These are some macro photos of just a few of my breeders or young potential breeders. They are just beautiful to look at up close and they come in such variety. While I’m no expert at the eye-sign theory and it’s not something I use (yet) when determining my pairings, I’m open to input from those of you who are.
These photos are more of an exercise and an attempt to see just how much detail I can capture in an eye. Click on a photo to enlarge it.
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- 94 Cock
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- 611 cock. This is a son of Bart who, when paired with the 613 Kannibaal hen in 2011, gave us some of our best performing young birds. This year, we are testing him with a sister to 613.
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- 1058 cock. Full brother to 613, 1099 and 1100, the line-bred Kannibaal family I’m working with crossing into my other families.
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- 2655 cock
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- 2655 cock. This is Bart. He is beginning to fill the loft with his children, grandchildren, and this year with his great grandchildren. He will be paird with a granddaughter of Blue Miracle for half the breeding season, and will then be paired with 613 above.
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- 19491 cock
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- 19491 cock. This is Old Man, a 14-year-old rescue cock who I just love, but know nothing about. I figure he deserves a shot in the breeding shed. He looks like he is built for distance.
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- 123 cock
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- 123 Cock
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- 123 cock. Here is the eye of my Blue Miracle x 969 cockbird. I’ve gotten a lot of good feedback about his eye and so far he hasn’t dissapointed as a racer or a breeder. He bred a 2nd place 200-mile in his first year.
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- 116 cock
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- 116 cock. This is the eye of IF 09 Protege 116, a direct son of Kannibaal’s Gold and Michelle bred by Kenny Rhodes. He will be paired with an inbred Aviator X Black Widow hen in 2012 as well as the 904 hen below which is a granddaughter of Charley, Kenny’s Girl and Witoger 720.
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- 09 cock
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- 09 cock. A Janssen 969 x Hollywood cock from Timber Creek Lofts.
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- 2033 cock
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- 2033 cock. This is the eye of AU 07 CBS 2033, my Jan Aarden cockbird.
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- 9217 Hen
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- 490 Jan Aarden Hen
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- 1100 hen. Another line-bred Kannibaal cock from my Protege pair.
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- 726 Hen
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- 726 hen. This hen is a direct daughter of Ultimate Miracle, one of the most famous of Blue Miracle’s breeding sons.
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- 904 Hen
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- 904 hen. Beautiful green eye. This hen, a grand daughter of Charley x Kenny’s Girl and Witoger 720 x Dikke Witpen, will also be mated to my direct son of Kannibal’s Gold later in the season.
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- 1594 hen
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- 1594 hen. This is another inbred hen down from Aviator, Black Widow and Phantom.
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- 1099 hen. This is another line-bred Kannibaal hen down from my Protege birds. She is a full sister to the 613 hen.
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- 618 hen. A daughter of Bart and a full sister to 611. I hope to cross her with a Kannibaal bird this year, hoping to repeat the success of her brother when crossed with 613.
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- 613 Hen
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- 613 hen. This is a line-bred Kannibaal hen out of my two Protege birds. She will be crossed again in 2012 with Janssen blood to see if she can repeat last year’s success.
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- 20 hen
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- 20 hen. This blue bar hen is a double grand/great granddaughter of Aviator and Black Widow.
