Mount Airy Lofts
448 posts
Feb 05, 2008
10:43 AM
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I recall seeing a thread asking about great performing Almonds. Can't seem to find it any more. Any who, while looking for a old photo to send out... I stumbled upon this rambling by Dan Ouellette. Nice read about the history of the Ouellette Almonds. Thought some of you guys might enjoy read it or re reading it.
"My brothers and I have bred Almonds for many years before we gave them up for the birds we have today. My brother Don, started the Almond family when he was a young kid starting out. He bred an Almond Oriental to a Dun grizzle tippler.
He used one Almond out of this breeding to form his family of Almonds. I used an Almond out of one of his breedings to form my family of Almonds. We formed different families of Almonds through selecting what we liked. My brother Doug, also had Almonds that he played around with. We bred our best performing rollers, regardless of color to the Almonds. After many years and many generations we had some good solid rollers. In the early 80's we did introduced some black bronzes out of the 514 line and raised some nice birds.
Ouellette Almonds all went back to the one Almond my brother, Don, bred when he was a kid. We bred some nice rollers out of the Almond families we cultivated in those days. We no longer have any Almonds or dilutes. All of our birds we have today are from Borges, Kiser, or Hatcher. We don't get any odd color or dilute from these birds.
We were proud of our efforts in breeding the Almonds but we are very satisfied with the birds we have today. We bred the Almonds when we were kids and we learned a few things from the experience too. I say no matter what you breed or how you breed, seeing is believing.
If you have the so called "colored birds" then put them up in the air for us to see and the same goes for the so called "purist birds". Let the birds do the talking no matter what color it is. I saw Roger Bakers blue lace in person many times. He had some good blue lace birds at times but not any better than his other birds. I saw Chandlers dilutes, yellows, duns, and there were some good ones in there also but not any better than his other birds. I also saw some self colored birds at Borges house that were very good also. Maybe, I better stop while I am ahead. LOL Later, Dan J."
Enjoy,
Thor
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nicksiders
2533 posts
Feb 05, 2008
5:41 PM
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I think I recently posted asking about Almonds. When I was much younger (about 30 years ago) there were a lot of lofts with almonds. I just don't see them much anymore and was asking why they lost favor.
Poophead
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c robbo
25 posts
Feb 05, 2008
6:23 PM
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not my cup of tea. wot breead are thay are thay crosses.
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bigwilly
360 posts
Feb 05, 2008
6:28 PM
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Paul Gomez has almonds that can roll
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ezeedad
307 posts
Feb 05, 2008
9:58 PM
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Thanks again Will,
A couple years ago the almonds were the hottest birds that I was flying.. They were a little too hot.
Paul Gomez
Last Edited by on Feb 05, 2008 10:06 PM
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bigwilly
373 posts
Feb 05, 2008
10:35 PM
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JM420 looking real nice
Paul, I have some birds that look exactly like that lol. See you at the show Paul.
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smoke747
768 posts
Feb 05, 2008
10:58 PM
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Paul, is the 1st bird related to the pretty almond?
smoke747
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luis
616 posts
Feb 05, 2008
11:53 PM
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To all the color genetics experts:
I was taught that birds such as the ones posted previously on this thread are qualmonds and the 1 here posted is a true almond.Is this right or was i taught incorrectly?Help please,i want to get this color thing straight!
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ezeedad
310 posts
Feb 06, 2008
6:36 AM
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Hey Will,
Hope the birds are doing well.. Yup, I'll be there.. Take care.
Yes Keith,
That bird looks a lot like the Pretty Almond... I'd have to checkon the exact relationship, but all my birds are related anyway. I haven't crossed in over 20 years.
Paul
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smoke747
771 posts
Feb 06, 2008
9:01 AM
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Paul, when you did cross, what did you bring in? A hen or cock and from what family. what was your purpose for the cross?
smoke747
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Ballrollers
1033 posts
Feb 06, 2008
9:17 AM
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Luis,
Those black and whiote birds looke to be almonds and not qualmonds, in my opinion. The qualmonds look a little different, like the next two birds posted. The bird you are referring to as the only almond is typically referred to as the "classic almond".
I have had a few good almonds in my loft, but they tended towards being large, it takes a lot of work to get that classic almond look, and the good ones come in lower percentages than other lines of my family. Since I have been focusing more on performance than feather, I have moved away from almonds....but I think they are among the most beautiful of the Birminghams....Nice birds, Paul!
Cliff
Last Edited by on Feb 06, 2008 9:19 AM
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ezeedad
313 posts
Feb 06, 2008
12:45 PM
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Keith,
In the70s I started with an NBRC cock that I got from Aubry Sinclair. Hetold me that he had gotten it from Brooklyn Petshop in East L.A. I mated it to a hen that Cornell bred out of his Pensom birds (that was almost all that he used)...in fact he told me it was pure Pensom. It waa silvery with lots of flecks. Maybe Qualmond??
All they produced were white with flecks.. I took the best one and brd it to one of my best hens.. a black self, Miracle, and produced an "almond" that went about 20 Feet. All my almond genes are down from that bird.
Gomez
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RUDY..ZUPPPPP
GOLD MEMBER
2478 posts
Feb 01, 2009
8:38 AM
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I herd some of the best almonds around are Mr R.Millers....
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RUDY PAYEN
PANCHO VILLA LOFT
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