Other Rare Breed Poultry
Croad Langshan
My love affair with Croadies started with a purchase of a trio from the failed Aussie breeidng programme stock, in 2013. I was smitten and cracked on breeding them, and learning. I entered stock in the National in 2015 and that year won not only the Best Croad Langshan, but Graham the Croad went on to win the coveted Best Ladies title – the best bird exhibted by a lady. This trophy was won in 1985 by HRH The Queen Mother – so I now have my name on the same trophy!
My croads are big, with great height and lift. Great frames and colour. See show results!!!.
As always a a work in progress – with egg colour being on my selection radar for 2020/2021.
Egg colour; from plum blush , brown to light brown
Weights;
Show Results – Soft Feather Light;
National – Best Welbar 2014, 15, 16, 17, 19
Champion Autosexing
National Poultry Show
2014 – Gold Welbar Male
2017 – Gold Welbar Pullet
Andalusian Bantam
My first rare breed true love. This breed were at a critial point when I first starting looking for them in 2005. Three years later I had my first breeding group and the work started in earnest to save these birdfs from extinction. Please read the blog post for the full story!
I now have really healthy vital bloodlines, super fertility and hatchibility, and several keen new breeders out there.
Egg Colour: white
Weights – Under review – Bantam:
Male 900g (32oz) Female 745g (26oz)
Show Results;
National – Best Andalusian 2018/2019
Federation – Best Andalusian 2018
Andalusian Large Fowl
My first rare breed true love. This breed were at a critial point when I first starting looking for them in 2005. Three years later I had my first breeding group and the work started in earnest to save these birdfs from extinction. Please read the blog post for the full story!
I now have really healthy vital bloodlines, super fertility and hatchibility, and several keen new breeders out there.
Egg Colour: white
Weights – Large
Male Female
Show Results;
National – Best Andalusian 2015
Show Results – Soft Feather Heavy;
National – Best Rhodebar – 2016 and Reserve Champion.
Vorwerk
Developed in Germany by Oskar Vorwerk around 1900, this is classed as a light utility breed. It is recognised by its striking deep buff and velvety black plumage. They were created using Lakenvelders, utility type buff Orpingtons, buff Sussex and Andulasians. The breed was first shown in Hanover in 1912 and standardised in 1913. The aim was to provide a middle-weight, economical utility fowl, good-natured, lively, but not timid. The bantam followed around 1920 using undersized large Vorwerks, buff Orpington bantams, Gold Duckwing German bantams and Barnevelder bantams.
Egg Colour: tinted
Weights – large:
Weights
Male 3kg Female 2kg
Welsummer Bantam
Fairly new to breeding welsummer, I aquired stock from Mark Peat and Simon Chandler in 2019. As the root stock for my welbar bantams it made sense to breed stock of my own – but I am hooked. Fantastic little birds.
Egg Colour: Brown
Weights:
Large: Male – 1.02Kg Female 0.79Kg
Show Results –
Northern Poultry Championships – 2020 – Best welsummer, Champion Bantam Soft Feather.
High Peak Poultry Show – 2020 – Champion Welsummer.
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