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I will continue with hybrids for my egg layers. I am going to start working toward the SOP for some of my heritage birds also.

The only time hybrid vigor will fall off is when the birds become more related. Don't know the long haired hippy word for it Dave my Slow Grow CX were also excellent layers.

No.

Its been proven by academic studies that its possible to get hybrid vigor within the same breed by introducing birds from another region. :)

It most DEFINITELY will have hybrid vigor

If I'm not mistaken a couple of the universities did some studies into hybrid vigor using Leghorns. Google Leghorn hybrid vigor studies

You can't beat the egg laying of hybrids

We cannot get the same quality birds you do. :(

A worthy project

Tomorrow I will take pictures of two barred rock cockrels. Both are the same age same source. The difference is one has received 24% protein the other 18% the diffrence in size and feathering is nothing short of amazing. Point being that heritage breeds also benefit from quality feed.