My 4-H members were told that if they buy hatchery birds or birds from a feed store that they need to show them in a commercial or crossbred class because they won't be up to standard of the show quality. The judges have to have a base for judging and that is the standard of perfection. Even...
Your best bet is to find breeders. I know there are some people up in the valley. My son has gotten some Cochins from breeders in Oregon. We don't have any d'Uccles though.
(1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens?
I have raised chickens off and on for many years but mainly the ones that came from the hatchery that I would pick up from the local feed store. Now that my son is in 4H, I am getting back into chickens (well he is...he is excited...