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    Dark Brahma choices

    Incidentally, take what Egg head Jr. said seriously. The yellow banded bird is less narrow towards the tail and he's probably right about the sun messing with the coloring. I guess I didn't consider that very much.
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    Dark Brahma choices

    Whether or not the males cause problems with so few females is probably dependent on their temperment. With a large gentle breed like this though you should not have much trouble with males overmating the females. Of course with hatchery birds, you never know what temperment your males might...
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    Dark Brahma choices

    If your goal is to work to SOP, I would consider getting some birds from a serious breeder of this variety. The birds you have now look like typical hatchery males with serious faults that would get them disqualified or lose points at shows ie pinched tails, and poor leg feathering to name two...
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    Desperatly searching for Light Brahma breeder

    Try Carolina Rare chicks https://www.carolinararechicks.net/hatching-eggs they have great birds as I know from experience.
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    ISO LF Partridge Wyandotte hatching eggs in new england.

    Absolutly! I hope you have great luck with them. It's great to see you're interested in showing and preserving one of the penciled pattern breeds. Partridge is my favorite color pattern by far and Wyandottes are a nice old American heritage breed.
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    ISO Orpington hens South Central PA

    I would say Craigslist or anything similar is your best option for finding already laying age birds.
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    ISO Orpington hens South Central PA

    Perhaps try looking on Craigslist. Orpingtons are one of the more popular chicken breeds and as we go in to spring/summer people will start selling started birds from there. Be cautious though as you never know what chicken disease you might get along with your new hens. That caution goes for...
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    ISO LF Partridge Wyandotte hatching eggs in new england.

    See what you think about this site https://brinkhavenacres.com/ They have good partridge are located in Ohio and ship. I have no experience with them but they look reputable. Also try Wojtecki Wyandottes on facebook. Either of these places should be able to hook you up with some good birds. Not...
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    Iso heritage Plymouth Rock hatching eggs.

    Try Dick Horstman. He is on the Pennslyvania/West Virginia border and has Silver Penciled Rocks possibly Heritage Barred as well. He ships chicks but not eggs anymore I think. If you Pm me I can give you contact info.
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    Quality Silver Laced, Silver Penciled & Blue Laced Red Wyandotte Hatching Eggs

    Nice to see someone working with the Silver Penciled. Not so common any more, and your birds look great. Nice silver base color penciling and looks like good size and type although that's hard to evaluate from pictures. I would be interested but they just aren't my breed. I hope you get lots of...
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    If you have an established line of birds, is it bad to outcross without good reason?

    Thanks for the replies, this really clears things up.
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    If you have an established line of birds, is it bad to outcross without good reason?

    Hi guys, This question is for the experienced breeders out their. I am beginning to start into breeding Plymouth rocks and I am confused about outcrossing. I have been reading up on related topics and I am confused because some people say to start into breeding with totally unrelated...
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    What happens if you cross a White Rock with a Silver Penciled Rock

    I think I will quit hurting my brain with these crosses and see just what potential my current genetics have. I guess priority objectives will be size and as always type followed by good tails and color.
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    What happens if you cross a White Rock with a Silver Penciled Rock

    I do not currently have access to any good Columbians. Which is why I was hoping something more common like a white rock might work.
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    What happens if you cross a White Rock with a Silver Penciled Rock

    I am trying to avoid any outcross that would introduce more of that Autosomal red into the SPPR. They already have enough trouble with that. A lot of my hens have a sort of smutty brown under color which is not great to look at. Preferably an outcross would not add to that problem but remove...
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    What happens if you cross a White Rock with a Silver Penciled Rock

    What about a cross to a good Columbian Rock? Would that be of any help? I have heard about recessive white that hides other colors, which is why I figured it might be a good idea to ask before trying this cross. I did just get myself a pair from Norman Ennis, the funny thing is that they don't...
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    What happens if you cross a White Rock with a Silver Penciled Rock

    Hi guys, I am looking for a way to bring up size on my Silver Penciled Rocks. I have considered Dark Brahmas, but that would be crossing outside the breed. I think that the best option would be a good Columbian Rock, but I am looking for something that is a little more common. The Silver...
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    I am looking for someone who still has show quality Partridge Rocks from Dick Horstman's line

    Yes, I am a largfowl fancier.
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    Genetics of crossing Silver Penciled and Partridge Plymouth Rocks

    Thanks, but I already have Norm's number, so I can contact him. I will hopefully find a breeding pair at some point perhaps at the Ohio National if he attends.
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    Genetics of crossing Silver Penciled and Partridge Plymouth Rocks

    I have failed in my search for any other person with good Partridge, so it looks like it is narrowed down to you or Norman Ennis.
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