I have heard this before. Mr Walt, do you mean that Asils from a hatchery are not 'real' like AmerIcaunas from hatcheries are not 'real'? Would you mind taking a minute to clarify the distinction? I personally have no desire to keep them but I am coming to respect and admire them more since having MET one and touched it and talked to its owner. Pictures really do not do any kind of justice to the presence they have. I am interested in improving what I have for Orloffs though, and maybe trying to diversify the colors. Keep your stones. If I go this route then I will likely be giving up on other breeds to work exclusively with the Orloff. For now I am trying to get the 'lay of the land' first....unless they are hatchery Asils........in which case they aren't Asils anyway. They are not like anything you have dealt with before. I have to separate the males at about 3-4 weeks or they will tear each other up.
Walt