Hi Everyone, No eggs yet. I believe that the weather has really got the birds confused. Warm one day and then cold the next. Ther hens combs have turned red...
Birds are mated and the old hens are beginning to lay. The pullets are pumping the eggs out but I only breed from the seasoned hens. I have mated up 8 pens...
Hello everyone. I have my breeding pens set up as well. I have ten pen of either single or double matings and have groups of eggs in the incubator. The...
Hey I am breeding buff and a new kind buff with white spots?? Take a look her http://pub18.bravenet.com/photocenter/view.php? img=26753&usernum=1508381869 and...
Steve........I will be at the Heartland Classic on March 22nd and 23rd judging the OE National and will attend the ABA Board of Directors meeting on April 26th...
Billy...Yes! Look forward to meeting you at Heartland. Kirk and I have become good friends. I raised Rosecomb back in the seventies and early 80's. If you...
Not giving up Billy just anxious for the old ladies to start laying. I am hoping that the last 2 days of warm weather will help them kick in. Alan ... From:...
Hi Helen, Beautiful bird there. Lookss like the Golden Neck color that is found in the U.S. on only the Belgian Bantams. Still just a little too much white...
Sorry to say I won't be at Greenville because I'll just be getting back from Easter break with my kids. The hatching is going well and all the birds are...
Bill Patterson
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Hi Bill, I am hoping that the current warming trend down here in Georgia helps give the hens a head start. My white pullets were laying for a while but then...
Bring them in the house.... squeeze them.... do something! I want to buy a trio from you :-] ... From: acowart100 To: RosecombBantams@yahoogroups.com Sent:...
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Hi all... I currently do not have any rosecombs but keep considering them... I am looking for either some chicks or breeder-show quality young stock... I would...
Well we are here on the 20th of March and still no Black eggs. Can someone offer suggestions. The white pullets are again laying but the Blacks have not...
Alan, I got my blacks from Rick Hare last year and I got 2 females from Larry Hovis 2 weeks ago. I'm working on Creles and I'm going to use the blacks in them...
Hi , I am a luker who has decides to come out of the woodwork . I was wondering I see that at one time the rosecomb had the red body color . Are they still...
Hi, I have never seen a Red Rosecomb, they are in the standard and they should be the dark red like the RI reds. Forrest...
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hi Forrest, You are correct on the reds. They are a daqrk red color like the R.I. Reds. I am currently working on a Buff R.C. and have found that the road...
The entire carriage is different. The Hamburgs wings are higher, the tail is shorter, the chest isn't as pronounced and of course the body is much longer....
Bill Patterson
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Apr 2, 2003 2:26 am
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Oh by the way.... the lobes are smaller and not as round, and in the Whites the legs are slate instead of white as in the...................beautiful little...
Bill Patterson
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... From: Bill Patterson To: RosecombBantams@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, April 01, 2003 9:27 PM Subject: Re: [RosecombBantams] hamburg vs rosecomb Oh by the...
Hi everyone, Hope all is well and hatches went as planed. My birds are growing well. I bred my Blue Red pullets from last year to BB Red cocks this year and...
Hi Amanda, How are you doing? I was waiting for someone else to answer you on the blue reds but since no one else will I guess i will try. I am thinking that...
I was hoping that Billy would answer also. I would have to agree that type is always first as type makes the breed and color the variety. ... Where is Billy?...
Thanks, for your help. I went to the oe site and the right shade looks like the dark blue. So now here is my next question. I have a cockerel that looks...
I really do not deal with the blue reds but I am thinking that the bird you are talking about is a sport and it should work to get blue reds. If you have...
Bred the sport to BBRed and you will get all Bluereds. I raise a few Bluered Old English and I think I get my better Bluereds from this mating. I ordered...