Definition of Heritage Breeds

[punky rooster]

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Thanks, I am going with Urch to start with then I will have to check them out! they may just be from urch tho

You are getting smart in your old age.

Good Luck with the birds
Charlie

Who me?

 

[fowlman01]

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You are getting smart in your old age.

Good Luck with the birds
Charlie

Who me?

Good choice of where to get hour birds Punky.

Walt

 

[punky rooster]

thanks Walt.

 

[fowlman01]

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If Urch has birds, they are usually better than average. Several years ago I got some LF chicks from him. It was an accident (long story, but it was my fault). This was the first time I had anything to do with his chickens, I had Muscovies from him. He sent several very rare birds and all had good type. It was amazing to me. I received one Del chick that grew up to be a pullet....an awesome pullet. The only Del I have ever had, but it looked good so I showed it. I received lots of positive comments from the people in the show and Res. American in a pretty big class at a big show out here.

Duane supplies lots of birds to show people, so you know that are good birds.

Walt

 

[punky rooster]

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If Urch has birds, they are usually better than average. Several years ago I got some LF chicks from him. It was an accident (long story, but it was my fault). This was the first time I had anything to do with his chickens, I had Muscovies from him. He sent several very rare birds and all had good type. It was amazing to me. I received one Del chick that grew up to be a pullet....an awesome pullet. The only Del I have ever had, but it looked good so I showed it. I received lots of positive comments from the people in the show and Res. American in a pretty big class at a big show out here.

Duane supplies lots of birds to show people, so you know that are good birds.

Walt

awesome to hear that!
back to topic I kind of like what good shepherd poultry ranch has to say:

As you can read on our USDA approved label, our chickens are called - Heritage Chicken - Certified Standard Bred by the American Poultry Association. We believe that this is the proper labeling for a Heritage Chicken.
A Heritage Egg can only be produced by a Standard-bred Chicken admitted by the American Poultry Association. A Heritage Chicken is hatched from a Heritage Egg sired by an American Poultry Association Standard-bred Chicken established prior to the mid-20th century, is slow growing, naturally mated with a long productive outdoor life

 

[buffalogal]

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I'm interested. What are they saying?

 

[saladin]

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I'm interested. What are they saying?

What 'they' are saying is that birds created in the 20th century are NOT heritage breeds; that is way too recent.

'They' are also saying that just because a bird is listed in the Standard in some odd year (be it 1920, 1950 or 2010) doesn't make it necessarily heritage.

'They' are also saying this word 'heritage' has become meaningless because there was not a general agreement from the start on the definition.

 

[saladin]

'They' believe that old and rare breeds should be preserved and have been working since 1967 to accomplish that task. Long before any of the 'heritage' craze began there were folks who diligently were seeking to save these rare gens of the past.

'They' also believe in educating poultry folks as to the need for preserving the past for the future by focusing on the breeds that currently need the most help. Those breeds change over time.

 

[punky rooster]

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I'm interested. What are they saying?

What 'they' are saying is that birds created in the 20th century are NOT heritage breeds; that is way too recent.

'They' are also saying that just because a bird is listed in the Standard in some odd year (be it 1920, 1950 or 2010) doesn't make it necessarily heritage.

'They' are also saying this word 'heritage' has become meaningless because there was not a general agreement from the start on the definition.

The ALBC did this to boost popularity in endangered breeds
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Chickens have been a part of the American diet since the arrival of the Spanish explorers. Since that time, different breeds have been developed to provide meat, eggs, and pleasure.

The American Poultry Association began defining breeds in 1873 and publishing the definitions in the Standard of Perfection. These Standard breeds were well adapted to outdoor production in various climatic regions. They were hearty, long-lived, and reproductively vital birds that provided an important source of protein to the growing population of the country until the mid-20th century. With the industrialization of chickens many breeds were sidelined in preference for a few rapidly growing hybrids. The American Livestock Breeds Conservancy now lists over three-dozen breeds of chickens in danger of extinction. Extinction of a breed would mean the irrevocable loss of the genetic resources and options it embodies.

Therefore, to draw attention to these endangered breeds, to support their long-term conservation, to support efforts to recover these breeds to historic levels of productivity, and to re-introduce these culinary and cultural treasures to the marketplace, the American Livestock Breeds Conservancy is defining Heritage Chicken. Chickens must meet all of the following criteria to be marketed as Heritage Are you trying to tare it down? This is exposed to be a good thing.

 

[saladin]

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What 'they' are saying is that birds created in the 20th century are NOT heritage breeds; that is way too recent.

'They' are also saying that just because a bird is listed in the Standard in some odd year (be it 1920, 1950 or 2010) doesn't make it necessarily heritage.

'They' are also saying this word 'heritage' has become meaningless because there was not a general agreement from the start on the definition.

The ALBC did this to boost popularity in
Purpose:

Chickens have been a part of the American diet since the arrival of the Spanish explorers. Since that time, different breeds have been developed to provide meat, eggs, and pleasure.

The American Poultry Association began defining breeds in 1873 and publishing the definitions in the Standard of Perfection. These Standard breeds were well adapted to outdoor production in various climatic regions. They were hearty, long-lived, and reproductively vital birds that provided an important source of protein to the growing population of the country until the mid-20th century. With the industrialization of chickens many breeds were sidelined in preference for a few rapidly growing hybrids. The American Livestock Breeds Conservancy now lists over three-dozen breeds of chickens in danger of extinction. Extinction of a breed would mean the irrevocable loss of the genetic resources and options it embodies.

Therefore, to draw attention to these endangered breeds, to support their long-term conservation, to support efforts to recover these breeds to historic levels of productivity, and to re-introduce these culinary and cultural treasures to the marketplace, the American Livestock Breeds Conservancy is defining Heritage Chicken. Chickens must meet all of the following criteria to be marketed as Heritage Are you trying to tare it down? This is exposed to be a good thing.

Not trying to tear down anything. Trying to get it right. The SPPA has been working exclusively with fowl since 1967.

The ALBC is a Life member of the SPPA.