Our Breeders
Note to the
curious: Perhaps you've noticed how I name my birds? The Greg Romer
line is named after animals (Rhino, Giraffe, Froggy, Puma), those
descended from Sam Whiteside are named after food (Ruffles, Cheerio,
and Chex) and the Kutch/ unknown line are French (Louis, Battre, Vagir,
Vaciller). The babies are named based on their sire's lineage.
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Cheerio and his two ladies,
Vagir and Vaciller, show lots of promise. Cheerio is the only son of
Battre and Ruffles (both now sold), who displays that typical feisty
d'Anver personality- he just
stops short of pecking me, while pretending to be oh-so-tough and
manly... chickens. Vagir and Vaciller are practically twins, except for
a slight difference in coloring- Vagir is a tad darker than her sister.
Both are the daughters of Cri and Pompeux (Cri is now sold). Some
notes... Cheerio is too dark, while his ladies are too light (the
proper term is "lemony"), so I'm hoping for the perfect color in their
babies. Also, his girls are broody right now, sharing the myriad
responsibilities of three very
active chicks.
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Rhino
and Giraffe would be the unhappiest couple if they were humans- their
very names should give an idea of how unmatched they are. As it stands,
however, they are chickens, and thus very satisfied with each other. An
excellent breeding pair directly from Greg Romer's line of d'Anvers
(the best in the country!), their babies dominate the brooder, even
over the big Brahmas and fluffy Wyandottes! I'm looking forward to
their doing the same in the shows...
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