Heritage Large Fowl - Phase II

[fowlman01]

Sure wish I knew who bred that Light Sussex Walt is holding.
Best,
Karen

I don't know who it belonged to, but it was pretty nice. The Dorkings beat my NH's a couple weeks ago. Dorking pullet was best Large fowl in our local fair and I had Res Large with the NH's. Great to see a Dorking doing well.

Walt

 

[Lacy Blues]

If you can get in contact with the people who put the show on, they have an exhibitor's list. They would also have a record of who brought what birds. It's possible to find out but you'd have to be quick about it.

 

[capayvalleychick]

If you can get in contact with the people who put the show on, they have an exhibitor's list. They would also have a record of who brought what birds. It's possible to find out but you'd have to be quick about it.

I emailed the show superintendent and asked, for Karen. I will let you know if I hear back from her.

 

[LeslieDJoyce]

Lual took some very pretty photos of my Dels. They are in the last two photos, in the cages. I don't think she got a shot of Walt holding them. The bird he is holding is a Sussex, which was one of the birds that he used to demonstrate during the class on what the judge looks for, while judging.
Here's another photo that Lual took, of the Del that placed Best American and Reserve Ch LF. She has a white leg band. Pink24, above, took Reserve American. I was just hoping not to dq, so I was pleasantly surprised that they did so well.

That does make more sense to me. Your birds are beautiful.

 

[Big Orp]

Tell me what you think of this roo. He is 16 weeks old, his name is Mouth. He has a little tail damage courtesy of my dog. But the roo did start it.

 

[fowlman01]

Tell me what you think of this roo. He is 16 weeks old, his name is Mouth. He has a little tail damage courtesy of my dog. But the roo did start it.

He looks like a hatchery type New Hamp. A nice healthy bird, but not the type you would show.

Walt

 

[Big Orp]

He looks like a hatchery type New Hamp. A nice healthy bird, but not the type you would show.

Walt

He is one of Jeremy Woeppel birds.It's ok if he isn't show quality, I don't show anyway. I just enjoy the eggs and meat. Thanks Walt.

 

[Wisher1000]

I have decided to take six birds to Ohio, two cockerels, and four pullets. I will take my best cockerel and pullet, and then my #2 and #3's will stay home. I will then bring #4 cockerel and then #4, #5 and #6 pullets to trade (if anyone is interested, which is unlikely.) Does anyone know, or know of, Bob Rhodes of Mass?

 

[3riverschick]

Hi,
Well we downsized the flock for winter and have no more birds available. Lots less work now.
Just settling the remaining birds in for the winter. I am so glad I figured out how to cull for
color in the chick down. This is going to make things much easier from now on and I won't have to wait
till the chicks are in juvenile feathers to sell the overstock. Plus, my strains can be feather sexed
because they are were originally descended years ago from Canadian stock. Back in the day,
the Canadians decided that it would be great if they could feather sex their breeds. So they worked hard
to develop feather sexing in breeds/varieties which weren't traditionally known for it. The Light Sussex
being one of them. ( I actually read this in an article online). So I can decide within the 1st week
which chicks and sexes to raise. What a relief!

Best Regards,
Karen

 

[brahmabreeder]

Would you mind explaining how you cull for color in the young chicks? I was wanting to do that next year, so I don't have to raise a ton of birds to the selling age( way too much feed/money goes into raising 80+ brahmas

). I was planning on doing this with my buffs since my lights seem to throw the correct coloring much more often. I think I still won't cull for color immediately next year, just separate them and let them get some feathers in, then cull, until I get more comfortable with the culling for down color.