[chrissyr]

I would just like to say everyone should have Vetrycin on hand.
My friends cat had an abscess on the neck and in antibiotics for about 5 days.
It looked ok, doing well. But the scab looked a little funky. I fave her Vetrycin 3 days ago.
Just saw the cat and said "oh did you have to take in the cat to get it cleaned up? It looks great"
She said "no,didn't take him in at all. that spray is working"
Some hair around it fell off, so it looks a little shaved. But the wound opening looks like it's been cleaned out. The color is beautiful and it's healing nicely. The Vetrycin made a nice difference

 

[ronott1]

I would just like to say everyone should have Vetrycin on hand.
My friends cat had an abscess on the neck and in antibiotics for about 5 days.
It looked ok, doing well. But the scab looked a little funky. I fave her Vetrycin 3 days ago.
Just saw the cat and said "oh did you have to take in the cat to get it cleaned up? It looks great"
She said "no,didn't take him in at all. that spray is working"
Some hair around it fell off, so it looks a little shaved. But the wound opening looks like it's been cleaned out. The color is beautiful and it's healing nicely. The Vetrycin made a nice difference

My family is using on their cuts now too. It is amazing stuff!

 

[caychris]

My family is using on their cuts now too. It is amazing stuff!

What is the best application method

 

[ronott1]

What is the best application method

Clean first and spray it on twice a day.

I have used it on scalped and injured chickens. It does a very good job.

 

[ronott1]

Picture of the day from March of 2012, Ducks get a ride:

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[debs_flock]

I've fallen in love with Lakenvelders. They're so gorgeous!

You need to speak up about your discoveries sooner................I show Lakenvelders, LOL

It was my first breed I fell in love with.

 

[caychris]

One of my foster buffs seems to have Blue/green eyes. Very strange I wonder where this comes from.