What an interesting tale, 3riverschick! I am so glad you found the breed for you. I too am a "road less traveled" sort of fellow, and it is for that very reason I went with the Dorking. Such a historic breed with lots of potential for function. I know the rule of ten applies, but I am hoping to...
I see I am misunderstood. I have already acquired my birds :) I was asking the questions in a more general sense for the benefit of the thread and to spark some discussion on selection for vigor and the breeding systems in general. Thank you for the resources though! I may acquire birds from...
Greetings, all!
Having read this thread in it's entirety (I just had to say that. It has dominated my sleepless nights for over a week ), I just wanted to express my pride at the amount of folks interested in keeping our agrarian heritage alive. Thomas Jefferson would be proud of you all...