Euskal Oiloa ( Basque Thread)

[Maggiesdad]

Here's my dark girl - I bred her to the Rooster in the background, and her daughters look just like her, and her sons look like Laingcrofts's Mardunn... She has white legs and lays a whoppin big egg 5 and six days a week. I don't know about her color, but I sure like her type!

 

[Dahlisgrams]

Here's my dark girl - I bred her to the Rooster in the background, and her daughters look just like her, and her sons look like Laingcrofts's Mardunn... She has white legs and lays a whoppin big egg 5 and six days a week. I don't know about her color, but I sure like her type!

I think she's gorgeous, MD.

 

[Maggiesdad]

Is this "who has EOs where" list for breeders or just owners?

Just owners, mostly. As far as I know, Skyline and GreenFire are the go to places for starting flocks. but a owner directory could prove useful to folks that aren't quite where they want to be with their breeding stock, and it would be a shame to eat a perfectly good rooster when someone else needs it.

 

[lawatt]

Just owners, mostly. As far as I know, Skyline and GreenFire are the go to places for starting flocks. but a owner directory could prove useful to folks that aren't quite where they want to be with their breeding stock, and it would be a shame to eat a perfectly good rooster when someone else needs it.

then add me to the CA list! i've only got two, but they're cuties (3 weeks old tomorrow):


and depending on a variety of things, i may want to try to add more next year.
laura

 

[naturespace]

Here's my dark girl - I bred her to the Rooster in the background, and her daughters look just like her, and her sons look like Laingcrofts's Mardunn... She has white legs and lays a whoppin big egg 5 and six days a week.  I don't know about her color, but I sure like her type!

That's good to know. I really like her color. Can't wait to get some chicks from my flock. I love the variety.

 

[Maggiesdad]

The tentative who has EOs where list.

California - lawatt; MonsterClucker; ronott1;

Maine - buckabucka;

New York - Dahlisgrams; Cydney83

Tennesee - skylinepoultry;

Virginia - ChestnutRidge; Laingcroft; Maggiesdad; naturespace

 

[Maggiesdad]

I'm stressing out over my roosters here. All the excess roos go to the butcher on Friday.
I've decided to keep 2 Basque, but just recently the dominant one has been chasing the other all over the place. He'll chase him relentlessly for several minutes, and then moments later, they are both eating out of the same dish. I've never kept 2 roosters, so I don't know if this is normal, or if it is something that will escalate until one kills the other. So far, no blood has been drawn, although one doesn't have many tail feathers left. I hope I'm doing the right thing

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I know I can always get rid of one later. My biggest fear is that they will mortally wound each other and I'll be left with none.

Cydney83 is needing a rooster - in case keeping two doesn't work for you...


Maine and New York are pretty close, right

 

[Dahlisgrams]

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[Maggiesdad]

Hi Fellow Euskal Oiloa Fans!

Been awhile since I've been on the forums. Just joined the Euskal Oiloa forum too, but it's too much hassle to post pics there. I'm getting ready to set up breeding pens now that the girls are laying well. I kept three roosters that have different qualities. The first boy is El Cid "Cid". He is huge. Pros: Fastest to mature, beautiful full body and nice feathering; cons: wrong color (very smutty, black/white barring and white legs. He is also my sweetest boy. Cid is going in my egg layer flock in hopes that his male offspring will be big like him...and suitable for the freezer. Can only have so many roos

From Skyline eggs.




The next roo is Golden Boy. I love his coloring, correct leg and beak color, nice comb, but on the light weight side. He is going in breeding pen A . From Greenfire line.



And last but not least is Mardunn the rooster I believe may be hetero for barring. He has correct yellow legs/beak and deep red barring, but there isn't as much white as Golden Boy. Nice broad breast. He also has a little bit of smuttiness (gray) on his breast feathers. His comb is also on the small side and he is later maturing than the other two. He will be in breeding pen B. From Greenfire line.



The girls are all over the place in colors too. I've found the best (butterscotch yellow barred) come from the Skyline eggs, but there are also a lot of white legs and a single all white hen came from that batch of eggs too. My only Mille came from Greenfire. She is in the layer flock.

Yellow leg butterscotch barred i.e. proper maraduna color?



White leg maradunna hen.



White leg golden (butterscotch) and a smutty red maraduna hens.



Reddish hen.



Opinions? Thoughts on who should be bred to whom?

I like all of your girls Laingcroft! I think you have a wonderful flock. Breed all of those beauties and then select for type! (I know - that's easy for me to say... and feed just went up again.

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[Maggiesdad]

Looks like a nice flock, Laingcroft!
My roosters all have pros and cons too.
Eddie is dominant. Nice comb, bright yellow legs, but lots of the smutty gray color on his chest.
Zuri has great size, but white legs, and his coloring is a little on the light side.
I have two others that I am not keeping. One is mostly white, the other has great feather coloring, but is very small and skittish. Wish I could keep three, but I'm already pushing it with the two I have chosen.
Your hens are very nice! I have one solid brown, one speckled, and one very small and light colored. I can't wait until they start laying (which will be soon!).

Do you ave any pics of your solid brown hen? I'd love to see them if you have the time...