i don't think it has to do with being in "vogue". i think it has to do with a fondness of a time most feel has gone; a sense of nostalgia; a longing for being more independent and less commercial. there is an entire movement with this "rewinding the clock" at its center. look at the organic...
interesting word choice: preserve. i haven't finished the updates for the day, but i'm curious robert - - - how do you feel about using "outcrosses"? is that preserving as defined by you? or is it the antithesis?
1) hatcheries can, and do, make this same argument. game over. the end.
2) you're posting on the "heritage large fowl thread".
i'm not concerned with what you care about, or don't care about. just pointing out the irony of this thread the last week, or so, is over the top.
is this...
because it's an integrity issue. that is the problem. i'm not going to debate it. i fully believe all know what is being said and some are justifying/rationalizing. it's cool. do your thing. it's blatantly obvious what that thing is.
i'm glad you all are talking about this, and different...
i don't think the issue is giving credit - it's the alluded perception that your potential customers are buying birds from x. they're not. a great example would be the influx of marans. i often see marans eggs, or chicks, for sale from "jeane" or "davis" lines (or presley, etc, etc). a...
my two cents on what makes a line:
if i were a breeder and had people using my name as a representation of the birds they bred and are selling, i would be offended. obviously, i had nothing to do with the choices you're making and offspring resulting from those decisions. i find it shady and...