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Title: Hackles anyone?
Post by: bushwacker on August 13, 2012, 09:17:32 PM: Am friends with some people that keep Plymouth Rock roosters and hens amongst countless other chooks ducks and geese and occasionally something will get in a blue.

Im glad i told them to keep whatever comes off the Plymouth Rock! :youbeauty
Title: Re: Hackles anyone?
Post by: Sweetwater on August 13, 2012, 09:23:31 PM: I've got a plymoth chook here. Can keep the fluff from it if it's worth it for anyone for fly tying...
Title: Re: Hackles anyone?
Post by: bushwacker on August 13, 2012, 09:57:41 PM: Do they get the hackle like the rooster?
Title: Re: Hackles anyone?
Post by: Sweetwater on August 13, 2012, 10:01:19 PM: Quote from: Member on August 13, 2012, 09:57:41 PM
Do they get the hackle like the rooster?

Haven't noticed any, but will get the son to catch it this weekend and will see what we can find up close.
Title: Re: Hackles anyone?
Post by: StevenM on August 14, 2012, 10:12:08 AM: Darcy gettin a bit quicker than you these days Fitz?
Title: Re: Hackles anyone?
Post by: Sweetwater on August 14, 2012, 08:11:03 PM: Quote from: Member on August 14, 2012, 10:12:08 AM
Darcy gettin a bit quicker than you these days Fitz?

He might not have me beat just yet, but the gap is closing.....

I'm just older and (hopefully wiser), if I had to catch the chook I'd just use the 410 or the gaff to do it. Call it laziness, but it would be quicker and easier, although messy.
Title: Re: Hackles anyone?
Post by: NormGood on August 29, 2012, 01:21:28 PM: Nice range of feathers there, even a few dry fly ones by the look of it. i have a little buff bantam chook that i trim from time to time.