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I was thinking it is called a "V-shaped" and so should look like the letter "V," but then there is the narrow "V" and then there is a wide "V" -- what makes it a "V" and not a "U" is the joining of the two horns at the base?

WALT & NYREDS: on posts 2064 through post 2068, I have posted 5 cockerels (a side view and head on view) of 4 La Fleche Cockerels. If you have the time, would you tell me which comb, wattles & earlobes you like best on the 4 & why. Any other comments or suggestions would be appreciated. Some...

I agree with you too. When you look at the La Fleche (esp. the male), your eyes are drawn to the comb. If it is all messed up, you cannot help but notice it. With my La Fleche, they are all undersized in about the same proportion so better for me to select for comb, whiteness of earlobe, wattle...

Cockerel #5 in the comb pictures (a body shot):

I kept this cockerel despite his comb because he was from a particular pairing where I culled the Sire. I kept only this male which I determined to be the best of that group. I do like his size.

A La Fleche Cock I did not use last year but saved him as a spare & will cross him over some unrelated pullets this coming season. His comb has a spike in the center but I like his long wattles and nice white earlobes.

Cockerel #5

Cockerel #4

Cockerel #3 (two pictures)

Cockerel #2 (two pictures)

Walt: could you give me your opinion of these combs & wattles, ear lobes? I would really be grateful. I will post two pictures of each male with comb from the side and then head-on. I am interested in comb shape and size & wattle length. Cockerel #1 (two pictures of him) -- also same cockerel...

Same Cockerel in these two photos:

Same bird in first two photos -- a Cockerel I have been selecting cockerels for comb & ear lobes if size is pretty close.

Hello Jeff & Daniel. I have been waiting on La Fleche at CSU -- The La Fleche have suffered from a small gene pool. The size need to be increased on them before anything else. It is what I will be working on for the future.

I agree. The hen is often ignored, but she is responsible for giving type. I like breeding from old, big Buckeye hens -- they have also proven they are healthy and can make it through our summers. Likewise, I never cull hens for color.

Like Royce, I have not noticed any correlation between too-yellow a leg and egg laying ability (but I must admit, I have not really looked for one). What I have noticed is that all free range birds have better leg color (brighter yellow) & mine eat a good bit of green grass this time of year. Of...

The Buckeyes I have seen at the shows do not have a problem with the angle of their backs so I would say it is stance in the photo related. As far as tail angles, rather than being a structural defect in the bird, it is often just the pope's nose on that particular bird or how it is angling his...

And he would give Buckeyes away to people?

Wasn't he a past President & V.P. of the American Bantam Association & an APA judge? Passed away a few years ago?

That is why it is a hypothetical.