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[crazyhen]

Yeh!!!! for you. Gloria Jean

 

[lildinkem]

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Congrats danielle82!! It is addictive. hope to hear that you go and show him some more. have fun!!

 

[danielle82]

thank you crazyhen and lildinkem, I DO plan on showing more lol it is addictive and I relly love the breeding and improving of the breed, It is fun to see which combinations work the best and to look at one generation versus the previous one and see the improvements! I am only down one generation from my starter stock but I am loving this tremendously!

 

[lildinkem]

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I agree, you will see lots of improvements with selective breeding. The Buffs I call nasty, are my F-2 from the original parent stock of the line I created off of my Akers girls.
Check out the changes from the Original Buff cock and what I have to pick from now

Here is Capt Ron, very much a $6 Buff cock bird

Here is RON's boy JeRONimo who sired these below

Here is JeRONimo's baby boy. there is a Tubby Black boy in behind him. Plus MErtyl the hatchery Aussie

Big boys

 

[jeremy]

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What's the point in this though? All you're accomplishing is being dishonest.

I would never enter a Colombian Rock as a Light Sussex. Or vice versa. They look relatively the same.

I have a hard time believing an APA judge would tell you to enter a mutt bird as a pure NHR and try to compete.
He might have said that the two birds look similar, that the mutt Orp could possibly pass for a NHR...
But I can't understand why he would approve of entering and showing it as such.

It makes me question his credentials as a judge. Why would he knowingly allow such a thing to happen, let alone condone the behavior?

 

[lildinkem]

urbanfarmboi I'll just send ya a PM buddy what I think on the subject you keep bringin up..

I breed my bird to look like this.
IF you know enough to tell everyone this isn't pure go for it. lololol
LATE May hatch Blacks
BOSS HOGG

 

[rodriguezpoultry]

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What's the point in this though? All you're accomplishing is being dishonest.

I would never enter a Colombian Rock as a Light Sussex. Or vice versa. They look relatively the same.

I have a hard time believing an APA judge would tell you to enter a mutt bird as a pure NHR and try to compete.
He might have said that the two birds look similar, that the mutt Orp could possibly pass for a NHR...
But I can't understand why he would approve of entering and showing it as such.

It makes me question his credentials as a judge. Why would he knowingly allow such a thing to happen, let alone condone the behavior?

If one judge suggests it to see how close it is to the standard, then why not? Many people use breeds that are similar in order to bring in a new color or to improve type of some sort. If you enter a Columbian Rock as a Light Sussex you will get a DQ. The Columbian Rock should have yellow legs.

Now, if you're trying to better your Australorps by adding a black Orpington, why not put it in a show to see how close the F1 generation is going to look? Unlike dog shows, pedigrees are not necessary. Now, when a breeder sells his mixed mutts as a purebred bird to an unknowing purchaser, that is when there is an issue. But to show a mixed bird that meets a breed standard? I don't see an issue, especially if it's to see how your "line" compares to other birds that you are attempting to breed your birds to surpass.

 

[justuschickens59]

Thought I'd post some pictures of my Blue/Black Orpingtons. I took these today. The two black pullets (The O's) are right at 4 months old, Hagrid (blue cockerel) is about 3-1/2 months old, Rumples (blue cockerel) is right at 3 months old. Of course, these would be disqualified because they have the fluff down to the ground.

Hagrid and The O's

Rumples

Rumples and Bluebell

Octavia

Olympia

Olympia

 

[kla37]

I like the "fluff down to the ground" look. It's so snuggly looking, but I like the cute factor over the show factor.

 

[OSUman]

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I was going to go but i forgot about it until the wed before which was too soon to change some plans i already made for last weekend. I wish i would have gone but i dont have any orps to showbut it still would have been fun to see. When are some other shows around here (IL IN WI IA)? anyone know?