Heritage Large Fowl - Phase II

[Yard full o' rocks]

No comments needed on the pictures of the pair of Barnevelders I put up, Piet has already told me not to breed them. Apparently the pullet is probably not even a Barnevelder. No good deed shall go unpunished

Well.....that stinks! I believe a stern conversation with the party that sold them to you would not be out of line. Sorry that you did not get what was promised

The pullet appears to be carrying the "partridge" color pattern (I'm not certain what Barnies are supposed to be)....but a very pretty pattern nonetheless

 

[NotAFarm]

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That Red is a good looking bird. A nice Red is something to be admired. You have some nice birds.

Thank you, George. It means a lot coming from you.

Ha, Ron, spoken like a true "Reds fan" and something I think Bob might have said! I have these "H" breeds thanks to Bob and this thread. He is also the reason I have a SOP and am a member of the APA. He convinced me that I might as well keep good ones if I was going to have chickens. Unfortunately, that red pullet is the only one of her kind here. I picked-up eggs in Arkansas in March and she is the only RIR to hatch from them. I also have only one NH (German line) pullet from that same hatch. The other NHs are from Kathy or are mine from this year from her stock. Just so you don't get away with calling those "orange" chickens small..........here is an April 2012 hen from Kathy that is just completing her first molt......she is no light weight.....just smart enough to let that "red" do the work of knocking those ripe berries off for her!


She has really nice width. I'm thankful Kathy was able to share her great New Hampshires with me.

 

[brahmabreeder]

On the subject of keeping weight records on birds....... When we have raised broilers for shows, we would weigh weekly starting in grams. Then changing to ounces. You could just about bet on the birds at week two who would be your biggest top 5-7 birds at the end of the 7-8 weeks.

I think I'm going to next year keep track of like 25 or so of the oldest birds I hatch out. I won't base anything off of it I just want to be able to compare their growing weights with their weights when I cull that batch. This will at least allow me to see any patterns( such as heavier birds always weighing more from the beginning or if at like four months old there is a significant weight difference between males in the batch and then females ) and if it would work to cull for size. I definitely don't want to cull thinking that the bird will just be small because it hasn't reached a growth spurt in time, when in fact it would of been my largest Brahma of that season hatched out.

 

[Arielle]

I would like to know if anyone that visits this thread has any of these breeds.

Andalusions
Anconas
Minorcas
Leghorns
Catalanas
Spanish
Buttercup
Campines
Hamburgs

All of these breeds fascinate me. I do not understand why there is not more interest in them. Their sharp style and active, productive nature has a lot to offer. Often less feed and more eggs.
I have a soft spot for the American breeds myself, but would like to see these mentioned more.

Wisher was planning to pick up Campines and get a start in those.

I had a silver spangled hamburg ( hatchery) that totally changed my mind about the "flightier" birds-- just loved that rooster. I seek out the SSH at the shows.

 

[lawatt]

Wisher was planning to pick up Campines and get a start in those.

I had a silver spangled hamburg ( hatchery) that totally changed my mind about the "flightier" birds-- just loved that rooster. I seek out the SSH at the shows.

I'm just getting started with silver campines, too -- have two girls at POL, two boys who are 18 weeks & i'm keeping an eye on, and one more 18-week girl who's a runt, about half the size of her siblings -- so functionally i have only have a trio of birds. will try to do some hatching in spring!

 

[flowerchild59]

I am looking for some photos of head shots of rose comb varieties of chickens, particularly RIR's. I can't find too many and I really need a comparison of SC and RC hens of their combs. Thanks to anyone who can help.
I am fascinated by the RC type of comb, but can't find to much information on it.

 

[Pozees]

Thanks Scott, they were given to me so I am out no money, I was asked to take the male because the owner lives in the city, and I told her I could not come home with just a male of a breed I do not currently own, and maintain any harmony in the house. She then offered me the pair. My fault, I should have gone to look armed with pictures for comparison before I agreed to take them. I think, like you, that she is very pretty, just apparently not the kind of pretty that means she's a Barnevelder.

 

[BGMatt]

 I would like to know if anyone that visits this thread has any of these breeds.

 Andalusions
 Anconas
 Minorcas
 Leghorns
 Catalanas
 Spanish
 Buttercup
 Campines
 Hamburgs

 All of these breeds fascinate me. I do not understand why there is not more interest in them. Their sharp style and active, productive nature has a lot to offer. Often less feed and more eggs.
 I have a soft spot for the American breeds myself, but would like to see these mentioned more.

I've had Andalusians before, and Minocras, Hamburgs, Campines, and currently have Leghorns. I absolutely agree with you. More people should look into these breeds. They're all great. I would think they'd be a lot more popular especially with the folks that don't eat their birds, more eggs but less feed is absolutely right. Of course they're "boring" white eggs *rolling eyes* so maybe that's it? People are really missing out.

 

[Wisher1000]

Quote: Yes, I have a few and will be getting more in the spring, but I am not in a position to provide any to anyone else.........yet. They have a LONG way to go and I, too, am just beginning. I plan to offer some when I can and will be sure to post here when that happens.

ETA: Matt, yes, the Campine eggs are only the boring white ones, but I would love to see my hens cranking out a few right now..........

 

[brahmabreeder]

I would like to know if anyone that visits this thread has any of these breeds.

Andalusions
Anconas
Minorcas
Leghorns
Catalanas
Spanish
Buttercup
Campines
Hamburgs

All of these breeds fascinate me. I do not understand why there is not more interest in them. Their sharp style and active, productive nature has a lot to offer. Often less feed and more eggs.
I have a soft spot for the American breeds myself, but would like to see these mentioned more.

I have had a Hamburg rooster and he was the meanest rooster I've ever had. Every time I went out there I got attacked. Leghorns are just flighty. To me both of those are a turn off for a breed. I must agree though that they are flashy looking in the show ring but personality is just as big of a deciding factor to me.