Old and Rare Breeds

[Yellow House Farm]

When I've had red feathers show up, I pluck them and wait to see if they grow back in red. Most times they don't so I figure it's just a fluke feather?

That's really interesting. I might just have to give it a try to see if it works. I've never heard that before. Cool.

 

[Yellow House Farm]

I enjoyed the story Yellow House. I can relate with a few things.

One is meeting the person behind the birds. As opinionated as poultry people can be, it is always nice to get to know the person behind the birds. I like the stories, I like the history, and I like the perspective. That is good a reason to find someone that has been working with a breed we are interested in as any other.

Too true, indeed. It creates and entire frame for the project.

 

[Lacy Blues]

That's really interesting. I might just have to give it a try to see if it works. I've never heard that before. Cool.

That was if I had one or two stray feathers the wrong color. If I had a bird with more than that... they were history!

 

[Yellow House Farm]

That was if I had one or two stray feathers the wrong color. If I had a bird with more than that... they were history!

Yup, this is two individual feathers in bottom of the hackle. I'm not too stressed over it at this point.

 

[chrisf]

I've heard of this guy from Maine.........im wondering if my female hails from the same stock.....she came from a private breeder upstate NY who claims they were from a very old bloodline..........my male comes from sandhill and also has one dark red hackle feather.....................chrisf

 

[Yellow House Farm]

I've heard of this guy from Maine.........im wondering if my female hails from the same stock.....she came from a private breeder upstate NY who claims they were from a very old bloodline..........my male comes from sandhill and also has one dark red hackle feather.....................chrisf

Hmmm...I can't know for sure. There is a junior who shows and old La Fleche hen at the Northeastern poultry congress. The hen is really substantial. It comes from an "old breeder" in NY. It might be good to track this old breeder. I just wish we had a name to go on. I'd certainly be willing to make a drive.

 

[chrisf]

This is exactly where I got my hen from.....I go there every year and was stunned to find la fleche being sold.............chrisf

 

[Yellow House Farm]

This is exactly where I got my hen from.....I go there every year and was stunned to find la fleche being sold.............chrisf

Well perhaps we'll see each other.

To all, a shout out for the Congress it's going to be a cool event. The sheraton is the sponsoring event, but 1/2 is the final day for the discounted pricing. There are already over 2200 birds and more will certainly be coming.

 

[cgmccary]

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I met this kid when I was at Ohio National this year. He wanted to buy a La Fleche pullet off me offering me $50. I told him I had just bought them from Duane Urch. The kid said had La Fleche for 6-7 years already. The kid was 16 y.o. He rode with a friend of mine who has known him most of his life (and who confirmed the kid had gotten his La fleche when he was about 9 y.o. I told the kid I would trade a La Fleche trio for a trio from him. My buddy is bringing back to Columbus next year. The kid was very knowledgeable about the breed.

 

[Lacy Blues]

HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYBODY!