More from Google Books [searching for "de Gruy"] page 60 Friend Miner,—To-day I forward to Mr. De Gruy, two cocks and three pullets of the Palmer importation of Shanghaes. One cock, hatched on the 15th of May last, which weighs ten pounds and two ounecs ; the other cock, hatched on the 20th of May, and weighs ten povfnds, strong. One of the pullets, hatched July 1st, weighs eight pounds; another, same age, seven pounds and eight ounees ; and the third, hatched on the 6th of August, weighs six pounds and ten ounees. I likewise send Mr. De Gruy, to-day, one cock and four pullets of the Perley importation of Shanghaes. The cock was hatched on the 17th of June last, and weighs nine pounds and fourteen ounees. One of the pullets, same age, weighs eight pounds; another, same age, seven pounds and fifteen ounecs; and the other, same age, seven pounds and fourteen ounees; the fourth pullet, hatched 20th July, weighs six pounds and twelve ounecs. Mr. De Gruy, here alluded to, is an extensive breeder of fowls in the suburbs of New Orleans. http://books.google.com/books?pg=PA60&dq=%22de+gruy%22&lr=&id=XKs9AAAAIAAJ&ie=ISO-8859-1&output=html_text <http://books.google.com/books?pg=PA60&dq=%22de+gruy%22&lr=&id=XKs9AAAAIAAJ&ie=ISO-8859-1&output=html_text> page 69 The imported cock weighs twelve pounds and a quarter, and the hen eight pounds, though she is yet young, and has not near attained her full size. The color is a bright yellow, nnd the birds have all the usual characteristics of the best blooded Shanghaes. I think them equal to any I have ever seen. Mr. De Gruy, in a letter to me, of the 10th of Deecmber, 1852, in speaking of these fowls, says: ' I consider them extraordinay birds, and the finest, largest, and best ones in America." They are larger than Brown't Importation, but resemble them in color." May have answered my own question.... see next: pgs 109-112 WILD INDIAN MOUNTAIN FOWL. The fowls portrayed in this engraving, are owned by A. Verloin de Gruy, Esq., of New Orleans, and are aecurate likenesses from life. They were imported and introdueed into the United States by Capt. Thompson and Mr. Stockbridge, for Bower and Estes, of whom I had my original stock. My own stock, as well as that of T. B. Miner, Esq., of Clinton, N. Y., is identical with that of Mr. De Gruy. also Wisconsin. My Brahma Pootras are splendid, and cast Burnham's into the shade. The fact is, they do not resemble his at all. They are quite different birds, and greatly superior, more elegant and loftier. He is grossly in error when he calls them grey Shanghaes. A. Verloin De Gruy, Lousiana. I give no residence to the writers of the foregoing extracts, to show to the public that I am not advertising their fowls, as is often done in an underhanded manner, for which a consideration is tendered. If it be possible to furnish an honest work, without favoring friends, or fearing foes, I desire to do it. Mr. De Gruy, it appears, was a purchaser of stock from Mr. Burnham, which that gentleman calls " Brahma Pootras," alias grey Shanghaes, but the pair he extols so highly were purchased in 1852, of Dr. Bennett for $50, and I now have a letter in my possession from Mr. De G. to Dr. B., stating that a friend had offered him $150 for this same pair of fowls, and he refused to sell them! The stock that I purchased of Dr. Bennett were hatched in the same nest with this pair sold to Mr. De G.; so Dr. Bennett writes me. I am well aware that such prices will appear to some of my readers as fabulous, yet I assure them it is strictly so. I have, myself, sold seven pairs and one cock of this breed, lately, for $110; but they were chickens, from two to four months old only.

My Dad, Louis DeGruy, Jr., and his Dad, Louis DeGruy, Sr. were in the live poultry business, DeGruy's Poultry, in the 1940's in New Orleans. I remember the second floor of my Dad's bldg. was devoted to chickens of the world. He had pairs of chickens from all over the world including China. I still remember the poster that identified the different chicken breeds of the world. I fed and watered the chickens whenever I was at his shop. The different breeds were so colorful and beautiful. Unfortunately, they were all killed in a fire in 1950 when his building burned down. I have the Times-Picayune article about the fire and a picture of a surviving rooster. I could not find a date in the article. I don't remember why he decided to collect the different chicken breeds. I guess that was his hobby. I don't remember him or my Grandad telling me how they got into the chicken business. Thanks for the information. I don't know if there is a connection with my Dad and Grandad and the earlier DeGruys and the chicken business. Happy New Year! "Wheresoever you go, go with all your heart." Confucius God Bless, Lou DeGruy III -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of listadministratordegruyl Sent: Friday, January 02, 2009 5:24 AM To: GEN Degruy Mailing list at Rootsweb Subject: [DEGRUY] So.... which of our Degruys was a fowl-breeder?????????? More from Google Books [searching for "de Gruy"] page 60 Friend Miner,-To-day I forward to Mr. De Gruy, two cocks and three pullets of the Palmer importation of Shanghaes. One cock, hatched on the 15th of May last, which weighs ten pounds and two ounecs ; the other cock, hatched on the 20th of May, and weighs ten povfnds, strong. One of the pullets, hatched July 1st, weighs eight pounds; another, same age, seven pounds and eight ounees ; and the third, hatched on the 6th of August, weighs six pounds and ten ounees. I likewise send Mr. De Gruy, to-day, one cock and four pullets of the Perley importation of Shanghaes. The cock was hatched on the 17th of June last, and weighs nine pounds and fourteen ounees. One of the pullets, same age, weighs eight pounds; another, same age, seven pounds and fifteen ounecs; and the other, same age, seven pounds and fourteen ounees; the fourth pullet, hatched 20th July, weighs six pounds and twelve ounecs. Mr. De Gruy, here alluded to, is an extensive breeder of fowls in the suburbs of New Orleans. http://books.google.com/books?pg=PA60&dq=%22de+gruy%22&lr=&id=XKs9AAAAIAAJ&i e=ISO-8859-1&output=html_text <http://books.google.com/books?pg=PA60&dq=%22de+gruy%22&lr=&id=XKs9AAAAIAAJ& ie=ISO-8859-1&output=html_text> page 69 The imported cock weighs twelve pounds and a quarter, and the hen eight pounds, though she is yet young, and has not near attained her full size. The color is a bright yellow, nnd the birds have all the usual characteristics of the best blooded Shanghaes. I think them equal to any I have ever seen. Mr. De Gruy, in a letter to me, of the 10th of Deecmber, 1852, in speaking of these fowls, says: ' I consider them extraordinay birds, and the finest, largest, and best ones in America." They are larger than Brown't Importation, but resemble them in color." May have answered my own question.... see next: pgs 109-112 WILD INDIAN MOUNTAIN FOWL. The fowls portrayed in this engraving, are owned by A. Verloin de Gruy, Esq., of New Orleans, and are aecurate likenesses from life. They were imported and introdueed into the United States by Capt. Thompson and Mr. Stockbridge, for Bower and Estes, of whom I had my original stock. My own stock, as well as that of T. B. Miner, Esq., of Clinton, N. Y., is identical with that of Mr. De Gruy. also Wisconsin. My Brahma Pootras are splendid, and cast Burnham's into the shade. The fact is, they do not resemble his at all. They are quite different birds, and greatly superior, more elegant and loftier. He is grossly in error when he calls them grey Shanghaes. A. Verloin De Gruy, Lousiana. I give no residence to the writers of the foregoing extracts, to show to the public that I am not advertising their fowls, as is often done in an underhanded manner, for which a consideration is tendered. If it be possible to furnish an honest work, without favoring friends, or fearing foes, I desire to do it. Mr. De Gruy, it appears, was a purchaser of stock from Mr. Burnham, which that gentleman calls " Brahma Pootras," alias grey Shanghaes, but the pair he extols so highly were purchased in 1852, of Dr. Bennett for $50, and I now have a letter in my possession from Mr. De G. to Dr. B., stating that a friend had offered him $150 for this same pair of fowls, and he refused to sell them! The stock that I purchased of Dr. Bennett were hatched in the same nest with this pair sold to Mr. De G.; so Dr. Bennett writes me. I am well aware that such prices will appear to some of my readers as fabulous, yet I assure them it is strictly so. I have, myself, sold seven pairs and one cock of this breed, lately, for $110; but they were chickens, from two to four months old only. This is a "discussion" list. Individual messages cannot be assumed to be "fact." All data should be verified. 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