Heritage Large Fowl - Phase II

[finnfur]

Lovin' this snow!!!! First time I've seen my chickens dirty all year....coop life is dirtier than free range life.

Yep we got it too and they don't like the cooped in life - freedom tomorrow ! But with this much snow they won't go far just under the trailer unless I shovel and that aint happening

 

[NanaKat]

Karen, Somehow I missed your New Year tragedy! How awful for your buildings and flock. Your Light Sussex appear to have a nice caretaker. Perhaps you will be able to rebuild your pens and bring some home again. Chantecler are a lovely breed and you would be a wonderful addition to the list of breeders! a 12 year old tree with significant damage might send up new shoots or branches from the lower trunk or at ground level.....hope that happens for you.

Beekissed ...love the photos.

Finnfur ...I'm with you about shoveling snow. time for hot chocoa and snow ice cream!

 

[jbkirk]

You guys are making me jealous...

 

[3riverschick]

Hi NanaKat,
Yeah, I do miss them. They were lovely birds and the breed was just right for me, sigh. But with the new bitter winters we are having here in Jan. I just can't raise a single comb breed here any more. Too much comb damage. So I need to find a breed which comes as close as possible to them. I really like the cushion comb on the Chantecler. But the breed type of the Rosecomb Rhode Island White is so much like the Sussex. Time will tell, I guess. First we need to remove the tree and rebuild.
Best,
Karen

 

[NanaKat]

Hi NanaKat,
 Yeah, I do miss them. They were lovely birds and the breed was just right for me, sigh. But with the new bitter winters we are having here in Jan. I just can't raise a single comb breed here any more. Too much comb damage. So I need to find a breed which comes as close as possible to them. I really like the cushion comb on the Chantecler. But the breed type of the Rosecomb Rhode Island White is so much like the Sussex. Time will tell, I guess.   First we need to remove the tree and rebuild.
 Best,
 Karen

I understand that RC RIW are pretty rare. Rob Newburn from Indiana has a small flock. He is a BYC member.

 

[3riverschick]

I understand that RC RIW are pretty rare. Rob Newburn from Indiana has a small flock. He is a BYC member.

Thanks, NanKat!
Best,
Karen

 

[hellbender]

Thanks, NanKat!
Best,
Karen

There's a person in Florida who has the rose comb whites as well. She goes by cmom on BYC. Good luck which ever direction you take.

RON

 

[3riverschick]

There's a person in Florida who has the rose comb whites as well. She goes by cmom on BYC. Good luck which ever direction you take.

RON

I don't think the Rosecomb RIW are right for me. The gene pool is just too small for the knowledge I have. I ran into that with the issues inherent in trying to keep the Sussex a pure English strain (which they still were when Farmer Karl got them and hope they still are) but he is a veteran poultry man and has a room full of trophies he won with his Penciled Rocks over the decades. He knows how to breed them better than I so I leave that to him whether he thinks they need something other than pure English to advance the foundation I laid with them.
I think the large fowl White Chanteclers is the way to go. I like the cushion comb. They are eWh /Silver based. I love they are dual purpose, close feathered, and good winter brown egg layers. All traits I was seeking. I think they will be a good fit here for my needs and the new weather cycles. Plus, they are visually stunning. I also like the calm disposition. And the neatly and thoroughly set out scientific history of the breed. No surprises there. And no, the brown birds are not Chanteclers. I don't care who says so. I'm a real breed purist when it comes to that.
Have I looked at other breeds? Of course! That's because I wanted to make sure I had the right breed this time and wouldn't regret it like what happened with the Sussex. I thought I had the right breed with them, but it became obvious I had not taken the weather into account when I picked them. It's not enough to like a breed, the breed has to be a good fit for all one's needs. That they are comely and fill the eye is icing on the cake, smile. I cannot find a single area where the large fowl White Chanteclers don't met my wants and needs. The rosecomb was an issue for me in RCRIW.
Best Regards,
Karen

 

[hellbender]

I don't think the Rosecomb RIW are right for me. The gene pool is just too small for the knowledge I have. I ran into that with the issues inherent in trying to keep the Sussex a pure English strain (which they still were when Farmer Karl got them and hope they still are) but he is a veteran poultry man and has a room full of trophies he won with his Penciled Rocks over the decades. He knows how to breed them better than I so I leave that to him whether he thinks they need something other than pure English to advance the foundation I laid with them.
I think the large fowl White Chanteclers is the way to go. I like the cushion comb. They are eWh /Silver based. I love they are dual purpose, close feathered, and good winter brown egg layers. All traits I was seeking. I think they will be a good fit here for my needs and the new weather cycles. Plus, they are visually stunning. I also like the calm disposition. And the neatly and thoroughly set out scientific history of the breed. No surprises there. And no, the brown birds are not Chanteclers. I don't care who says so. I'm a real breed purist when it comes to that.
Have I looked at other breeds? Of course! That's because I wanted to make sure I had the right breed this time and wouldn't regret it like what happened with the Sussex. I thought I had the right breed with them, but it became obvious I had not taken the weather into account when I picked them. It's not enough to like a breed, the breed has to be a good fit for all one's needs. That they are comely and fill the eye is icing on the cake, smile. I cannot find a single area where the large fowl White Chanteclers don't met my wants and needs. The rosecomb was an issue for me in RCRIW.
Best Regards,
Karen

I dont think you well regret your decision.

 

[gjensen]

I don't think the Rosecomb RIW are right for me. The gene pool is just too small for the knowledge I have. I ran into that with the issues inherent in trying to keep the Sussex a pure English strain (which they still were when Farmer Karl got them and hope they still are) but he is a veteran poultry man and has a room full of trophies he won with his Penciled Rocks over the decades. He knows how to breed them better than I so I leave that to him whether he thinks they need something other than pure English to advance the foundation I laid with them.
I think the large fowl White Chanteclers is the way to go. I like the cushion comb. They are eWh /Silver based. I love they are dual purpose, close feathered, and good winter brown egg layers. All traits I was seeking. I think they will be a good fit here for my needs and the new weather cycles. Plus, they are visually stunning. I also like the calm disposition. And the neatly and thoroughly set out scientific history of the breed. No surprises there. And no, the brown birds are not Chanteclers. I don't care who says so. I'm a real breed purist when it comes to that.
Have I looked at other breeds? Of course! That's because I wanted to make sure I had the right breed this time and wouldn't regret it like what happened with the Sussex. I thought I had the right breed with them, but it became obvious I had not taken the weather into account when I picked them. It's not enough to like a breed, the breed has to be a good fit for all one's needs. That they are comely and fill the eye is icing on the cake, smile. I cannot find a single area where the large fowl White Chanteclers don't met my wants and needs. The rosecomb was an issue for me in RCRIW.
Best Regards,
Karen

It is common for people to prefer a breed other than the breed they started with. We evolve, we grow, we learn. There is nothing wrong with that, and it is normal.