Potentially silly question.....

[jonny_s_p]

Hi,

I've seen the initials LF and SF in various places. Does this mean large fowl and small fowl?

Thanks

Jonny

[Nicos]

Urrmmm..well it's not silly- cos I don't know either( and I'm certainly NEVER silly)- but I'd guess at that!

[frias]

I never know what abbreviations mean. Taken me weeks to work out BTW !

[Birdie Wife]

Depends where you saw them - if chicken-realted, then LF is most probably large fowl, but SF is not commonly used for small fowl, the term bantam is more often used.

[Flummery]

Ws it LS? Light Sussex?

[CoraxAurata]

Ws it LS? Light Sussex?

usually S/F= soft feather

[RedThorn]

hmmm if it's a silly question, it's got me stumped too! your guesses are as good as any that I can come up with...

[CoraxAurata]

hmmm if it's a silly question, it's got me stumped too! your guesses are as good as any that I can come up with...

LOL not a guess

L/F =large fowl B/F = bantam Fowl S/F =soft fearther and H/f (though can't say I've seen it often) should = Hard feather....

well in a show catalogue it does anyway

[RedThorn]

LOL not a guess

L/F =large fowl B/F = bantam Fowl S/F =soft fearther and H/f (though can't say I've seen it often) should = Hard feather....

well in a show catalogue it does anyway

lol and here I thought :
L/F = Large Female
B/F - Big Female
S/F = Silly Female
H/F = Happy Female

*runs for cover and hides!*

[CoraxAurata]

LOL - I quite like those!

[Nicos]

Is there a D/B ??....daft baby???...my little un was trying to peck mum's eye out tonight!!!!...welcome to the Vine babe!!!

[bluemoon]

LF is large fowl and SF is soft feather, so you could get something like an Orpington which was both LF and SF. The name bantam is used in Britain to denote both those chickens which are small versions of a large breed such as Sussex bantams, and those which have no counterpoint as a large breed, such as Pekin bantams, although the latter type are often referred to as 'true bantams' too. I believe that in certain countries the distinction is made with some equivalent of small fowl/large fowl/ true bantam being used.