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Thanks both of you.......guess it's time to stop piddling about and decide on a direction M

May I interject with a quick question? Is there a time in the fall when breeders are selling stock they've chosen not to over-winter for whatever reason? When is too early and when is too late to go-a-searching? Thanks, M And Karen, for what it's worth, I appreciate your seemingly...

or perhaps "take it with a grain of salt". A personal fav.

Getting the Standard and going to shows= highest priority. At this point I don't know how people make a final breed choice without doing those two things. M

How can you tell? Are there certain "go to" characteristics that will give away a strains heritage when looking at photos? I would love to have a level of understanding for when I'm looking at breeders web pages. For that matter, for birds in the flesh. Thanks M

Aaaahh, faith renewed! G, you're correct in that my determination will see me through....I've set my sights on certain characteristics and will not waver . 3riverschick, thank you for the offer to help and I may accept the offer yet but perhaps not until next year. As my plans take shape I...

I've been following this thread with great interest; it raises a question for me. I am, by all accounts, a "newbie" and do not even own chickens at this point. I'm spending a lot of time reading about housing, feeding, breeding, culling....basically all points of husbandry. I've been...

You may enjoy this thread https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/456704/partridge-rock-thread M

And in along this line of thinking~ the May edition of National Geographic features an article concerning the effort required to feed an ever growing world population; Mr Frank Reese is pictured holding a turkey. Food security is on the minds of many, perhaps it's a gateway for a standard large...

I did the same, answered my own questions Looking forward to the headache inducing discussion though~ should be interesting at least! Thanks, M

Is this similar or the same as the creeper gene? Learning :) M