Green legged Partridge Fowl

[tygrysek75]

Today's pictures

 

[cuwiar]

08 More lovely pictures!!

 

[animartco]

Lots of lovely pictures Tygrsek. I do sympathise that only one of the three was a girl. It's always the way. Has happened to me most of the times I've had a trio of chicks. Still it could have been worse. Could have been all boys!

 

[tygrysek75]

Wow,my picture of GLPF won a photo competition on Accidental Smalholder fot best cockrel.I did not realized this until congatulation message from Chris.
Very unexpected but very pleased. :lol: You can see it there http://www.accidentalsmallholder.net/online-shows/christmas-poultry-show-2011/best-cockerel/

 

[Marigold]

That is a WONDERFUL picture of a BEAUTIFUL bird, Tygrysek. Well done! I hope you have a nice big enlargement on your wall at home. Thanks for sharing.

 

[dorsetduckowner]

I have never even heard of this breed before... beautiful.... why are they called partridge fowl? I get the green legged bit

 

[cuwiar]

Congratulations!!! )

 

[foxy]

Well done! 08 08

 

[tygrysek75]

Thank you all . I'm trying to promote some breeds from Poland
In answer to dorsetduckowner I do not know why is it called like this in England as proper polish name is zielononozka kuropatwiana,but suspecting as they colour is partridge hence the name.The meat of the bird is more game colour yellow/olive skin and dark meat.It is dual purpose bird and hens laing low cholesterol eggs.They traing now in Poland make other colour variants but standert is only in partridge colour.I have now eggs in incy of my cockrel and silver/grey Dorking.Cant wait to see the chicks 19

 

[Marigold]

I see there's a couple of POL GLPFs pullets in the Salisbury sale catalogue for Feb. 18th. Sorely tempted.... but wouldn't have a clue how to bid, or how to make sure i was bidding for the right birds!

 

[ncotb]

I see there's a couple of POL GLPFs pullets in the Salisbury sale catalogue for Feb. 18th. Sorely tempted.... but wouldn't have a clue how to bid, or how to make sure i was bidding for the right birds!

Just stick your hand up :lol: :lol: if you do go check out the birds before the auction starts, get a catalogue & a bidding number, check the catalogue matches the lot you are after & mark the lot number , keep close to the birds you want to bid on so you dont miss them & put your hand up! Bear in mind the price could be per bird, not per pen - check this out at the office when you get your bidding number & catalogue from the office. Good luck!

 

[Marigold]

Yeah.... but now, having read all this thread again, i think maybe next year i'd rather try incubating my own - but then, there are Foy's beautiful favorelles ... so many choices, so little time and room......

 

[charliefox]

hi smart looking little birds can they fly when reach adult size .all the best uncle fox

 

[tygrysek75]

Thank you for the all comments,they not that small my cockrell waighs now2500grams and try to fight with me whenewer he has a chance.If he carry on like this his fate will not be to bright.The hen come in to laing early than expected and I have 4 eggs from her each week,averege waight of the egg 55gram,when she has started 40gram.

 

[tygrysek75]

My bad boy

 

[foxy]

Fab! Just love his expression...wonder what he was thinking? Good for a caption maybe? :lol:

 

[janetthegannet]

I tried to send a PM about this - really keen to get some hatching eggs of GLPF breed.

 

[Chuck]

They are called Partridge Fowl as in poultry terms this is the old traditional colour of chickens and the 'wild type' like the Red Jungle Fowl.
Other breeds with this colouring are the Brown Leghorn, the Welsummer (a bit redder though), the Gold Partridge Dutch bantam. The dark green legs are unusual.

 

[Stanley]

I see the first photos of these when you posted them, and thought lovely looking chicks, and just looked through all the pages, and loved watching them 'grow' theyve turned into fabulous birds, and the colour change is fabulous
Would really love to get a couple in the spring
Youve done a great job with them

 

[tygrysek75]

Thank you,they really need to free range as not doing well confined.Cocrels become eventually very agressive with eachother and later towards my son,so they really had to go.Still have a hen from that lot in the first year she laid 189 eggs which is really good for this breed Lovely ,healthy eggs(low cholesterol).She started to lay when was 24 weeks old.
Before despatching second cockrel I had incubated 2 eggs cross betwen GLPF cockrel and Silver/Grey Dorking-2 chicks I had hatched looks like this now