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It just depends. Generally, hatchery birds don't compete as well in shows as those from breeders. However, on the flip side, I have seen people start with hatchery birds and selectively breed for a number of years and wind up with some nice show birds. And every so often you just get lucky...

Does anyone out there have any Canadian line Silver Penciled Rocks? How do they compare to our domestic lines? Just interested in learning more.

Hi, I am in Paso Robles, California. I don't ship chicks but do ship young birds and adult birds. Thank you for your interest.

We seem to have good width, carried well back into the tail. They are definitely not Wyandottes! Thanks for your help.

Thanks for the advice!!! Well, guess I'm glad I'm not seeing them, then! Haha! The hens are wide over the cushion area but not poofy. I will try to get some pictures just of them. Thanks, I really appreciate the advice.

That's encouraging, because the hens are just lovely, with good penciling throughout only diminishing into the fluff. I think also that their cushion may take a while to fully develop, just like the Langshans. I kept back one cockerel to breed the hens back to and start two lines, putting the...

Nice birds. I notice that my oldest batch of pullets are about 6 months old now, their penciling has consistently improved (the original hens are very clearly and distinctly marked) but they are not as clearly marked, especially over the saddle area as the parent hens. I assume they won't have...

I will be hatching some Buff Laced Polish from Anderson/Nachtmann bloodlines. These are very competitive birds. Our breeding pens are set up, just waiting for them to start laying.

dHi Wynette! Thank you, yes we love our Schipperkes and they are great family dogs for sure. Ours, and we have a little herd of them, are great with all the livestock, even the chickens. It is unusual that someone knows of one! I am really enjoying the forums; lots of good information being...

We have available one pair (cockerel and pullet) of large fowl Silver Penciled Rocks, suitable for show. The pictures show the cockerels and pullets and the show photo is of our main flock sire. They are about half grown at this age. We ship from Paso Robles, CA, via USPS express mail...

That's a great idea if they are pulling feed out! Haven't had much problem with that, we use a lot of feeders and only fill them half way.

I would be inteested in a pair or trio of young birds if you have them available at some point. They are amazing birds.

Forgot to mention, with very small bantam chicks, we start them on newspaper sheets under a light, with a 1 qt. mason jar screwed onto a gamebird fount bottom, which are about half the size of a regular chick fount bottom. This prevents them becoming soaked, and is narrow so it keeps them out...

Here are pictures of the "wire floors" I elevate our feeders and waterers on. This shows them after 2 days without changing. The bedding is rice hulls, which fall easily through the 1/2" holes in the wire mesh. I think this only would work well if the bedding can pass through the wire grid...

This is really helpful info. It takes a while to get it, I found it really helpful to draw it out visually. Thanks.