Heritage Large Fowl - Phase II

[NeilsHamburgs]

Pm me if you want pics/contact info on any winners at ne congress
Im going to have walt really look at my birds
Cant wait

Take some pictures of Erik's birds if you don't care.

 

[3riverschick]

were there any light Sussex there?

 

[Apdeb]

Ill check starts tomorrow at 9am

 

[hellbender]

This link contains material that is is somewhat dated and to some degree, a bit tedious but it contains static principles that are tried and proven with respect to successful breeding of large fowl. I have read this enough that I practically know certain passages by heart.

Tedium aside....there's something here for everyone....Enjoy.

http://journeytoforever.org/farm_library/ppp/ppp6.html

 

[thedragonlady]

Pm me if you want pics/contact info on any winners at ne congress
Im going to have walt really look at my birds
Cant wait

Please post whatever you can get !

 

[3riverschick]

Can non fat dry milk be used the same as skim milk in a fowl's diet?
If so, what is he ate of dilution with water. or should it just be sprinkled
dry over a moist mash?
Thanks,
Karen

 

[1TurkenLover]

Simply put please :

What is an " Heritage Large Fowl "

 

[NanaKat]

Pm me if you want pics/contact info on any winners at ne congress

Im going to have walt really look at my birds

Cant wait

I would love to see any LF Wyandottes please.  And if you could get the exhibitor numbers/names.

X2. And thank you for sharing.

 

[3riverschick]

Simply put please :

What is an " Heritage Large Fowl "

Heritage= accepted by APA before 1951.
Large= standard size, not a bantam.
Fowl=chickens.
Someone correct me if I am wrong.
Best,
Karen

 

[MagicChicken]

Simply put please :

What is an " Heritage Large Fowl "

"Heritage Large Fowl" are large fowl that belong to a breed that was in the American Poultry Association (APA) Standard of Perfection (SOP) prior to 1950 and have been bred to the Standard. As opposed to hatchery birds that are marketed with old breed names but no longer resemble those breeds much at all, because they have not been bred to the Standard of Perfection. The 1950 date is relevant because that is when specialized commercial production birds began to take over the poultry industry, to the detriment of the old farmstead birds.

Edited to add: What Karen said. "Fowl" in this context means "chicken." (Fowl in older cookbooks usually means an older hen, which requires different cooking techniques from a younger more tender bird.)