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Mike,
I've responded to some of your post above. My reponses are in bold. I mean you (and your dad) no disrepect what-so-ever. I have been tying flies for over 20 years and I have been raising chickens for the same amount of time. There is a reason why there are under 12...
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These breeds are what started the genetic hackle lines, but you have to remember this was well over 60 years ago, many of these breeds have absoluty no value to the average fly tyer these days with the avalibility of good hackle.
Muddler,
I understand where you are comming from...
Yes, good grizzly was developed from show lines of bantam barred rocks and you can get good hackle from the top lines today. The feathers however are not very long. If you want nice long feathers you have to cross them then go back to the barred side. It is much easier to buy genetic hackle...
Depends on what type/kind of flies you want to tie. Wets, dries, salmon/steelhead, bass, salt water. You can use any feather but what you should get depends on what you are tying.