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Size in LF
Christie Rhae:
--- Quote from: Russ --- I just read where they suggest better result\'s to increasing size by choosing large hen\'s to breed from more so than the Male\'s. Test\'s seem to prove more gain when large hen\'s were used in comparison to just focusing on using large cock\'s or cockerel\'s to improve size. Even when smaller cock\'s or cockerel\'s were used. But I am far from a Guru so I am interested what the pro\'s say. I really like working with the Silver\'s and that is one of there biggest downfall\'s
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Interesting! That is a good tip.
dixieland:
I am working on size in my silver hens.. The cocks are big, but the girls
are still smaller then I want.. They are in the 5# 8oz range....
The challenge is fun though, I agree with Russ!!
John:
--- Quote ---Perhaps John Blehm and others will chime in here,
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Much of the history behind the varieties I developed, co-developed and helped improve can be found buried on this forum. Mike developed the Ameraucana breed and the first variety...bantam wheaten. Wayne Meredith bred up the first LF wheatens using bantams from Mike the way I understand it and all the LF varieties that Wayne worked on had good size from what I saw during my one visit to his place years ago.
Here is a link to an older topic that is close to this one and it has links to others that may be worth reading.
http://ameraucana.org/abcforum/index.php?a=topic&t=116
Christie Rhae:
--- Quote from: John ---
--- Quote ---Perhaps John Blehm and others will chime in here,
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Much of the history behind the varieties I developed, co-developed and helped improve can be found buried on this forum. Mike developed the Ameraucana breed and the first variety...bantam wheaten. Wayne Meredith bred up the first LF wheatens using bantams from Mike the way I understand it and all the LF varieties that Wayne worked on had good size from what I saw during my one visit to his place years ago.
Here is a link to an older topic that is close to this one and it has links to others that may be worth reading.
http://ameraucana.org/abcforum/index.php?a=topic&t=116
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Thank you for the link! I run all kinds of searches but maybe I am not using the right words cuz sometimes I have a hard time finding the info I would like.
This forum is such a wealth of info if you just know where to find it. lol!
jerryse:
--- Quote from: John ---
--- Quote ---Perhaps John Blehm and others will chime in here,
--- End quote ---
Much of the history behind the varieties I developed, co-developed and helped improve can be found buried on this forum. Mike developed the Ameraucana breed and the first variety...bantam wheaten. Wayne Meredith bred up the first LF wheatens using bantams from Mike the way I understand it and all the LF varieties that Wayne worked on had good size from what I saw during my one visit to his place years ago.
Here is a link to an older topic that is close to this one and it has links to others that may be worth reading.
http://ameraucana.org/abcforum/index.php?a=topic&t=116
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I also am working on size improvement in LF silver.I am using wheaten family Meridith bred roosters from my friend Denise at Paradise Found Farm.She got these roosters directly from Wayne.They were used on my LF light brown project hens last year.These split pullets are with a LF silver rooster I got from John when in Frankfurt KY in the fall of 2010.I am culling by chick color at day old to eliminate the wheaten gene.As a plus some will be blue silver.In 2 generations I have chicks of proper color.Will also eliminate any cockerels that show white beards as they grow [a wheaten charicteristic].I know Mike G. used blue to create his line of blue silver but I do not know how many generations it took.This may be quicker.Can you share that info Mike?I will add some chick pics later after I relearn how to post them.
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