Langshan Thread!!!

[tinkseattle]

Thank you for your comments. I don't have any other Langshans as of now. The two chicks I bought last year both turned out to be roos. So, this year I'm getting him a nice female. I have a very mixed flock. The splash easter egger you see in one of the shots with him lays khaki eggs she was a freebie when I bought my lavender orpington. What is the result of breedings between Langshans and Orpingtons or Andalusians or a Cochin? I know this is a breeding forum and I am not breeding show birds, I'm always interested in learning. I would think that an Orpington/Langshan cross might produce a nice big bodied heavy bird that is slow to mature.? Just curious.

 

[thorleif]

The Langshan was one otf the most influential breeds to make the black and the white Orpingtons. I dont see the point in mixing them. One of the popular crosses for eggs used to be Ancona and Minorca on Langshan hens. But by breeding pure, you get the pleasure of the breed. Langshan roosters are to big for other breeds, it is not fair on the hen. No, breed pure.

 

[mrheinz77]

Thank you so much for your comments thus far! Here are a few more shots of Larry. He is a blast and so sweet to the girls.


Clean toes



Best I could get of his back



From behind - with his guardian pup, Buck looking on.


Sorry the quality of these isn't very good. Its been raining incessantly in Seattle so nothing but mud, rain and cold for these guys.

Here is my analysis. I'm not sure how accurate Mikaela will say it is.

I'd like to see the chest deeper, a smaller comb, wider tail/back near the tail, and a little shorter back. He does have a nice U shape. Nice leg feathering. Nice leg length.

Now, keep in mind, he is still young and will continue to fill out and it is hard to judge from pictures. That being said, I wouldn't be afraid to use him.

 

[rodriguezpoultry]

Sorry I've been gone guys. We had to uber clean the house to get it ready to sell. Hopefully it'll all be over very soon.

As to the male posted,

I'd like to see a wider back, fuller breast, smaller comb, wider head and a wider tail. He has a nice back, but you must have balance throughout. When you look at his underside, what do you see? Do you a bird that could be the mirror of a wine glass?

This is just an awful photo of one of my males, but see how the legs act like the "stem" of a wine glass? The breast and tail curve gracefully to their peaks? This bird was not very good in the top-line, but he was being used to breed whites.


Yours has the underside, but the feathering under the tail is just not there. It's like a chunk of feathering was taken out. His feathers are a bit slim, but overall he's not an awful bird. I'd just find some good hens to go with them!

I agree with thorleif in that the mixing the birds is not as grand as having the pure breed, but adding the Langshan blood will increase the size, but also the growing time. The bird in this photo was 9 months old and had JUST started breeding. Really wish I could have saved him. Never making the mistake of not vaccinating for Fowl Pox again.

 

[mrheinz77]

Since she doesn't have any Langshan pullets, she was just wondering what she would get if she used what she has until she gets pullets.

 

[thorleif]

Free book for everybody! The book "The Langshan Fowl", the book Miss A C Croad wrote in 1886 tells the history of the Langshan. If you want to read it online, or save it to your computer, open it in "PDF". Enjoy. It is surprising how much this English lady could tell about the Langshan also in the US. And the American Standard for Langshans are there, and also there are some cracking adverts at the end of the book. Well worth a read.
http://archive.org/details/cu31924003117920

 

[rodriguezpoultry]

Since she doesn't have any Langshan pullets, she was just wondering what she would get if she used what she has until she gets pullets.

She can use anything. Langshan from production lines are a bit smaller than the ones from exhibition lines. He should be fine with anything that is bigger than a production Leghorn. Lord knows my male tried that repeatedly. Needless to say, it did NOT work out. He was 2x her size. I'd be very afraid of what bantam would do.

 

[PetRock]

Free book for everybody! The book "The Langshan Fowl", the book Miss A C Croad wrote in 1886 tells the history of the Langshan. If you want to read it online, or save it to your computer, open it in "PDF". Enjoy. It is surprising how much this English lady could tell about the Langshan also in the US. And the American Standard for Langshans are there, and also there are some cracking adverts at the end of the book. Well worth a read.
http://archive.org/details/cu31924003117920

Thank you for sharing this, thorleif! I saved it for my Kindle and on my computer!

 

[Dirt Farmer]

Free book for everybody! The book "The Langshan Fowl", the book Miss A C Croad wrote in 1886 tells the history of the Langshan. If you want to read it online, or save it to your computer, open it in "PDF". Enjoy. It is surprising how much this English lady could tell about the Langshan also in the US. And the American Standard for Langshans are there, and also there are some cracking adverts at the end of the book. Well worth a read.
http://archive.org/details/cu31924003117920

Thank you. I put it on my desktop and am looking forward to a good read.

 

[cluckcluckluke]

Free book for everybody! The book "The Langshan Fowl", the book Miss A C Croad wrote in 1886 tells the history of the Langshan. If you want to read it online, or save it to your computer, open it in "PDF". Enjoy. It is surprising how much this English lady could tell about the Langshan also in the US. And the American Standard for Langshans are there, and also there are some cracking adverts at the end of the book. Well worth a read.
http://archive.org/details/cu31924003117920

Started reading it through just now, looks good. Thanks for sharing, but how do you download it???