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You will figure it out. You sound like a good person to get a start in them. You are interested enough. I have been there. Twice, and one with a breed that is less common than any breed mentioned in this thread. I can relate, and that is why I was saying that you could do it. I know the...

You can take me seriously or not. That is your choice. I tried to share with you that there is more out there than you are describing. I know. If you want to find some good ones you can. Heck, all you need is a trio of good whites and a trio of good darks, if that made it easier. That is not...

I was not implying anything about their cold tolerance. Only that when they are young and growing the more energy they devote to staying warm, the less they are devoting to growing.

I think there are a few more around than you have found. Not to mention that they are dominant white and could be used on a Dark Cornish to make a new flock. They are not common, but they are not at deaths door either. You bring up a good point though. A lot (not all) of the breeds mentioned...

Just be careful about unequal comparisons. As you know, it is never as simple as it seams. What we observe is usually a variety of factors. It would be difficult to evaluate a comparison of strains that are precisely the same, less the single characteristic. Hatchery Rocks, and Australorps are...

Probably the biggest advantage of the "naked neck gene", is the overall lack of feather. Picture a big fluffy English Orpington,or Cochin. They are decent sized birds (not as big as they look), but imagine how much protein and energy is devoted to the development of all of that feather. You...