sorry to hear that.....I have not purchased birds from her.....Have you had them evaluated by a poultry judge to see if they are of good or bad quality yet? I remember you saying showing would probably not be sometime you would want to do.But how do you know if they are worth or not worth what you paid....Do they have DQ traits for the breed ,per the standard of perfection? And good quality rare breed birds, breeder quality or show quality could run quit a bit .A breeder has to make money to keep there flocks fed. No,disrespect intended but I hope you may understand where I'm going with this. Most breeders are very resonable for PET quality birds,as they would rather find them homes as a cull method ,to people who just want to enjoy them.And some people just know they have good birds and have spent the time developing the breed ,time, work and showing them...and thier experience and knowledge is worth the price for the bird its self. Celeste ,I find to be extremely knowledgable about all forms of poultry....and who would be a great person to know if you are just starting out ,I.E proper feeding,hatching,if your birds become ill,as she prides herself on the fact that her birds are NOT carriers for an avian illness because she takes proper procedures to insure that..I enjoyed" talking chicken" with her ,which in my book is the best part of the hobby! I like chicken people and thier birds,whatever they do with them...anyone else agree?
She was a very nice person, and that's what got me to pay $60.00 for what I now concider three rescue birds. They were hen pecked with lots of back feathers missing and after five months have not grown back on two of them. They are not rare breeds, two are Brown Leghorns, and one is a Buff Orpington. This was a person that I found nice enough to want to call her "friend", but those were my first three birds, I now have nine and would of had eleven, but two passed. I have yet to spend another $60.00 obtaining the other 8 birds.
PS: I have not had them evaluated by a poultry judge.
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