Old and Rare Breeds

[gjensen]

OSU, thank you for sharing the videos. I enjoyed them. Those are some sharp looking birds. I was reading that he has had them for 30+ years? If I was looking to get into this breed, I would start right there.

 

[gjensen]

I decided to share pictures of these. I never see them or even hear them mentioned. I have been interested in this breed, and decided to locate some. That was not easy.

 

[saladin]

Wonderful george!

 

[ChickenCanoe]

I have some White Empordanesa set to hatch Thursday. ( a few may be white empordanesa x crele penedesenca)
I have 12 more cooking now as well set to hatch Next Friday plus
12 crele penedesenca x creme legbar olive egger crosses. My friend is getting some nice speckled olive eggs off this cross.

I am really hoping to get a Empordanesa rooster at least to replace the one that D#m hawk killed ! I have 2 hens presently.

Good luck on replacing your rooster.

 

[Hangtown Farms]

Good luck on replacing your rooster.

Thank you. My friend has 3 eggs in lock down out of 12. I have not candled the dozen I have yet. Need too but been busy and nothing stinks or sunken so I figured I am ok.

 

[Hangtown Farms]

I decided to share pictures of these. I never see them or even hear them mentioned. I have been interested in this breed, and decided to locate some. That was not easy.

nice what are these? I may of mised it so sorry if I did.

 

[saladin]

nice what are these? I may of mised it so sorry if I did.

Those are george's new Catalanas. Actually, they are not nice. They are simply the best I've ever seen in the States. A very very rare breed and these are the best..... far beyond nice. lol

 

[Hangtown Farms]

Those are george's new Catalanas. Actually, they are not nice. They are simply the best I've ever seen in the States. A very very rare breed and these are the best..... far beyond nice. lol

yes they are I am not super familiar with Catalina's but like what I have heard as they are similar to penedesenca in Heat Hardiness and alertness. Just lay a white egg instead of a dark brown egg. In Spain there is a Blue Tailed Empordanesa that looks similar to this. Not in the states though. I so wish they where but needing a white egg layer Catalina make sense. I have a few Sandhill orders I was going to try this year and was thinking of adding some of these to the order. Though I am sure they will not be as nice now I think I will.

 

[catdaddyfro]

I decided to share pictures of these. I never see them or even hear them mentioned. I have been interested in this breed, and decided to locate some. That was not easy.

Cool

glad you decided to post those Catalanas up on here George, you know you much I like those "orange" colored breeds, probly as much or more so than you LOL

Jeff

 

[Hangtown Farms]

Cool

glad you decided to post those Catalanas up on here George, you know you much I like those "orange" colored breeds, probly as much or more so than you LOL

Jeff

these are sunning. I wonder if you wanted to copy this pattern onto another breed what you would need. I would love to work on a Blue Tailed Empordanesa project.
with my penedesenca or empordanesa.
Maybe with a wheaten penedesenca?