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May I ask why you no longer carry the breed?

When I was a little child I was told that there used to be Bald Eagles here too but they haven't made quite the comeback in these parts of the East Coast that they seem to have made in WA. It was the DDT that nearly caused them to go extinct. The hawks have come back and are in strong numbers...

Hello DR! Thank you so much for creating such a beautiful web site dedicated to such a wonderful breed! Your birds are gorgeous! I just wanted to let you know that your work is very much admired and appreciated! Kindest regards from Amerika!

I can confirm, unfortunately, as a first-hand witness to the fact that a hawk CAN and will kill a large chicken, attempt to bring it home to its young in a nest, fail to be able to take it and start tearing it apart. It will then fly off with a bit of leg and thigh and continue coming back for...

Apparently Midwestern hawks, or at least certain hawks in certain areas, have very different hunting patterns than Eastern ones. I can confirm, unfortunately, as a first-hand witness to the fact that, as Nambroth from NY mentioned earlier, a hawk CAN and will kill a large chicken, attempt to...

They sound lovely! May I ask where you got your Orloffs from?

Glenn Drowns who runs Sand Hill Preservation Center does not provide any heating in his breeding pens in the winter and he has kept Egyptian Fayoumis for many, many years. They're in Iowa where -20 degrees F is not uncommon in the winter -- it can even get to -25 F! Other than some frostbite...

My thoughts exactly. It's true, things aren't the same at all. A late friend of mine who is dearly missed was 93 years old several years ago and told me that in all of his life, much of which was spent on a farm and then on a homestead and talking extensively with friends (many of which were...

Those were the good old days. Times have changed. You don't necessarily need to keep birds long for modern diseases to develop. Many here on BYC and other places online have reported having health problems with chicks and baby waterfowl, particularly those shipped from some of the large...

Russian Orloffs being dual-purpose were also traditionally used as a meat breed. Would anyone that has ever culled and eaten any be able to share their experience? Taste, texture, age at butchering and an idea of the type and amount of meat (such as more of a thigh-type or breast-type bird)?

I don't have any experience with them or their stock personally, but High Hopes Farm sells chicks and hatching eggs out of their prize-winning lines. High Hopes web site is: http://highhopesrussianor.wixsite.com/highhopesfarm/russian-orloff You might also want to check out the Russian Orloff...

That's horrible! Who would ever mix a Speckled Sussex with a Spangled Orloff and actually sell them as purebred Orloffs?! Thank you for shedding light on such a dishonest practice. Each breed is from completely unrelated genetic stock and that would definitely ruin the Orloffs. I've raised...

Sand Hill Preservation Center has sold Orloffs in the past, in both Mahogany and Spangled -- sometimes called 'speckled' -- colors but I don't know if they will have any in the future as my order from them could not be fulfilled due to the fact that a mink wiped out their Orloff breeding pens...

Are there any other breeders who continue High Hopes line of Russian Orloffs?

Anyone know of any good sources for Altsteirer now in the US? Unfortunately Greenfire and Sunbird Farms don't seem to have the breed anymore. Does anyone know if there was more than one line imported into the US? Thank you so much for your help!

I know someone asked this earlier in this thread, but does anyone know if there is a standard for the Altsteirer breed? Also, are there any groups or a club or something for the breed? I do not have any yet but it would be nice to know!

Does anyone out there have purebred Egyptian Fayoumis from Sand Hill Preservation Center's line? I'm trying to find some stock to keep that as a separate line. Thank you in advance for your reply!