Old and Rare Breeds

[Pyncheon guy]

saladin.....I like that.....

 

[heritagehabitatfarms]

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would the Egyptian Fayoumi fall into that as well??? i don't know for sure but i have read that its the next oldest breed after dorkings???

 

[saladin]

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Renaissance was much earlier. Enlightenment would be correct, but can you imagine and enlightened chicken breed? Oh, I can, they were Methodist who became Baptist!

Think of another word I can use that is historically as accurate as Modern (besides Enlightment) and I'll do it!

You're a real hoot gallo.

 

[saladin]

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Thanks brother. We are making progress.

 

[saladin]

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would the Egyptian Fayoumi fall into that as well??? i don't know for sure but i have read that its the next oldest breed after dorkings???

I've seen that stated as well. However, I've not seen any historical reference to back it up. The Egyptians are not known in the Ancient world as cockfighters and Games were about all you hear of around the Medi. at these early dates thanks to the Phoenicians. If anyone has such information I would love to see it.

Actually, one could argue that Games are really Persian Fowl, but they were spread abroad by the Phoenicians.

 

[NeilV]

I think if you changed "Modern" to "Early Modern" it would be correct from a technical perspective, or pretty close anyway.

"Modern" is a weird word that has a bunch of different meanings depending on whether you are talking about history, or literature or just using it in regular speech.

ETA: Early Modern would really be correct if you would designate it to cover 1500-1800 A.D., and that would make medieval more correct too, since that is considered to stop around 1500.

 

[hallerlake]

I agree. Early modern is better. To a lot of people modern is the same thing as contemporary.



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[spartacus_63]

I like the way this is shaping up. A characterization that is meaningful and is not an attempt to make a sub group in a commodity.

 

[heritagehabitatfarms]

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[gallorojo]

"Age of Exploration" would work for "Modern'', but, that seems like too much of a mouthful to me. It would be technically/historically correct, but, it seems a one word name would be better.