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I had a fugly silkie dropped on me he was a pure silkie- but way way way not show quality- his genes didn't change to "mutt" because he was pet quality- "Hatchery" RIR are not the same 'breed' as "heritage" RIR. Hatchery RIR are bred for egg production not self-production (broody), Heritage...

well you have the more recent info, mine are older- 2001-2005, Biology, vertebrate zoology, biochemistry, ornithology (not half as useful as I'd hoped... besides being able to ID in flight or by call what's been killing my freerangers when I did that), 'basic genetics and split pea soup' (the...

... funny with the more recent version of the same classes, but not breeding animals (besides 4 hatches of chickens one a year), we dropped a letter grade if we 'misued' hybrid - as the argument from this particular set of professionals one 'cannot increasing vigor' when introducing the same...

yeah, mistermed... or as I didn't take as much botony as I could have maybe it is different in plants but as I recall the y hybrid in plants are not self-seeding. ;)

Well I'm 4 years in now and decided that do to the stupid city slickers that feed the raccoon that free ranging is no longer an option, my losses have dropped to acceptable levels (piped but not hatched, hatched but weak, later dying anyway) between that and safer water sources that cannot be...

Good breeders make sure their (animals) have proper temperament and health or at least declared health (sorry all (animal) have an y% chance of (x problems), but my lines only have a z% rate). Not all chicken breeders are good breeders, nor do they do a better job then a hatchery. That's...

National Poultry Improvement Plan... any person or farm which goes through the process of being certified by the NPIP if free of certain diseases in their flock. "Hybrid vigor" technically only applies to members of different species... it is commonly used by lay persons to refer to...

Not saying you can't (show hatchery stock) just I don't show animals. ;)

I've never had problems with hatchery stock, I don't show birds so who cares if my RIR is not the right color red or has a floppy comb. My healthiest birds came from mixed flocks or hatcheries, and my worst results were pure breeds from NPIP places... and hobby breeders that lied about their...