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Contact Matt1616 here on BYC. He's close to you. There are others as well.

In Defense of Breeders It is often popular here to bash breeders as being arrogant or self-absorbed in their own sense of importance or vainglory. In truth? Wherever there are imperfect people, in any endeavor of life, you will find such folks and breeders are no different. But if it is...

One of the purposes of "fellowship" or developing relationships among various breeders is precisely that good friends are made. Sometimes, when you need to reach out to someone for an injection of your very line, you may want a bird from someone who has kept the line you have also kept in...

There almost nothing to be gained, and almost everything to lose in these plans. Just as easy to breed a great bird to a great bird and move on down the road.

There are lines of Barred Rocks that would indeed benefit from being crossed to other good lines of Barred Rocks. Most breeders I know are already doing this. But this takes skill, a good eye, excellent records, patience, and a lot of work. Ask me how I know. LOL Our Barred Rocks are a bit...

Showing is a great hobby. Breeding to the SOP and showing is the passion of many people's lives. Not a thing wrong with that, as birds true to the breed maintain the gene pool of heritage fowl. Good for everyone. I love the heritage breeds and enjoy the whole deal, but showing just isn't...