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What hatchery?Hatchery stock. I would like to try something other but, I am happy with my hatchery stock.
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What hatchery?Hatchery stock. I would like to try something other but, I am happy with my hatchery stock.
What hatchery?
Thanks, just ordered a catalogue from them, and will be ordering soon.
WHAT'S YOUR POINT? Seems irrelevant to me. I do doubt that you know what happened 100 plus years ago. But, I know for a fact in order to take a crossbred bird, and to stabilze the gene pool enough for it to replicate it'self- that bird had to be linebred towards that goal for many generations. It doesn't matter who did it- IT HAD TO OCCUR!Farmers have not been using line breeding in poultry until the 1900's. Farmers crossed chickens with other chickens there were no breeds. Fanciers made the breeds not farmers.....
A commerical bird is not unsustainable.
I have a great friend that works with Light Sussex. She raises 700-800 throughout the season. Her breeding flock consist of ~80 birds. Various culling takes place at a certain time periods for crucial weights.
Quote: All you have to do to know what on in the old time is talk to the really old school farmers, and read the books from the 1700's-1800's.
Lines A,B,C,D are pure bred - so IMO 4 way crosses are sustainable.
That's about as accurate as research using Wikipedia...All you have to do to know what on in the old time is talk to the really old school farmers, and read the books from the 1700's-1800's.
Lines A,B,C,D are pure bred - so IMO 4 way crosses are sustainable.
No the genetics have changed - only the P1 generation (grandparent) is pedigreed - and at that only some of the breeders. The genetics in chickens need to be changed every so often.Hello
kfacres..I am gonna go out of the box. I personally think think the CornishX. Really has not changed much since about 1952. Well the genetics has. And the rate the grow. Has been at an alarming speed. But I really think the Pedigree breeding lines. Are still what they were. Not many out side this multi Billion dollar business. Do know the industry secrets.
They will tell you it takes 4 pure lines. And about 4 years.
That is my opinion. I buy the Cornish X almost every 2 or 3 months. And I try to look them over. And I am Truely amazed. At the way the look. The feathers and the body. Really look like a Cornish. But Cornish do not grow this fast nor do they have the straight comb. Obvious traits.
I have tried for many years to get articles and pictures. Of Industry Cornish breeders. And I only came accross 1 picture. And that is a Russian President or leader in the 1950slines getting some of them.
Any more info would be great. That is my take on this. A multi Billion dollar business. Thank you......Nick