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This is something I'd like to know as well. I want to breed toward a flat, tight V shape. But it seems the upright V is very common and likely tends to be one of the variances that naturally occurs due to head structure. The Bantam Standard even includes an artists rendition of the head which...

Well I am not at all experienced with La Flèche yet. However there are some things I want to keep in mind. #1 is size. Currently all of the stock seems underweight. Which is to be expected with lack of interest in recent history. #2 is Breast shape, size and carriage. Most of the birds...

Took pictures of one trio. Not the greatest, but with the flightiness I think these are the best I'm getting. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------...

I was actually going to slaughter two, but Chris is saving one. And a friend wanted a pair of culls. So now I have to wait a few months. Quite a bummer.

That bird in the front right... gorgeous. One day they will all look like that!

I'm speaking on breeds such as Campines, Polish, Hamburg and Lakenvelder leaving an impression on people. Those are light breeds, and they are what comes to mind when a lot of people think Continental. I personally consider them a healthy medium. The French breeds are the largest in...

I've had some extensive communication with him in regards to La Flèche we are trading Cockerels come Knoxville!

Interesting notes on La Flèche when examining against the Standard: Combs are allocated 10 points instead of 5 on the point scale. Proportionally deducted from other parts of the bird. I am still unsure as to how this system works, I would really like Walt's input on how points are deducted...

Some pictures of the various females. Again, soon, I will get better images. I'll likely measure them up with a micrometer to get a good idea of body width. The hens all have nice flat backs. Which is encouraging.

Comb on a bird out of Urch. Not particularly the Comb I want to work toward, but it has great size and the birds body type is very nice.

Except, at this point, Hatchery stock may match up pretty well to current stock. Currently breeders are few and far between. Most of the ones I've run into(including myself) have just gotten started in them. The ones I got this past week are nice, but definitely have some improvements to...

Would be nice to see more. But I'm also rubbing my greedy little paws together in anticipation of La Flèche. I want to find out who has them. Also, I need a good reason to see what others think of what I purchased in Columbus.

OH MAN! OH MAN OH MAN OH MAN! That makes me incredibly happy.

I try not to pay attention to the illustrations, a lot are artist renditions that are poorly portrayed(in my opinion). I would much rather prefer if they collected photographs of exceptional birds to place in the Standard.

I get curious about things, and I begin to dig. So I took this and ran with Xanthophyll. Seems like pigmentation in poultry does derive from Xanthophyll pigments Zeaxanthin and Lutein. Found this article a neat read and figured I would share since it has levels of the pigments in foods...

I'm not an ornithologist, but I would dare say a bird uses carotenoids wherever available. This may be expressed in loss of skin pigment, this could be expressed in loss of leg pigment, or it could be expressed in loss of feather pigment(if they lay heavily around a molt. But I'm not sure...

Different judges have their tastes. You will have judges who favor different shades, different types and different weights. For instance I recall a judge from our area who greatly favored darker colored birds. We had, for a time, Mottled Houdans. Which can tend to go heavy on the dark or...

Grant Malone was my mentor as a child. Absolutely one of the best in the country.