Langshan Thread!!!

[Dirt Farmer]

Thanks both, funny yu should mention people from California. Somebody from Californis said in the Croad Langshan News a while back that they recconed there was some Croads down Californis way. I think that they are right, and wrong. You have named them American Langshans, but I have said before, and I say it again, they are virtually the same bird, bred from the same birds, on the two sides of the Atlantic. No doubt, sometimes in the future we will act as a gene-reserve for each other. We tried to "count" Langshans in Europe, and very roughly we believe there is 1.500 - 3.000 Croad Langshans at any given time, and numbers growing. Another thing, Harrison Weir was a poultry-journalist over 100 years ago, and I think his description of the history of the breed is better than AC Croads. When you open the link, click on PDF, it will take a few minutes to open, then save it on your desktop, it is not very big. When you start flicking the pages, the first chapter is about Langshans, so it will nt take you long to start reading. There is a lot of illustrations, and some of them are really good. http://openlibrary.org/works/OL6021925W/The_poultry_book

Thanks for the link. From time to time I've seen people selling Langshans as "Croad" Langshans, and disparging all others. In truth I think Croads are all we have. To my understanding "Croad" does not mean from that family's line or strain, but bred to the same type as theirs. This was to distinguish them from the Modern type. In the US, no such distinction was needed because only the one type was, and is, present. I think the sellers are trying to distinguish between Langshans of better or worse type, but they're all Croads.
I noticed the American Livestock Breeds Conservancy has listed the Langshan as threatened. This means fewer than 1000 breeding birds, 7 or fewer primary breeding flocks, and a global population of less than 5000. I know they still have Langshans in China, but the type has taken a different path.

 

[Dirt Farmer]

Thanks both, funny yu should mention people from California. Somebody from Californis said in the Croad Langshan News a while back that they recconed there was some Croads down Californis way. I think that they are right, and wrong. You have named them American Langshans, but I have said before, and I say it again, they are virtually the same bird, bred from the same birds, on the two sides of the Atlantic. No doubt, sometimes in the future we will act as a gene-reserve for each other. We tried to "count" Langshans in Europe, and very roughly we believe there is 1.500 - 3.000 Croad Langshans at any given time, and numbers growing. Another thing, Harrison Weir was a poultry-journalist over 100 years ago, and I think his description of the history of the breed is better than AC Croads. When you open the link, click on PDF, it will take a few minutes to open, then save it on your desktop, it is not very big. When you start flicking the pages, the first chapter is about Langshans, so it will nt take you long to start reading. There is a lot of illustrations, and some of them are really good. http://openlibrary.org/works/OL6021925W/The_poultry_book

Thanks for the link. From time to time I've seen people selling Langshans as "Croad" Langshans, and disparging all others. In truth I think Croads are all we have. To my understanding "Croad" does not mean from that family's line or strain, but bred to the same type as theirs. This was to distinguish them from the Modern type. In the US, no such distinction was needed because only the one type was, and is, present. I think the sellers are trying to distinguish between Langshans of better or worse type, but they're all Croads.
I noticed the American Livestock Breeds Conservancy has listed the Langshan as threatened. This means fewer than 1000 breeding birds, 7 or fewer primary breeding flocks, and a global population of less than 5000. I know they still have Langshans in China, but the type has taken a different path.

 

[thorleif]

They are indeed the Croad-type. I think some of you that are into the breed for the long term should join the Croad Langshan Club here in the UK. We have a few members in other European countries and in Australia, and I do believe there are some in the US as well? It is very handy to pay the annual subscription by PayPal, and you do get 4 annual issues of Croad News, plus you get the Breed-book as a welcome gift when you join. There is no doubt in my mind, the future is in working together, and together we are all stronger. I know that the Australians are working seriously in improving the breed, you Americans are lucky, the species you have look really good, and here in Europe we are working to help each other to build up numbers and quality. http://mikek.org.uk/croadclubsite/

 

[thorleif]

They are indeed the Croad-type. I think some of you that are into the breed for the long term should join the Croad Langshan Club here in the UK. We have a few members in other European countries and in Australia, and I do believe there are some in the US as well? It is very handy to pay the annual subscription by PayPal, and you do get 4 annual issues of Croad News, plus you get the Breed-book as a welcome gift when you join. There is no doubt in my mind, the future is in working together, and together we are all stronger. I know that the Australians are working seriously in improving the breed, you Americans are lucky, the species you have look really good, and here in Europe we are working to help each other to build up numbers and quality. http://mikek.org.uk/croadclubsite/

 

[199787]

I got my Langshan eggs today from https://www.facebook.com/Featherhillfancyfowls . I have to vouch for the coloring they are very beautiful and varied in color. Some being dark with some darker pinkish bloom and some being lighter with a rose sheen. The eggs were packed really well in breathable foam with egg holes cut out in the bottom layer and a foam top. Kept them upright and breathing. I like that idea. I will see how the air cells look tonight. For some reason I still can't post a picture to this site. I know from my local forum that others are having this problem as well. I am guessing the colors wouldn't look as good in the pictures as they do in real life anyway though.

So excited about these eggs!

Lisa

 

[BGMatt]

I got my Langshan eggs today from https://www.facebook.com/Featherhillfancyfowls . I have to vouch for the coloring they are very beautiful and varied in color. Some being dark with some darker pinkish bloom and some being lighter with a rose sheen. The eggs were packed really well in breathable foam with egg holes cut out in the bottom layer and a foam top. Kept them upright and breathing. I like that idea. I will see how the air cells look tonight. For some reason I still can't post a picture to this site. I know from my local forum that others are having this problem as well. I am guessing the colors wouldn't look as good in the pictures as they do in real life anyway though.

So excited about these eggs!

Lisa

How exciting! Good luck and let us know how the hatching goes!

 

[roseschickies]

I feel a little goofy posting this after looking at all the beautiful Langshans you are posting. I had a white Roo and he hooked up with my Lavender orp. Well of the 12 eggs I put in the bator 2 hatched, and here they are, not much of the langshan stance, but they have light feathering down their legs. I am thinking they are both pullets as well, unless they decide to mature like the Langshan.. DOB 4/20/13

 

[BGMatt]

I feel a little goofy posting this after looking at all the beautiful Langshans you are posting. I had a white Roo and he hooked up with my Lavender orp. Well of the 12 eggs I put in the bator 2 hatched, and here they are, not much of the langshan stance, but they have light feathering down their legs. I am thinking they are both pullets as well, unless they decide to mature like the Langshan.. DOB 4/20/13

I find it interesting that White to Lavender gave you Blue...I would not have guessed that but nonetheless a neat experiment.

 

[PetRock]

I got my Langshan eggs today from https://www.facebook.com/Featherhillfancyfowls . I have to vouch for the coloring they are very beautiful and varied in color. Some being dark with some darker pinkish bloom and some being lighter with a rose sheen. The eggs were packed really well in breathable foam with egg holes cut out in the bottom layer and a foam top. Kept them upright and breathing. I like that idea. I will see how the air cells look tonight. For some reason I still can't post a picture to this site. I know from my local forum that others are having this problem as well. I am guessing the colors wouldn't look as good in the pictures as they do in real life anyway though.

So excited about these eggs!

Lisa

That's exciting!!! Did you see that she has some barred Langshans? Interesting!

 

[roseschickies]

I find it interesting that White to Lavender gave you Blue...I would not have guessed that but nonetheless a neat experiment.

Unless I am calling my Orps the wrong color! I can post a picture of them if you like