I ordered seeds from them this year and they have all had very good germination, but as to how they do long term, we will see! They overfill their seed packets, so I appreciated that!
Sandhill definitely had some real issues last year - wife had emergency surgery that was botched, then more...
YW!
Nope - anyone who is experienced with this (and I am not a breeder, nor trying to improve a breed) will tell you that you need to cull hard when improving.
Sometimes you find a good source that is inexpensive. For example, Eagle Nest has the BJG in limited quantities, and they don't...
Your weights are correct for female and male minimum weights per the APA.
Why are you only looking at the big hatcheries? You indicated in your intro thread that you want to have self-sustaining dual-purpose (so meat aspect is important).
You may have some NPIP near to you. Look at this...