Iowa Blues - Breed thread and discussion

[Hurley]

Shew, got all the chickens on the place tagged with wing bands, tested birds for the next show, got my forms filled out. Woot!

NIPA show closes on 9-5, I think, but they said the entry cutoff is 1000 coops and it's supposed to be a big show.
Who's going?

 

[ottbjumper06]

My birds won't be old enough but I'll be going for moral support anyways!

 

[IowaBlueCurt]

I have terrible news on the show front!!!! I have a wedding that weekend, and it looks like we'll be there Saturday and not at the Mason City show!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! HUGE BUMMER!!! I'll just have to make the best of the Iowa City show...........


I set some more eggs yesterday. Denny sent some eggs along that he didn't have room for, and I have 22 eggs from my pullets to put in. So hopefully there will be another big hatch coming along...........

 

[IowaBlueCurt]

Connie - This pullet has AMAZING color and type! Her nice crisp white head, her heavy white hackles and front of neck are beautiful. The blue-grey color as seen from a distance really stands out on this pullet. What an exciting time for the Iowa Blue! Her tail set is nice and proudly Iowa Blue. Just all around a fantastic example of the breed. She should show very well for you!

 

[Jake Levi]

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What would you call Davids color/pattern? How did his Fleur de Lis get put on upside down??

 

[IowaBlueCurt]

I would say it's a bit more spangled than laced. That was something else I thought we should discuss more concerning our standard. I've been noticing that most of my SP cockerels are developing more of a spangled breast than laced. In fact at the moment I don't have a single (out of 23) SP cockerel that has lacing. Now, I noticed that some of Kari's birchens have nice lacing. But can't remember if any of her SP cockerels have lacing. Kari?

 

[Hurley]

Do they still call it spangled when it's white? I was under the impression that it was dark splotches on the ends of the feathers that = spangling. I know it isn't really mottling, either, since that's generally an all-over effect of white, and it's a different shape.

The shape reminds me of this image:

except for inverted. I'm betting the Pg is playing into it, but need to research the rest of what's causing it.

 

[Hurley]

Found this while looking for more info, thought I'd share as it's a nice diagram.

Also came across this EE rooster with a similar white pattern, including the white extending up into the shafts.

Kind of a cool effect. Still trying to find the genetic combo that causes it.

Makes me think he's a Pg/pg and we're seeing a heterozygous effect. Would bet a homozygous would show the more complete lacing. We'll see how breedings from this fella go. I like the extension onto his body, though, more than Ben's pattern.

 

[ottbjumper06]

Connie, will you post the link to the show in Mason City and the date? I was thinking about taking one of my Sebrights...

 

[Hurley]

http://www.northiowapoultry.com/events/fallexpo2012/
Entries due Sept 6th with a 1000 bird entry limit.
Show is Sept 20-21st at the North Iowa Fairgrounds in Mason City, IA.

My entries are in!



A little IBCC update, we're up to 93 members...7 more and we'll hit our hundredth! Woot!