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[sdm111]

 

[jonservidio]

that all looks great havoc, the birds, the straw, the domes,
real nice,

 

[jonservidio]

ice is easier to take pictures of than chickens

 

[roosterhavoc]

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Warhorses I see

 

[roosterhavoc]

that all looks great havoc, the birds, the straw, the domes,
real nice,

Thanks. It hardly seems worth the effort but seeing them the next day nice and dry scratching around makes it worth it and gives me a warm fuzzy feeling inside.

 

[sdm111]

The only way to go

 

[centrarchid]

Something putting more into perspective the origin of our birds when my grandfather was a young cocker.


My brother took time to look at old ledger written by our grandfather starting over 100 years ago. It has some breeding records and notes. It is part of the interest in Wingates. It appears his line was based in large part on Wingates with original birds acquired before turn of the century, apparently from one of his cocker uncles. He did not use the term “gifted” which still interest me. I was never taught to use the term even though it is in frequent use by game fowl people of what I think is more southern extraction. Immediately after world war one when they got laid off from doughboy action in Europe, a friend sent him a burley looking brown red cock described as having a humped back. The cock was supposed to be a Pierce Wisconsin Shuffler. I do not know if the giver was a Pierce. No matter what the cock was bred to in my grandfather’s yard, good fowl were produced. I think that was an exaggeration, but likely on the whole better than what he thinks he started with. It was from that the birds he worked with until the 1950’s were derived from. He and his brother up until the early 1980’s used that line to make battle crosses. My brother kept a part of that line pure till I got back in to those around 2006. Stuff on beyond names as already handed down to us by our great-uncle (grandfather’s brother).

 

[Kiki]

Something putting more into perspective the origin of our birds when my grandfather was a young cocker.


My brother took time to look at old ledger written by our grandfather starting over 100 years ago. It has some breeding records and notes. It is part of the interest in Wingates. It appears his line was based in large part on Wingates with original birds acquired before turn of the century, apparently from one of his cocker uncles. He did not use the term “gifted” which still interest me. I was never taught to use the term even though it is in frequent use by game fowl people of what I think is more southern extraction. Immediately after world war one when they got laid off from doughboy action in Europe, a friend sent him a burley looking brown red cock described as having a humped back. The cock was supposed to be a Pierce Wisconsin Shuffler. I do not know if the giver was a Pierce. No matter what the cock was bred to in my grandfather’s yard, good fowl were produced. I think that was an exaggeration, but likely on the whole better than what he thinks he started with. It was from that the birds he worked with until the 1950’s were derived from. He and his brother up until the early 1980’s used that line to make battle crosses. My brother kept a part of that line pure till I got back in to those around 2006. Stuff on beyond names as already handed down to us by our great-uncle (grandfather’s brother).

How neat...I'd love to find an old ledger like that.

 

[B123]

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I am having a hard time figuring out the "H". Rhode Island "H" has me stumped! lol Looking good though. I just put another 20 in the incubator tonight. Only one broody so far. They need to get with the program.

 

[SOHC-FTW]

Same bird before havoc sent him.