Here she is again.........

[rodriguezpoultry]

LOL! Shame on me.... I love the rest of the bird though! Stupid vulture hocks.... LOL

 

[mycountrycabin]

STUPID ?
wat is a vulture hock?

 

[rodriguezpoultry]

It's hard-feathering on the hock. On Dustin's photo of that flock, do you see the "extension" of the feathers off of the back of the legs (looks like a knee joint which is called the hock).

The bird is NOT my bird, however will give a good idea as to what I am trying to describe. The part circled in red is the vulture hock.

 

[mycountrycabin]

ooohhhh u have taght me 2 new things today/night

 

[rodriguezpoultry]

No problem! I LOVE the Asiatic class (Brahmas, Langshans, Cochins...) They are by far my favorite class with the American class a close second!

Plus...I do my best "teaching" when I'm exhausted...

 

[mycountrycabin]

yeah i love ur black lanshans

1 more ? if cochins have HOCKS
then are they considered show quality?

 

[rodriguezpoultry]

All birds have hocks. It's when the hock is covered by those hard-feathers that protrude away from the body that it is considered a disqualification.

A show-quality bird has SEVERAL different aspects. Size, head structure, feather quality, cushion, tail length...but if you see a vulture hock, it is an automatic disqualification.

 

[Chris09]

Hock: The joint between lower thigh and shank, sometines incorrectly referred to as the knee.

Vulture Hocks:A well defined formation off stiff, straight and rather long feathers growing from the lower part of the thighs and projecting backward and downward, a disqualification in all Asiatics including there bantam counterparts; a standard requirement in d 'Uccle, Booted, and Sultans.

Chris

 

[rodriguezpoultry]

Oh sure....get the "legal" explanation....

 

[Chris09]

Quote:

I got to do it now and then...

Chris