Maiden Rock Bantams

[JohnGalt]

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[ChicksterJo]

Wow, I just checked out your website...your birds are beautiful

!! Congratulations on your success!

 

[luvinrunnin]

Very interesting birds Dan! I have always loved bantams, particularly the seabrights. I am uneducated in poultry genetics, but will be learning as I just bought a few Seramas to breed, and now that I know more about what characteristics are needed for show birds will be looking to produce those in my flock.

I'd be VERY interested in getting a fair number of your birds when you decide to sell them. I always like having things that are "different!" And I also love a challenge, which breeding for particular characteristics is.

I will be following this thread and your website for future updates!

 

[phasianidae]

Dan,

Has it been difficult to breed them to be homozygous for henny feathering? Is there any way to identify if a hen has this gene, or how many copies she has?

Thank you,

Ryan

 

[JohnGalt]

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[burtonjon]

I was moving some of my maiden rocks from the pasture to the pen and thought I would get a few pictures. Still a lot of selecting to do with this breed. They are nice birds to watch free ranging on the farm. As you can see from the picture below they lay a nice blue egg.

 

[luvinrunnin]

Very nice!

 

[JohnGalt]

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[JohnGalt]

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[phasianidae]

Dan,

He is stunning. Very distinctive. I really like how his chest is well forward, as well as his tightly held together tail with just a slight arch. I also like the appearance of the thick neck and strong looking head. Another thing I notice is how all his feathers are tight to his body without any "astray" feathers. All of that resting upon strong, thick, long legs. He looks like a very powerful bird as well. And now I just continue to ramble, but I also like how much of his mass is on the front half of the body - and combined with his tight tail, sort of makes him appear like he is a positive, forward thinking bird

but that is just the kind of thoughts I get off the top of my head when I see such a jaw-dropping bird. I hope to see many more like him in the future.

Ryan