Old and Rare Breeds

[Yellow House Farm]

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Let's add the Dorking Breeders Club

 

[saladin]

Daniel brings up a good topic to discuss with our Old and Rare breeds: color breeding.

I will be the very first to admit that a beautifully colored bird on an excellent typed body is hard to pass-up and is, of course, the ideal of all Standard bred birds. However, I think color breeding can ruin any breed: regardless of that birds function.

Vigour, vitality, rude-good health, and type come as far before color as the engine comes before the caboose on a mile-long train; regardless of the breed.

As Don Schrider once said to me at the Unifour Show; 'There's a whole lot of pretty feathers here; I'm just not sure there's much under them.'

 

[Chris09]

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Let's add the Dorking Breeders Club

I tried but the link I have is a dead link.
Do you have a working link? If so I would be happy to ad it..

Never mind I found it..

LOL It is now on the list..

http://dorkingbreedersclub.webs.com/

Chris

 

[Cuban Longtails]

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I don't know anything about Shamos; are they all natural beeders, or is AI commonly used to insure fertile eggs? If you had Shamos running loose on your farm, would the hens hide and hatch and raise a clutch of eggs on their own?

If they can't breed on their own, they aren't worth having.

They will hatch and brood on their own if you let them. They're protective of their offspring and will mother their offspring much longer than non-oriental breeds.

 

[M To The Maxx]

I really like this thread.

 

[Chris09]

I add more links to the original list.

Pakistan Asil Club
Calcutta Aseel Club
Asil Club
International Asil Community

Chris

 

[Schweiger]

Hey saladin or anyone else, The ALBC classifies the Leghorn - non industrial as recovering. what is considered "non-industrial"? I have light Brown SC leghorns is this one of those that are non industrial? I would believe non industrial would be the "pearl" leghorn and the white leghorns only, is this right?

 

[fowlman01]

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I don't know anything about Shamos; are they all natural beeders, or is AI commonly used to insure fertile eggs? If you had Shamos running loose on your farm, would the hens hide and hatch and raise a clutch of eggs on their own?

Shamos don't have any problem breeding naturally. I don't know why anyone would have to AI them.

Walt

 

[Chris09]

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From what I gather, "Non-Industrial" are from Breeders and are bred to APA standard. A, "Industrial" Leghorn is a Hatchery type Fowl that is Small, Lanky and not bred to APA Standard.

Chris

 

[buffalogal]

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I don't either, that's why I asked.

Pretty amazing looking birds.