Large Fowl Crele Project...

[joyous]

I have 9 beautiful hens all ready for their Prince charming! lol These are the red dorking, cuckoo dorking cross. Most of them are laying and ready to be crossed with a red dorking roo. I am having trouble finding him. I want him to be very true to form and close to show quality. Any one in Iowa/Illinois have a nice roo for my program????

 

[Chickielady]

How is everyone doing on their projects ?

 

[joyous]

I'm just waiting for a little warmer weather to incubate my Cuckoo/red dorking crossed hens with my red dorking roosters. I should get some sex links out of these. Then I either cross cousins to cousins, or I find some red dorkings from another line to cross them with. Anyone have some nice Reds close to eastern iowa???

 

[Panth]

I would like to throw in a quick question here: Is a Black-Sex link roo still considered "Barred" or will the extra color interfer with a breeding over a BBR hen?

 

[flyingmonkeypoop]

I would like to throw in a quick question here: Is a Black-Sex link roo still considered "Barred" or will the extra color interfer with a breeding over a BBR hen?

It is still considered barred. I have a black sexlink style rooster that I will be breeding to some BBR hens to get crele-like colored birds this year. Just know that the roosters may look to be proper crele but the hens will not be there yet. Just take one of those roosters and mate it to a good BBR hen again until the hens color is all cleared up

 

[flgardengirl]

I have started a key west crele project. They aren't exactly large fowl but not exactly bantams either lol. Kinda in between with the males much larger than the females. I had one crele colored hen and a gold duckwing rooster. I bred them and got some crele colored roos that are probably single bars. I am going to breed back to the mother again. I don't think they are technically correct crele coloring but a start. I would appreciate any help/advice/insight though
I have two cockerals like this and one has slightly more barring in his hackles than the other but it is faint.

 

[NanaKat]

Started reading this thread because of the huge resemblance to the Belgian Malines:

There are breeders in Belgium and in Canada, but the breed has been lost here in the States. It was going to cost about $1000 to import eggs. Because of the breeding history, the Malines have two different head styles. This one pictured and one called a turkey head that I find less attractive.
While feather legged, a clean legged bird would be just as striking.
The Malines are considered a gourmet bird because their down causes fat to be distributed through out the meat instead of in pockets like our birds.

I don't have creles except in Bantam and would be interested in hearing from folks who have any birds similiar to the Malines.

http://www.feathersite.com/Poultry/CGK/Mech/BRKMechels.html

This site is a rough English translation
http://www.microsofttranslator.com/...ekoek.com/?menu=HetRas&page=DeKoekoekAlgemeen

 

[Chickielady]

I have started a key west crele project. They aren't exactly large fowl but not exactly bantams either lol. Kinda in between with the males much larger than the females. I had one crele colored hen and a gold duckwing rooster. I bred them and got some crele colored roos that are probably single bars. I am going to breed back to the mother again. I don't think they are technically correct crele coloring but a start. I would appreciate any help/advice/insight though
I have two cockerals like this and one has slightly more barring in his hackles than the other but it is faint.

That is a very nice looking bird !!!!!!!!!!
Good luck with your project & keep us updated !
I LOVE CRELE !!!

 

[Chickielady]

Started reading this thread because of the huge resemblance to the Belgian Malines:

There are breeders in Belgium and in Canada, but the breed has been lost here in the States. It was going to cost about $1000 to import eggs. Because of the breeding history, the Malines have two different head styles. This one pictured and one called a turkey head that I find less attractive.
While feather legged, a clean legged bird would be just as striking.
The Malines are considered a gourmet bird because their down causes fat to be distributed through out the meat instead of in pockets like our birds.

I don't have creles except in Bantam and would be interested in hearing from folks who have any birds similiar to the Malines.

http://www.feathersite.com/Poultry/CGK/Mech/BRKMechels.html

This site is a rough English translation
http://www.microsofttranslator.com/...ekoek.com/?menu=HetRas&page=DeKoekoekAlgemeen

That is a gorgeous bird as well !
How interesting !
Have you found any in Canada at all (eggs or birds for sale) ?
I have good friends up there, maybe I will ask them if they have seen any~~~~~~~~~~~~~

 

[NanaKat]

Yes, Bart Nagel from Ontario has them and sells eggs ... he has the single combed variety instead of the turkey headed that are on the picture. His name here on BYC is the same.
Shipping from Canada to the US has some regulations that make it frustrating and expensive to ship to the US. You can carry them over the border but mailing hatching eggs requires a vet check on the premises of origin and signed documents.
We discussed the expense df shipping a minimum of two dozen eggs and it was going to be about $400 which included documents, inspection and fees. A dozen hatching eggs is $50.

Sure wish I had a friend in Canada who could get them and then connect here in the states.