Hello, how is everyone doing?
How are your Buff Leghorns doing lately and have you reached progress with your birds?
Greetings from the Netherlands
Arie
Here a few pictures of my F4 generation American type Buff Leghorn Bantam males.
I started a project with American type Buff Leghorn Bantams and Buff Dutch Bantams a few years ago to make my American type Buff Leghorn Bantams smaller.
I am on the right way now with 2 lines from that cross and I...
Hello,
Do you know if there are Buff Leghorn breeders in your area?
It can be in large ore in bantam. Single comb or with rose comb.
Every kind of type. Gelbe Italiener, Giallo Livorno, Buff Leghorn American-Dutch-English-Australian type and more.
I would like to take stock of the situation of...
Welcome Matt on this thread.
They look nice, were did you bought these Buffs? Are they from Keith Bjelland? He is is in the same place as you are Battle Ground
Hi there,
I would suggest to let them grow up to mature birds. At this time of his age birds are always a little weaker in the legs. Give them time to recuperate until they are mature. Then you can say with certainty that they have x legs
Hello Lisa,
The information is from the site http://www.nhdb.nl/Hoenders/
The site is in Dutch but with google translate you can translate it a little.
The NHDB ( Nederlandse Bond van Hoender, Dwerghoender, Sier- en Watervogelhouders) is changed and have a new name KLN ( Kleindier Liefhebbers...
What I meant is this:
This is a hen with a perfectly implanted tail for the breed.
Picture is from http://www.nhdb.nl/Hoenders/
This is an incorrectly implanted tail. The tail feathers are implanted much like roof tiles.
Picture is from http://www.nhdb.nl/Hoenders/
I hope it's clear what...
The male on the last picture shows a tail were from the main-tail feathers are turned in-planted like a roof. Stay close on that and look ore it turned back when he is fully matured.
Hi Lisa,
I think the youngest male shows a good comb that n neck. ot follow the neck line. His wings are on a good level too and color seems to be good.
Color you can see the best when he is matured.
Hello Joseph,
Glad you are here.
I gave you some names from breeders over there so you can get in contact with Buff Leghorn bantam breeders over there.
I hope you can buy some eggs ore birds from Sam, Dan, Keith ore Bruce.
The birds frm Sam are from the same strain then my birds I imported...
Hello Lauren,
Your Buff Leghorns look really nice in type, good heads and nice falling combs. Good leg color too. Watch out the color is not getting to light because you have the chance the birds will get white in under color and in other parts of the plumage.
Have you read my Article about Buff...
Yes I did a cross with the whites.
It will costs you at least 5 or more generations to get back in good color
http://www.aviculture-europe.nl/nummers/08E06A04.pdf
Some of my F3 generation from the cross between American type Buff Leghorn Bantams x Buff Dutch Bantams.
They still need some work but cam well for the 3th generation I guess.
Here a pure American type Buff Leghorn Batam female from 2011