Egyptian Hodoms

[mdbucks]

Since no one else has heard of Egyptian Houdans, they must really be rare, find out everything you can about them. Breed the two you have to get fertile eggs if they breed true you will have more which are the exact same looking and will continue to breed true. most hatching eggs need to be shipped quickly to maintain highest viability. Well if you hold on to eggs till you have 6 (previous post stated you woud sell by the 1/2 dozen) Most likely you are reducing % that will fully develope, after you factor in that USPS will be handleing them, and the oldest being 6+ days old I wouldn't want to chance buying weekold eggs, granted newest eggs would only be a couple of days old but oldest would be 9-10 days old by the time I could set them.

 

[peeps7]

ooooooooooooooo!!!!!! Well I'm definatly going to incubate her eggs then.

 

[Rafter 7 Paint Horses]

I believe you have peaked a lot of curiosity with your breed of chickens.

Could you contact the people you got them from and see if you are spelling the name correctly & maybe get a little more information as to where they originated?

I have looked at all the chicken sites I know about & googled Hodoms & came up with nothing.

I sure wish you could post some pictures. I'd like to see your chickens.

Jean

 

[peeps7]

I did post pictures Rafter, They are on page 2.

 

[Rafter 7 Paint Horses]

I'm sorry, they weren't there last night, so I just went to the last page to see what new stuff was posted.

Did you ever find out if the spelling is correct on the name?

They do have the walnut comb like the silkie's do.
I'm not saying they are not a breed of their own, but they look like a silkie cross. I have heard from others on here that they will get regular feathered chickens from crosses.
I had Polish/Cochin crosses that crests like yours, but of course not the walnut comb.

Very pretty chickens. Can't wait to see if they breed true.

Jean

 

[peeps7]

Me too!! If they aren't their own breed then I just now officially made them their own breed. They really are beautiful birds.

 

[peeps7]

How can I find out if they are a real breed? I don't know the mans number that I got them from. Is it impossible to make them a breed, if I say I want to call them something will they be a breed?

 

[Cuban Longtails]

I have a similar looking bantam rooster.

I suspect some silkie and OEG in mine after combing through the pictures on here. He's Creole colored (grey/silver with gold, slight barring), he's got the walnut comb, feathered legs & feet, five-toes. I'll post a picture tomorrow if I remember to take one when I get home tonight (and it's not too dark). I've been meaning to anyways because I wanted to see what the members of this board thought of him. I bought him as a chick from Atwoods (likely he came from Ideal Poultry), he was all silver then.

 

[peeps7]

Cool!!! Well I guess maybe they aren't a breed in themselves but if I breed them and get babies that look like them can a make a new breed?

 

[mdbucks]

Sure you can call them whatever you want. Want to buy a schnauzerdoodle, pit spainiel, or a Saint Dalmation? Non of these are recognized breeds, but if it is cute someone will buy it. If there is a buyer, you can put a name on it and sell it. Will it be recognized by ABA/APA probably not till enough proof that it is a pure breed, always breeds true, meets standards for size /weight/color etc..... I'm sure this is OVERSIMPLIFYING what it takes to get a breed recognized