I have a flock of 18 hens and 5 roosters. Two of my roosters are close to SOP but miss it by points on their combs (both have seven points and one is uneven.) the hens I have picked meet SOP. If I line breed them, as pictured, and flip roosters to create to Gen 4 batches, would this be a good...
One of my kids wants to start a poultry conservation project for 4H and has picked Appenzeller Barthuhner as the breed he wants to help. I'm very proud of him for wanted to go the conservation route as he could do any poultry project.
I am struggling to even find anyone WITH this breed, let...