Old Birds

[Guest ConsettFlyer12]

How many keep their very old birds, i like the with big wattles, and whats the oldest everyones got?

[billt]

A 2002 cock is my oldest

[billt]

Here he is

[blaz]

cock 04 hen 03

[john cumming]

i have a 1997 rung chequer hen, 16 year old ( arie visser ) raced untill she was 10 years old

 

 

 

john

 

[fletch]

2003 cock,

i had 2 till recently he went for a fly and didn't turn back up

[Kyleakin Lofts]

2008 hen, 3 off 2009 cocks. Just started in 2008.

[walterboswell59]

1996 cock 17 not missed an egg so far

[jimmy_bulger]

got a 1994 cock got 4 off him this year see how he gets on in the new year

[hotrod]

got a 1994 cock got 4 off him this year see how he gets on in the new year

 

Seems that each winter takes it toll on the really old ones jimmy.,then if they make it they thrive again in the spring .

[andyyy]

My stock lofts full of old uns, oldest one been a 1997 cock. There's a 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, few 2006's and then one every year til now :-)

[demolition man]

Still got my old 96 bred Essex combine winner

[gazzano1]

got a 00 hen and a 98 cock still

[philg50]

Here he is

Nice looking bird ,in great nick.DK Cheq Pied

[gazzano1]

cock 04 hen 03

I bud whant let me pm u

[fletch]

old bushart cock, 2003 bred

 

bred from 2 great birds for us

 

he has only filled 1 egg in 2 years for us and that was in august last year

[walterboswell59]

18 16 14 all hatched out 26 split so far so good

[blucock]

Oldest we have is a 2000 cock - we also have a 2001 cock who looks like a yearling and handles like one must have terrific genetics!