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But . . . but . . . If a person cheats at a show by coloring in feathers, shaving side sprigs, etc., and doesn't get caught, aren't they still shooting themselves in the foot by perpetuating those faults in their next generation of birds?

I kinda like this one. Just think of the chicken's head pressed up to the glass inside the bottle, looking out . . .

What's that saying? "In every old person there's a kid screaming to get out." I am still amazed to be in an old body. I swear I'm 30, tops. Sometimes still a teenager. My body, however, is porch-rocker-worthy.

Bentley, to what kind of animal does the eye in your avatar belong?

To play devil's advocate, perhaps embracing the newbie desire for heirlooms could be a good thing. Sure, the birds they buy from real breeders aren't going to carry on the good genes. But they almost certainly won't be bred in an indifferent manner, either, as trendy new chicken owners tend to...

Nah, I have it on good authority that you're Le/le. (Legendary)

That would be Di/di for dimmer switch. (Sorry, I couldn't help it.) ;-)

As someone brand-new to chickens (less than a year), I know I've learned far more than I could have imagined from my birds. And that tells me I have a massively huge amount of learning to do ahead of me. As much as I learn from reading, as good as the information is (and the best I've found is...

Sounds like an awesome book; I'd love a copy. http://www.amazon.com/Start-where-you-what-have/dp/B00070I7JE Perhaps it can be re-published as an e-book? Or one of those print-on-demand things? Or even better, gotten back in print? edited to add: on the amazon page, you can click to request...

It might be very helpful for some of the very knowledgeable folk here to post a list of some breeds that they consider need attention, whether: 1. on the brink of real and dire extinction, in need of simply increasing the population, then improving them 2. very rare and in need of more...

Those feathers look like liquid fire. Beautiful.

And here is a chicken named Gryphon. Okay, I'll stop now.

Well, being a hockey-puck-eater, I guess it's not surprising that one of my favorite desserts is fully-burned marshmallows (black and crispy). My family claims I have no sense of taste as I can't tell if food is salty or not. Just hand me a piece of wood instead of a steak and I probably...

It's not as bright as a regular drop light, but I got one of these for my dad and he says it's the best Christmas present I ever gave him. It has bendable legs and magnetic feet, so you can stick it right on the car and aim it where you're working. (I don't work for the company, etc. It's just a...

The charred black bits always taste the best. (Then again, I grew up in a culture -- some say it's all of Michigan, or the whole Midwest) where you cook your meat till it's good and done. REALLY done. May as well stick a fork in a cow as eat a bloody red steak.) The only red on meat should...

You know, this thread has ruined all the fun of looking through hatchery catalogs. I look at the Rhode Island Red picture and think, that's the wrong color. It's a production red. And (for instance) the Delawares: I look at them and think, this is almost certainly not a real Delaware. Ditto for...

Appreciate that, thanks!! :-) Dorkings are a "those are really cool, I'd love some someday" breed for me -- no room/time/finances for a second breed right now (or probably ever).

I just noticed that My Pet Chicken is carrying Silver Grey Dorkings for 2013 at $5 each. I think they buy from various suppliers, right? They're not one big hatchery? On the assumption that there are not many of these birds around, I'm wondering what the quality of their birds is likely to be...

Don't let my ignorance influence your judgment -- I'm a complete newb and shouldn't have said anything. Sorry about that!

Well, if it helps, I saw her and thought . . . "Is that a Cream Legbar? No, she's stockier (thicker?) than a Cream Legbar, must be something else with that coloring . . . " And I haven't seen a Dorking, so I couldn't put a name to her. (Of course, I could be wrong about the body shape of...