John Logsdon - Interview; 02/01/2013
These notations document John Logsdon’s recollections during an interview on his remembrances of his Grandfather’s Iowa Blue chickens. John is a grandson to the Iowa Blue’s creator of the same name, John Logsdon. John remembers doing chores with his grandfather and recollects his grandfather’s daily activities with the Iowa Blue.
John shared that his grandfather enjoyed studying genetics and reports that the Iowa Blue was a result of his grandfather’s genetic study. John recollects that his grandfather passed away when he was 11 or 12 years old, so some information may be lost to the past.
John remembers the following key points about his grandfather’s birds:
John shared that his grandfather enjoyed studying genetics and reports that the Iowa Blue was a result of his grandfather’s genetic study. John recollects that his grandfather passed away when he was 11 or 12 years old, so some information may be lost to the past.
John remembers the following key points about his grandfather’s birds:
- The hens were a grey-blue color and a light penciled pattern. The color looked like the grey-blue color of a barn pigeon.
- The cocks had a real silver head that was very distinctive. The silver went all the way down their back and into their lesser sickles.
- His grandfather did butcher them and they provided a nice sized carcass.
