mottled houdans

[chickendales]

pick up a mottled houdan cock today what u think he lil wet from the rain and is in his isolation cage in the gorage

 

[chickendales]

lots of pin feathers looks like he be very nice look boy when his feather all grow in

 

[miss heny]

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to munch white, this is what a mottled houdan should look like

not my roo

 

[chickendales]

it seem like i see alot bird that have too much or not anuff

 

[Illia]

Search up and read back on some old topics on Mottled Houdans. You'll notice that none in the US are truly up to par, although color isn't really a matter right now. What is, is the body. It is a little hard to say but so far it seems he's okay, not enough breast, and it is hard to judge the crest, but he looks a little better than most I've seen.

The Mottled Houdan on the feathersite photo is not "what they should look like"

- Too little breast, too little white, too low set of tail, very drooped wing carriage.

 

[chickendales]

crest is full pin feathers he kinda not in best shape was in with 3 other males and its been wet and cold here michigan but well have take better pic in a month or so

 

[Illia]

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Would love to see him then.

I'm a huge fan of Houdans and the preservation of them, but I'm not a fan of the commercialized, common, and dare I say ruined version hatcheries made out of them.

 

[chickendales]

im just glad he dosent look like polish with extra toe

 

[chickendales]

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Would love to see him then.

I'm a huge fan of Houdans and the preservation of them, but I'm not a fan of the commercialized, common, and dare I say ruined version hatcheries made out of them.

my next project is to find hens for him

 

[Illia]

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I'll be honest with you - He does.

He has the same upright body, same breast, same tail as even my Tolbunt cockerel. He need as a more horizontal body, a deeper chest, - He needs to look like a truly dual purpose bird with 5 toes, beard/muffs, and a crest.

As said, still better than most I've seen, but he still is quite similar to Polish. And even my pictured boy isn't as Polish really should be, but very close.