Heritage Large Fowl - Phase II

[hellbender]

NOTE: For those who may have tried to email me...I have been experiencing a minor malfunction for the past week and I have been too trifling to take 10 or 20 minutes to correct the issue.

I will get 'er done by this evening and respond to any who may have tried to contact me. Sorry for any inconvenience.

RON

 

[3riverschick]

Hi,
I need some help deciding which of my boys to use a primary stud cock.
I had thought the obvious choice was " Knight and Day ". Went out
yesterday and his brother " Tux " is looking so good. If I post some pics
can someone in the know please advise on proper breed type? I am not
worried about color, plumage or extremities. I am trying to figure out breed silhouette, carriage and symmetry. It has been a hard winter and the boys are not as plump as they should be, were we in a warmer clime.
I admit to being very loath to share photos. I do worry someone will steal them or decry the birds. However, I need the help.
Best,
Karen

 

[BGMatt]

Hi,
I need some help deciding which of my boys to use a primary stud cock.
I had thought the obvious choice was " Knight and Day ". Went out
yesterday and his brother " Tux " is looking so good. If I post some pics
can someone in the know please advise on proper breed type? I am not
worried about color, plumage or extremities. I am trying to figure out breed silhouette, carriage and symmetry. It has been a hard winter and the boys are not as plump as they should be, were we in a warmer clime.
I admit to being very loath to share photos. I do worry someone will steal them or decry the birds. However, I need the help.
Best,
Karen

Would love to take a look and help ya out. It's best if there's a side on shot, a straight front shot and a straight rear shot. and something in picture to use for scale when comparing multiple birds. If you don't want pics stolen (I agree with you there, I don't post pics on BYC anymore for that very reason) You're welcome to PM or email them to me.

 

[Wisher1000]

I want to see them, too! I can't help much, but I am studying up and want/need the practice! How about posting them and pulling them once the discussion is over?

 

[BGMatt]

A bit of advice, sparked by 3riverschick post, don't forget when setting up breeding pens it's not alway the best overall bird you should use for breeding! Complimenting the other gender's faults is very important to being successful long term. If your cock bird has too long of a back for your breed, mate him with some hens or pullets that are on the short side of ideal. Where one bird is weak you need to compensate (or over compensate) in order to make improvements to your line as a whole. There is no perfect bird, it hasn't been bred yet!

 

[gjensen]

Some pictures of some birds would be nice.

 

[3riverschick]

Would love to take a look and help ya out. It's best if there's a side on shot, a straight front shot and a straight rear shot. and something in picture to use for scale when comparing multiple birds. If you don't want pics stolen (I agree with you there, I don't post pics on BYC anymore for that very reason) You're welcome to PM or email them to me.

Thanks BGMatt,
I took bunch of pics tonight but they didn't turn out well. It's a lighting issue.
So am going to set up an old wire dog crate in the yard tomorrow and do it again.
Sorry for the delay.
Thanks,
Karen

 

[thedragonlady]

Hi,
I need some help deciding which of my boys to use a primary stud cock.
I had thought the obvious choice was " Knight and Day ". Went out
yesterday and his brother " Tux " is looking so good. If I post some pics
can someone in the know please advise on proper breed type? I am not
worried about color, plumage or extremities. I am trying to figure out breed silhouette, carriage and symmetry. It has been a hard winter and the boys are not as plump as they should be, were we in a warmer clime.
I admit to being very loath to share photos. I do worry someone will steal them or decry the birds. However, I need the help.
Best,
Karen

Please post photos ! We'll try to help.

 

[bnjrob]

Hi,
I need some help deciding which of my boys to use a primary stud cock.
I had thought the obvious choice was " Knight and Day ". Went out
yesterday and his brother " Tux " is looking so good. If I post some pics
can someone in the know please advise on proper breed type? I am not
worried about color, plumage or extremities. I am trying to figure out breed silhouette, carriage and symmetry. It has been a hard winter and the boys are not as plump as they should be, were we in a warmer clime.
I admit to being very loath to share photos. I do worry someone will steal them or decry the birds. However, I need the help.
Best,
Karen

Do you use a "watermark" to put on photos? That can help some with the photo thieves. PhotoScape is a FREE photo editing program that can put "watermarks" onto your photos - you can get it from cnet.com.

 

[NYREDS]

Some pictures of some birds would be nice.

More than nice, I'd say essential if you want feedback. Kindof difficult to help with selecting birds you can't see.

I know I've said this before & got jumped on by a number of people but if someone uses your picture so what? How does that do you any real harm?