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Right. I think the absurdity of that was the point of my and @GoldApps post reflecting that practice. I think we all get the point of standards (to a degree) but I also think it's a very small percent of people who own poultry that even remotely care for them. The conflict seems to come from...

+1 - as I was editing my post to add that very sentiment. There's evidently exists some sort of pretentiousness in the poultry world that defies genetics and such. Going back to Ameraucana Breeders - it kills me that a factually proven purebred Ameraucana can be bred to a factually proven...

I don't 'just trade among friends.' It's rare that I add to my flock but when I do I'm relatively selective (outside of a hobby egg color flock). I never trade birds for other birds. No plans at all on them really, outside of increasing via hatching from my stock but like I said, if someone...

If you've ever bought a hatchery chick then you've all ready bought a chick with a line of ''ghosts'' behind it. Standard practice for years on top of years to toss out/grind up/use as packing peanuts/whatever with male chicks. The ag industry is what it is and will likely continue to be that...