Show Off Your American Gamefowl and Chat Thread!!!

[Wyorp Rock]

I'm wondering if Laura is talking about how they "feel"?

I've noticed there is a different "feel" to my birds feathers. For example - Barred Rocks, Australorps feel like velvet and are very smooth (tight feathering), while my Orpingtons are soft and fluffy, but have a "texture" so are not quite so smooth.

Maybe a "girl thing"

 

[sdm111]

I think hard feathering is like a Cornish vs like a Cochin what would be only through logic soft feathering

 

[Wyorp Rock]

I think hard feathering is like a Cornish vs like a Cochin what would be only through logic soft feathering

I agree...hard feathering would be like Cornish. "Soft and fluffy" would be like Cochin, but I would tend to think that the Cornish would feel more velvety compared to the Cochin. Could be wrong, but to me, the "fluffier" feathers have a more coarse texture.


https://livestockconservancy.org/index.php/heritage/internal/cornish
https://livestockconservancy.org/index.php/heritage/internal/cochin

 

[roosterhavoc]

I know what "tight feathering" is on gamefowl. Just about all good leiper, hatch type hens are like this. Where some other lines aren't. Blues are softer, looser feathered I suppose. Don't mean anything though as far as I know

 

[sdm111]

Ok

 

[sdm111]

I know what "tight feathering" is on gamefowl. Just about all good leiper, hatch type hens are like this. Where some other lines aren't. Blues are softer, looser feathered I suppose. Don't mean anything though as far as I know

gotcha like the asil I had seemed like the feathers were painted on

 

[roosterhavoc]

I think I'm gonna run outta wire. D*mnit. Got plenty of insulators though.

 

[sdm111]

I guess a frizzle would be soft

 

[sdm111]

A few bags of insulators go a long way. My lawnmower finds them all the time

 

[Wyorp Rock]

Hmmm...a frizzle or sizzle or fizzle yeah, I would think they would be soft

Are you seriously getting some Cochins?

I do like the looks of the Lakenvelder. Beautiful birds. Wouldn't mind having some of them, I've only seen them at MM - problem is orders are too large for me. I only add about 6-7 birds at a time, so...min order of 25 or 15 doesn't work.