Post by bw on Aug 21, 2005 17:21:35 GMT -5
Blue Face fowl
from J.D Perry
Lum Gilmore got a cock from Ted mcclean it was a small stationed cock ran around Gilmore place for some time and there where no hens with him. he was said to be a hard hitter, and when cockers stooped by they sparred him to show how hard he could hit. when sparred or exerted in any way he turned blue in the face, hence the name blue face. sweater mcginins was around gilemore`s place at bay city, TX at the time, he finally brought over one of his madigin regular grey hens as company for the cock. some stags and pullets were raised from that mating. sometime before that two hens where stolen from hatch on long island and given to sweater. and, not long after that sweater was inducted into the service. he put the two hatch hens with E.W. law to keep for him until he returned, when he got out, he immediately got in touch with law to get the hens.law told him one had died ,but he sent sweater the other one. One of the 1/2 grey 1/2 blue face cock was bread to the stolen hatch hen and the progeny of that mating where known as the blue face fowl.
from J.D Perry
Lum Gilmore got a cock from Ted mcclean it was a small stationed cock ran around Gilmore place for some time and there where no hens with him. he was said to be a hard hitter, and when cockers stooped by they sparred him to show how hard he could hit. when sparred or exerted in any way he turned blue in the face, hence the name blue face. sweater mcginins was around gilemore`s place at bay city, TX at the time, he finally brought over one of his madigin regular grey hens as company for the cock. some stags and pullets were raised from that mating. sometime before that two hens where stolen from hatch on long island and given to sweater. and, not long after that sweater was inducted into the service. he put the two hatch hens with E.W. law to keep for him until he returned, when he got out, he immediately got in touch with law to get the hens.law told him one had died ,but he sent sweater the other one. One of the 1/2 grey 1/2 blue face cock was bread to the stolen hatch hen and the progeny of that mating where known as the blue face fowl.
